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what made you get into high end gear.
Brownsfan,The store was Vere Smith Audio. I worked for the Marietta store in college. 
Proceed AVP Help.....
Dan,Yes they did. Just go to the menu and set the aux channels for whatever you want. I believe you can set them for stereo subs or side channel surrounds. 
Tube Testers. Which to buy and where?
I have a B&K 650 Dynaquick out in the garage. I used to use it to test 6550 and small signal tubes but have no more tube equipment. It did a good job. matching sections of dual triodes such as 12AX7 etc.I would love to have it out of the garage. 
Spectacular Drum Set?
Ed Graham Hot Stix. M&K Realtime direct to disc LP. 
How to equalize a bi-amplification setup?
sony,Personally, I'd be uneasy about going up that high. In my present system the signal is only EQ'd below 100Hz.Something like EVS attenuators would probably work better for this application,I used to have a pair of these and they work extremely... 
How to equalize a bi-amplification setup?
Behringer PEQ 2200 Ultra-Q 5 band parametric. On sale at parts express for $69.99. These are mono so you would need 2. very good for the money. In case you are wondering, my syster is proceed electronics and revel M-20 speakers with DIY subs which... 
How to equalize a bi-amplification setup?
I BI-Amp the lows with a different amp and use a behringer parametric Eq to adjust the input sensitivity and equalize two room resonances. I realize I am putting another device between the preamp and bass amp, however the ability to have relativel... 
Dq-10 Rotted Speaker Foam Repair
Do not despair. This is easy. Step by step instructions with pictures are available at decware.com Just click on speaker repair. I've refoamed several myself.Dave 
Grado Sonata and tracking
I don't think the tracking problems apply to the Sonata. I also have a well tempered and have owned severel Grado cart. including some signature models. I always had problems with sibalance on rock recordings but none of my former complaints apply... 
Analog to Digital converter recommendation
In that case I would go to radio shack and buy the one they have for $40. try it out and if the sonics aren't good enough, just return it and get a refund. 
xlr and rca on same IC cable??
Standard is pin 1 Ground pin 2 Positive pin 3 negitiveTo go from balanced to rca use pin2 as hot and jumper between pins 1&3 and this is your ground 
Hafler DH200 or Son of Ampzilla? Which to use?
It depends on which version of the SON you have. The original version was really great and the later on not nearly as good. I owned both the son and hafler years ago and my early son was wonderful until I lost a channel and when it came back from ... 
Well Tempered motor
thanks for the input. The origin live motor option sounds like a good one. Has anyone tried a teres motor with the well tempered? 
Well Tempered Classic-round or square motor?
www.Stanalog.com will give you a picture. It refers to wheather the top and bottom plate are round or square. 
Designing a Plinth
I've been interested in doing this with a well tempered myself, But how is the bearing mounted to the well tempered plinth?