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| Best way to clean glossy finish on speakers? The best way to clean the glossy finish on speakers is to follow the manufacturer's recommendation for cleani8ng. | |
| Am I wasting money on the theory of Bi-amping? It's wasting money if you're not getting any benefit from bi-amping. It's not wasting money if you get better sound bi-amping. | |
| Front or Back wall diffusers Just load up the room with a couple dozen 5’ - 6’ artificial Ficus trees. They are cheap and very effective. Use along the walls, between the speakers and alongside and behind the listening position. | |
| I NEED A 16 INCH CORK TURNTABLE MAT Get a 12" cork mat and a handful of 2" cork circles of the same thickness to surround the outer perimeter of the mat. | |
| New CD Player If you're worried about life-expectancy with your current CD player, get an Onkyo C-7030. It's inexpensive and arguably the best CD player on the market today. Also works well as a transport. | |
| Don't sell your tube amps I don't really care about tube life as long as it's longer than mine. The tube equipment I use operates tubes very conservatively to extend tube life as much as possible. My doctor does the same thing with me. | |
| Bass only when I stand up… Those that suggest it's speaker position are correct. It's a common problem when the speakers and listening position are both 1/3 into the room. I suggest researching Dave Wilson's process of positioning speakers and listening positions. It w... | |
| Infinity Kappa 9 S EMIT not functioning or Hearing Loss? Download a frequency measurement app like Spectroid onto your phone and check the suspect speaker using a classical music selection that has a lot of high frequency. Maybe Rhespighi’s first movement of "The Pines." Test the speakers against each o... | |
| Digital Dilemma LOL at all the excuses. Has anybody actually LISTENED at length to a C-7030 CD player? It is a true hidden gem. Bottom line is that the Onkyo C-7030 is a very good transport with an outstanding built-in DAC. It will be hard to beat that unit ... | |
| Audio Research equipment for sale. Maybe you have a defective search engine. Or bad typing skills. | |
| the big one: how do you choose speakers? By what features, data? I use two criteria for speakers - My left ear and my right ear. | |
| A Different "Analog" Question I wear a Seiko hybrid. "Self-wind" to the extent that the "winding" mechanism is actually a battery charger. It runs off of a quartz movement (digital) but displays on an analog face. | |
| How To Keep Cat Off Stereo Equipment? The best way to keep a cat off of audio equipment is a 9mm. | |
| Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods? There is such a thing as a 1" fine extra large brushed brass faceplate in front of a mediocre piece of electronics. | |
| Axpona 2023 OP - Which vendor do you work for? |