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This One has Me Stumped
@jsalerno277 ....*L* No, more a background of having engineers design an 'enhancement' that drove fabricators and installers nutz do to the 'special tool' that didn't seem to hit the site with 'Gadget X'.....;)..... just jestin'   *G* "Practical ... 
if you had this system, what would you do to make it sound the best you can
....wayyy off the thread thinking.... What if an "Audiophile AI" was intro'd into Agon? Any comments from our 'overseers' ?  
The Midnight Effect - Who-How?
Alcohol? ...how.....Quaint.... ;)  
The Midnight Effect - Who-How?
Stupid lucky, I'm going to assume....( ... yeah, I heard that....we all have our moments....)🤨 We've a 'live/work' situation in a small commercial enclave....no ped traffic, just biz goings' on ....any 'day' music is just 'flow control' for mood.... 
This One has Me Stumped
@glennewdick intros a 'phile phenom we've encountered..... The Vulture...... "IF that's broke, can I have That?" *L* (....ready to catch what's tossed in frustration.... ;) ...) ..just teasin'... If Pass can't Rx the issue, @jsalerno277 seems ... 
Turntable prices. Is my mind going?
"Asperger Erudite" ...that's back-of-a-shirt worthy.....*L* ...followed by "with a touch of Tourette's.....😏 ;)  
Accuphase Experiences
@vassilis_t , *G* Yeah, 20wpc ought to be sufficient.....@ 200, you're skating close to the old Ohm formula "Sounds great @ 200, RUD @201...." I'm driving mine @ 20ish and play loud enough to satisfy after they break in (Yup, just like any others.... 
Breaking news! Jays Audio is moving to Texas and takes interest in McIntosh
Moving to TX..... I remember what our RE agent said to spouse and self about buying a house in Houston....and I can still hear her Eastern TX accent.... "Darlings; If you can have an excuse to get out of town ’btwn June and September... DO IT...... 
Accuphase Experiences
@vassilis_t ...Thanks for posting an example of the German Physiks' drivers. although the cabinets beneath look like cr*p.... *imho* I've been messin' 'bout with diy'ng Walsh drivers for over a decade and enjoy what they accomplish, even from my ... 
Is there any fan of Mettalica here?
No on any and all counts.....but will not hold it against anyone, nor try to use it for ransoms... ;) *LOL* Nor can one use my odd tastes in forms amusically related against me. I will become obscurely vindictive..... "OMG, it's locked up my st... 
Turntable prices. Is my mind going?
If one has the wherewithal to drop major $s' into their pursuit....fine. Their $s' help push the SOTA further along....I'd hope, in any case. If they can make a buck out of it, good....but it'd be nice if the tech involved would eventually filte... 
Wool Blankets as Room treatment
...occurs to me that some simple DIY of the various suggestions noted here would allow one to discover a rooms' 'issues' before dropping  major time x $'s into a solution.... ;) An eye on aesthetics later can make for a listening room that could ... 
Brand New Vinyl Static and Pops
A Kilavolt No. 103 from Nagaoka..... ...good luck finding one.... Mine still works.....carbon brush may need replacing.....only...*eh* 40ish yrs. old....      
Found a Milty Zerostat alternative
Long ago, far away.... I bought a Kilavolt No. 103 by Nagaoka... ...which looks like... Rotate LP on platter. Hold Kvolt above LP, starting at 'run-out', press button and 'tangent out' in a spiral to edge. Apply carbon brush, center to out...... 
The Psychology of Constant (Equipment) Change
.... I don't think I'll ever apologize at any point in the near future for rambling 'off-topic' ....  I mean. Really... What started as an innocent ('apparently'....😏..) query into thoughts of what drives one to empty ones' wallet, write too man...