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VPI 10/VPI MK IV/Grado Reference HELP
Don't know why,but my table is quieter without the ground. 
Upgrade Thiel 7 s to 7.2 s ?
No comprende' Thiel, so this is just a side bar comment. An upgrade to something that represents most all of its used value would not be a good thing to me. An upgrade of 4grand to something in the 14,18 grand level;well, maybe. Also of GREAT impo... 
Traded the Most ?
Well,I guess this is the one area in life where,turns out I must be normal.(That's an opening line, have at it) Cabeling first, then the tweaks. 4 preamps in 10 yrs. 
BiWire Speaker Cables for Aerial 10t
Gih526;how much was the set? I have Syn. Research,but I know there is a whole lot more to making these speakers sing;beyond the speaker cabeling.I'm enroling my speakers at Julliard next year. 
This hobby is getting weird ....
Sounds like you are picking up radio interference. This used to bug me no end.When I got a power conditioner it stoped , no more free radio, had to go out an buy an fm tuner. Sometimes it's the speaker wire /if coiled. I also used to get ham mobil... 
Moving Coil Cartridge Demagnetizing
I use the fluxbuster.I have a Cardas ter. block that has rcas from the phono wire.No need to remove the cartridge. I also have the Cardas 'sweep' lp.works for me;I use both. 
Does gauge of speaker cables matter?
Must be a guy thing,always obsessing about size./ My olds 454 can whip your ford 289/and the like. Speaker wire isn't only about size. Would,that it were that simple. A? What's next?-Diamonds by the pound? 
Cleaning cd players
I use Kevziek's method on the movies I rent from Blockbuster.A good portion of a meal with every rental. 
If you had to make this decision....
Not sure what/why this need for a processor loop. Just use an ic from "fronts"-out on the processor,to another input on said pre. When doing ht,change inputs on the pre,to that input,do the "test" thing,see where the volume needs to be.It stays at... 
Biamplification in Mid-Fi?
A complicated upgrade indeed. Good luck. 
Theta GenVa Upgrade
I would guess we have to talk synergy as well. If you read the review on Sonic Frontier 3s ,seprarately they wern't nearly a good as together.I have Data3;I had the 24/96 mod done to the 5a. I also have the Purcell in between. Not saying there isn... 
Pwr cable v Tubes
Hey, so43--I would say that much depends on how resolving the rest of your 'parts' are. I have a cat3 with the king cobra.It makes a difference to just about dye for.(Hardly anything is worth dieing for.)Got aerial 10ts,so they give you a good ups... 
Selling a DirecTV Receiver
As I have been told,hacking/reprograming, is done from a clone. Once they (the sat co) get one, they send out a signal that destroys "the whole family".Hardly worth the few months they are usually good for. 
Snake oil and tweaks that work!
Well I did my first thumbs down.It already has 3 .I assume jadem was refering to the 'pull-date' on another post.Now my tweak that works for me:The UFO thing-e from Music Direct.It demagnetizes your system,as well as your cds.Works for me. Y M M V... 
Your Best Moment of Audio Exuberance
For me it was getting a Fidelity Research MC cartridge, and their step-up phono device. About 1978,Trully an ear opener.I couldn't believe how much was in them there grooves,I was missing. I've spent'millions' in the interim but this was the stepp...