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Charging A Fee To Demo An Amplifier In A Brick & Mortar Store
If you don’t like a store’s attitude or policies, simply don’t shop there. I don’t understand why anyone would get particularly angry about it, though. It’s not worth it and retail is a competitive business.I bought a new headphone amp a few years... 
Woofer pumping possibly due to tube amp when playing vinyl
tablejockey... members who have their table setup dialed in, no rumble filter and use sub(s) ... you can actually play any LP, CRANK the volume, and you have ZERO woofer pump?Yes.To be fair, I don’t use subwoofers - I use a full-range speaker syst... 
Airplay vs Ethernet - tidal
emergingsoul Does airplay allow all the quality tidal offers to flow thru the air or is use of Ethernet preferred? I think Airplay is limited to 44.1 
Splitting HDMI?
kythyn Is there a way to also use that one HDMI connection to connect to both the monitor and the stereo gear? Probably. Something like this might work. 
Member Almarg passed away last night
Very sad news, but thanks for sharing, David. 
AR Sp8 possible breakdown
The SP-8, like most ARC preamplifiers, should automatically go into mute when it is powered up. After the brief warmup, you should here the relay softly click, and then it will unmute. It sounds like your unit has an issue. 
audiophile grade sub panel and breakers?
todd1010He’s also installing a new 8’ ground rod specifically for the sub panel. He mentioned he would use a insulated wire for that. Which would go from the ground rod to the sub panel and then (I think) to each 20amp outlet.You probably mis... 
Think fast: What would you take?
grannyringWe don’t seem to understand each other.I think we’re understanding each other quite well, actually. And none of the vitriol and wordy rationalizations have anything to do with the OP. 
Main Audiogon site barely works?
I have also had issues connecting to the main site, especially when using the Firefox browser. 
Think fast: What would you take?
grannyringMany readers understand @audition__audio point.Agreed. It is not difficult to see what is happening here.  
Lack of bass in NHT 3.3.
ozzy62That first Boston album will make you cringe. Great music and musicianship, horrible recording.You must have a bad pressing. That LP has incredible sonics - Tom Scholz did a brilliant job recording it. The CBS half-speed mastered version is ... 
Think fast: What would you take?
audition__audioI didnt come to his defense I simply wanted to point out ...There’s no need to debate this. Readers here can see for themselves what’s going on. It’s quite clear. 
Let's be a little meta: What topics are most hotly debated?
Great. Now we have a thread where we can "hotly debate" which topic(s) on Audiogon are subjected to the hottest debates.Well, no harm no foul. Have at it, group! 
Think fast: What would you take?
millercarbonIts no coincidence this is happening in democrat controlled areas ... Are you mad? No. But I strongly suspect you are liberal.Wow. The OP is facing a potential life-and-death situation, and this clown turns his plight into a political ... 
LittelFuses Series 285 AUDIO/MEDICAL Quality
georgehifi ... don’t trust the "snake oil" or voodoo that fusers preach ...Actually, the so-called "fusers" aren't preaching. They're reporting what they hear.The "preaching" is done by the "refusers," who seem to believe they might win some conv...