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That Other Audiophile Website
Did you know smoke smell can be eliminated?I would take off any covers and clean them in and outside. The key is to use an Ozone generator (many on Amazon, or try Alpine), you could lock it with the equipment that is smoky (or perfumed or whatever... 
Which component to upgrade to improve bass control?
I assume your speakers are well cross-braced, between each pair of opposite panels. i.e, side to side, top to bottom, etc. Assuming a well-designed speaker, then that is the most important factor I have found for clean bass. I have learned this by... 
What Is The Most Romantic Song That You Have Ever Listen To?
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Insane ground loop; anybody wanna try?
These will give you more data:Try temporarily running a wire from the preamp case to amp case. This assumes both cases are connected to their respective ground paths.Could also be a problem with a cable or jack. Any oxidized jacks? Does every cabl... 
Dielectric grease on connection ends
Update: Ox-gard and low voltage. I have a situation with a furnace where I need to prevent oxidation in contacts that see only a few tenths of a volt. I tested GB Ox-gard to see how much pressure it needed to conduct. Without pressure it wil... 
Insane ground loop; anybody wanna try?
If this helps it will be less work.Before running Romex, I would open the outlet box, the closest electrically to the incoming power, and check all the connections. Then follow the lines to boxes going back to the panel, or coming from the panel,... 
Dielectric grease on connection ends
As a long-time audiophile and a general building contractor, I have fixed lots of electrical problems and installed lots of electrical circuits. I thought I would share a few observations:1. 110 volts seems to cut right through oxidation, except i...