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The vinyl of which @slaw speaks is also used in specific applications as constrained-layer damping. LP's are made of PVC, polyvinyl chloride. 
chop stick holders.
I like the design of the Grip-Rite rebar chairs more, and they're less than 1/20th the cost (per riser)! 
Clear Day Cables Double Shotgun vs. Analysis Plus Big Silver Oval
@fritzjurg, are willing to separate the two sets, for anyone wanting a single pair? 
New Years Resolution .......
Imagine listening to a Symphony on 78's! 
Repair for n Art Audio Jota in Los Angeles?
Not for owners of Music Reference RM-9, RM-10, and RM-200's ;-) . 
Repair for n Art Audio Jota in Los Angeles?
Tom Carione at Brooks Berdan Ltd. in Monrovia, just east of Pasadena on I-10. 
New Years Resolution .......
About twenty years ago I thought it would be funny to press a CD such that it would play halfway through and stop, at which time the listener would have to instruct the player to play the second half. An imitation of getting up to flip an LP over.... 
chop stick holders.
I went to Home Depot today and bought a bag of the Grip-Rite rebar chairs, 20 of ’em for $3.60. Each has a 3" circular base, a 2.25" tall upright, on top of which is an open top half circle, plenty big enough for fat power cords and speaker cables... 
Help in putting together my system with used equipment on Audiogon and eBay.
Where do you live? You need to get out and listen to some loudspeakers for yourself. Find a pair you like a lot using your own music, and work your way back to the front end. Recommendations and suggestions here will get you only so far. 
chop stick holders.
My Home Depot has the 2.25" tall Grip-Rite Plastic Rebar High Chairs in a 20-pk. for $3.60. 
The best music in 2019
@slaw, were you into Rank & File when they were around? Alejandro was in the band, and they played around L.A. quite a bit. They were part of the "Cow Punk" scene, big in L.A. in the 80's. They, The Knitters (Exene and John Doe of X, Dave Alvi... 
Subwoofers and Phase Question For You Sub Experts
In regard to Duke's mention of Jon Dahlquist's conclusion that the trailing edge of a bass tone is of more sonic consequence than is it's leading edge: Danny Richie of GR Research, in one of his Tech Talk Tuesday videos (viewable on You Tube), dis... 
How much does a Zobel network and its components affect the sound of speakers?
If you want to pay the shipping, Danny Richie of GR Research actually lets you send him your speakers, which he then measures and checks out the cross-over of. If he sees a way to "correct" some engineering "mistakes" (or compromises) for a reason... 
New Years Resolution .......
The biggest change the CD made to music listening was the elimination of the two sides of an LP. The songs on one side of an LP were programmed to flow independently of the other side. The CD of course has only one (playing) side, and for that rea... 
chop stick holders.
Splurge, and use new toilet paper rolls that you remove the paper from. For greater height, paper towel rolls. For stability, maybe one end will slip into one of those rubber caps they make for the ends of ironing board feet/legs.