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What are 6 feet going to do for me?
AudioEng then why can my M-F amp play music for 10 seconds with no degradation in sound after I turn it OFF? 
Anybody ever hear an H-CAT amp or preamp????
Bummer Dolphin. Just when you (think) you're immune to the hyperbole, the reviewers kick it up a notch and they suck you back in.I'm not just saying you, happens to me too. 
Finger Print Removal on Aluminum Faceplates
I've used Caig Pro-Gold to clean some tough fingerprints off some RCA's. May be too harsh for your needs. 
Anyone hear Thiel CS1.6?
$2,000 is a lot for a 2-way but look at Pro-Ac Response 2.5's which are $4000 or something. Merlin VSM-M are $8,000 for a 2-way.Joseph 25's have more bass than Thiel 1.6? Not in the Arcam system I heard.Zaiksman has a good point. Levison Rosebud's... 
Advice on an upgrade
You may like InnerSound's speakers better than Martin Logan. 
Anyone hear Thiel CS1.6?
Apparently, JA's review was based more on measurements than his hearing. He spoke a lot about frequency anomolies which can be measured. I still find it odd how he loved the Revel M20's - maybe due to good measured performance. But if he listened ... 
The best CD Player for the money
Marantz DR-4050 for $229 at: www.accessories4less.comBurns CD's too. 
Which cone's or platforms have helped?
No problem. Is brass the best cone material? The "theory" is that brass is used in a bell because it rings and allows vibrations to flow through.Not sure about the titanium. I heard the Russians made an entire submarine out of titanium because it ... 
What could be instead of side walls?
Good points made here. Of less importance, but I would also add that vibrapods are not a stable mounting base for speakers and will allow them to wobble and vibrate more.My speakers seemed to get better once a fixed a short spike and the speaker s... 
B&W, Aerial 7B -- my impressions, something off?
I have found very few speakers can match B&W wide dispersion and pinpoint imaging. Only narrow baffle speaker like Audio Physic Virgo 3 were in the same ballpark. Maybe the distance between speakers. Try 8 feet or more apart and sit 8-9 feet a... 
Amplifier class A/B bias question
Elvick, 10% would be 15 watts class A. Probably not - check out the heat sinking on a 30 watt class A Pass amp! 
Circuit Breaker for Dedicated Lines
Town Building official must approve all work. A $20 fee or so.Note that if you do not get approval from the town building inspector and your house burns down to faulty / illegal work, your insurance will not reimburse you for damages.If I had to m... 
Speaker priority: high or low???
Some speaker problems cannot be fixed no matter how great the amp / CDP are. For example:Box-induced colorations of the Spendor 1/2.Lack of bass in B&W 303's.Ringing in Virgo III's.Lack of correct harmonics in Revel M-20's.Also I've never hear... 
Loudspeakers that match well w/Bryston B-60?
Bryston / Thiel coild be too bright. My vote would be for Spendors. 
Speaker priority: high or low???
Speakers come first. Then tweak / upgrade the sound with better amplifier.Of course you can't take this too far because ultra-revealing speakers will show upstream component's faults.Amplification is hard to explain. The differences are subtle but...