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Buggtussel Cingulates or B&W 805's or Proac?
Sunnyboy1956, right on! Buy B&W, talk about everything else. 
I would like advice for a beginner.
Linns are even brighter than B&W. 
Time coherence - how important and what speakers?
Well, Roy could use some dealers so we could hear before we buy. I don't understand the resistance in that area. 
looking for best isolation platform for CD player
I found the Stereophile article on vibrations:Bad VibesLrsky - where's that post delete when you need it =:0 
Here's how a CD is made
Thanks to Stereophile too. For all the bashing that goes on, they do have some good stuff in there. 
Musical Fidelity A300
Smooth through the top. Mild mid-bass boost. Harmonically accurate. Not a real slamming int like Krell. Cleaner sound than Rotel. 
How do you clean the laser in a CD player?
MCM Electronics sells a pen specifically made to clean the laser's lense:SIMA lense cleaning pen 
active or passive?
Here's an article fromStereophile on the subject:Up with Stereophile 
looking for best isolation platform for CD player
I found an accelerometer for $35:Stereophile is good for somethingIn first the February 1991 issue of Voice Coil, then the November issue (footnote 1), Editor Vance Dickason described a low-cost accelerometer made from a strip of the piezoelectric... 
looking for best isolation platform for CD player
Here are brass cones for $19.75:brass cones from MCM Electronicsbigger picture of conesIf you are going with the transfer method I don't see how four little cones are going to effectively transfer vibrations out of the component. I would think fou... 
Blu -Tack Under Bookshelf Speakers?
I found it, I found it! Check these out:Tekna Sonic 
What is your best kept secret in mid-fi?
Move your speakers as far apart as you can. Point them in some if you loose center fill. I wnet from 6 feet to 8 feet and moved "into" the performance. The speasers now pressurize the whole room with sound. 
looking for best isolation platform for CD player
Sean or anyone, what do you think about magnetic levitation feet? So the the component is suspended with no contact at all?Rollerblocks seem to be good at both isolation and vibration transmission. 
Dare I admit? Low end speaker confusion - help
Triangle speakers may be bright but they are EXCELLENT in acoustic guitar. Try the $500 Titus, it may be the improvement that you are looking for. 
Blu -Tack Under Bookshelf Speakers?
You can buy a device that adheres to the speaker cabinet and will tune out the cabinet resonances. Unfortunately I can't find the catalog where I saw it (MCM I thought). Spend 15 minutes looking and can't *&!#$@%# find it, sorry.Vibra-pods und...