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How do you get past the pops and hiss of LPs?
A third vote for thoroughly clean records, But also, a good quality, well set up turntable and tonearm combination will be incredibly quiet. Friends whom I have had over for dinner evenings or casual "get togethers" have commented at how quiet a t... 
Where do you draw the line???
I would imagine you would need to draw the line when you start forgetting why you own stereo equipment in the first place. 
What hurts a speaker?
A chain saw. 
Soundstage/Imaging and The Room
Gbmcleod, The blanket concept is simply a temporary "fix it".I don't know exactly how long you will be using this temporary listening area. My suggestion would be, if you are going to be using this room for any extended period of time, buy a few s... 
Soundstage/Imaging and The Room
BTW, I didn't mean to suggest that you do all of your listening after 11:00 pm. I was suggesting this as a part of the troubleshooting process. If you notice better results after that period, it would probably suggest that you may have an AC power... 
Soundstage/Imaging and The Room
Gbmcleod, First question, why the hell would you move from Cal. to Ct? I,m looking to make the opposite move soon as my whole immediate family lives in Del Mar. But anyway.Second question, where in Ct. do you live, as some areas in Ct. have a much... 
Thank You, to the Person Who Helped You the Most.
I can feel the love in the room. 
New Steely Dan; Great Music w/ Surgical Precision
Oz, and everyone else out there, while speaking personally with Warner Brothers DISTRIBUTING SERVICE MANAGER, I was told exactly this; "Steely Dan has not authorized any vinyl release in the US, but I will give you the phone # for our European aff... 
New Steely Dan; Great Music w/ Surgical Precision
Oz, Is it available at this time on vinyl? My sources said no. 
Rock Music: 1951-1976 vs. 1977-2003
Lugnut, You are so spot-on to mention Motown. It was the absolute foundation for some of the most soulful and inspiring music to ever be recorded. If you think about the volume of music produced by Motown alone, and the incredible musicians that M... 
Rock Music: 1951-1976 vs. 1977-2003
Onhwy61, Interesting post. If we are talking STRICTLY rock and roll, I would have to vote for the earlier period.I mean, just the Beatles alone......The evolution of music throughout that earlier period yielded some of the finest bands and music i... 
Power Conditioners - Best Set-Up
Psychicanimal, the feed back you received was pretty accurate. The first couple of weeks with the EP-15 SUCKED. However, I contacted Exactpower and discussed this with them. I told them I felt the sound was very hard, very unnatural sounding. Lead... 
Power Conditioners - Best Set-Up
Lrm1jaf, Good kuck with your research in this somewhat confusing world of power conditioning. I have learned a lot by doing some intense reading and by having discussions with some of the people whom represent the manufacturers.I have concluded; p... 
Could This Be Your Next Power Conditioner?
Sorry Twl, I didn't mean to have you become inundated with questions re: solar. With all do respect folks, if everyone refers to the link I provided, and searches through the COMPLETE article, you will find enough links and info to bury you all fo... 
Could This Be Your Next Power Conditioner?
No "Duh" Ed. This is a learning experience for all of us. It's really tough to try to figure out where to start. Although, Fine Homebuilding did do a thorough job of gathering some great information sources. If you are going to be building a new h...