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Marble or Granite shelfs in a hifi rack?
I just put in the Lack shelf I got at Ikea. Two 4" dia. brass discs are under the CDP and one brass disc on top. The Lack shelf is supported but 6 tiny brass spikes which have "o-ring" under them. The 6 tiny spikes then fit into the shelf holes of... 
Why would my CD player start skipping?
Try playing some Brahms. Nothing can skip to music like that! 
Up and Over sampling EXACTLY the same thing
I'm going to try an isolation transformer to my CDP. Probably a more effective tweak than all this "up" and "over" hype.Jon Risch has some interesting designs at his geocities site. No toroidial transformers, use EI (?) transformers instead.. 
ATC 100A Actives And Tube Preamps - Ideas ?
Are you sure it's not the CDP? I found Meridian harsher than Cary or Rega. ATC's sounded very good with all Naim, not harsh. 
Innersound Isis
Innersound I think, is better than M-L but did not have the dynamics for rock for me. At least in a bigger room. 
Best speaker new or used 2,000 for ROCK?
Paradigm 100's or PSB Stratus Gold's. 
Adcom or Creek?
I agree with Philjet - Adcom is grainy. Dealer switched from Adcom to Classe CAP 101 on B&W Nautilus 804 and big improvement in clarity and sound quality.If you use Epos or other speaker with very easy load the 4330 should be okay. Otherwise c... 
Cable length
I would guess in Simon9's case there would not be much difference as the two situations are not much different. Sean makes good points:Along the same lines, if the signal is distorted due the materials used to construct the cables themselves OR th... 
B&W 804's Vs. Vienna Acoustic Beethoven
My post was not to be taken seriously. "Nuff said. 
Surge protection for Bryston amp
Why not an isolation transformer? You can get 2kVa which is nearly 20 amp capacity for under $300. 
help with harshness / brightness - cary 303-100
The speakers, not the CDP are the problem. Cary is not bright and is forgiving of brightness errors. IMHO. 
OK, best speakers for 2500 USED......
Red Rose Rosebuds. 
Any small monitors that dont sound thin and bright
Paradigm Atoms and Titans are around $200. Full bass, reasonably detailed for the money. 
Need Suggestions For Wall Mounted Speakers
B&W 600s3 is made to mount on the wall. $300 new. 
B&W 804's Vs. Vienna Acoustic Beethoven
Right on Subaruguru. B&W is garbage. The fact that they are among the top five largest speaker mfg'r in the world shows how effectively they have brainwashed people all over the world. They are the Bose of high-end. The entire Nautilus line is...