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New TEO Audio ICs, who has them?
Just an FYI PSA, @jayctoy started a new thread about the Schroeder Merhod. It is here: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/doug-schroeder-method-double-ic 
Foil damping tape as a tonearm tube wrap?
@nationbar pm’ed me about his experience with this tweak. Here is the gist of that pm:“Hello, The product I use is 3M Damping Foil (tape), # 2552 It is a constrained layer damping tape. Here is the product sheet on 3M's web site: https://www.3m.co... 
News cables wouldn’t work with my Turntable
For resolving hum and noise, see this PS Audio tip page. https://www.psaudio.com/ps_how/how-to-find-and-fix-hum/ 
Help with interconnects?
OP: I feel your pain based on a flashback to my first system. So many cables and components, “wtf, why didn’t I keep that all-in-one stereo console?”Take a deep breath. Start backwards with connections. Speakers. Set them up where you want. Speake... 
What is this odd little box I've been storing for years?
@ozzy62 “Too bad audiogon won’t move out of the dark ages and allow photo uploads......sigh......”Well, there’s an app for that!*(*DISCLAIMER: I REALIZE THAT THE ABOVE PHRASE MAY BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO AN ORIGINAL AUTHOR AND ONE WHICH MAY NOW FALL INT... 
News cables wouldn’t work with my Turntable
OP: would you please explain your rationale for opting for a selecting vintage WE wire for IC materials? It obviously works for you CD player, so nothing appears wrong with it. Just curious. As for the hum and noise, try grounding the WE IC at the... 
Benchmark DAC2 seeting into Ayre k5exMP preamp
Great discussion! I’ve learned a lot more in so few posts about this product here than I’ve learned elsewhere. Thanks! 
Doug Schroeder Method, Double ic
@rcprince a single cable assembly having 2 IC’s in parallel with single termination connectors at both ends of the assembly provides one solution to your concern of using 2 Y-signal splitters with 2 IC’s (i.e., avoiding adding more connectors to t... 
Doug Schroeder Method, Double ic
FYI for those interested:https://www.dagogo.com/audio-blast-schroeder-method-interconnect-placement/Related forum threads are here: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/new-teo-audio-ics-who-has-them and here: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussi... 
Foil damping tape as a tonearm tube wrap?
@nationalbar described one application in this thread: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/arche-headshell-and-technics-1200g@rauliruegas cited this post in this thread: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/picking-up-a-new-technics-sl1200g-t... 
Deleted Threads by Admin??
@oregonpapa 1+ 😂 
Can't we all just get along?
I think the incivility creeps into most threads by a few things working against all of us. First, there is the blog mindset that seems to desensitize normal discourse. My test is whether I would literally say that post to a group of contributors o... 
Dose anyone know the Spectron audio is still provide services or not?
“When the Music’s over, turn off the lights...” ~The Doors 
Deleted Threads by Admin??
As with most things, political discourse is susceptible to being generalized a bit much. To wit: Plenty of folks on the left have really nice (read: expensive) audio  systems.  
A True Gamechanger: The New Power Plants from PS Audio
My initial PS Audio PP back in the late-1990’s was revelatory. Made a huge difference in both audio and video.