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Do you demag or destat your CDs/DVDS?
I have zero practical experience of waving broom over antenna and also have zero practical experience grinding anchors.Should I have any practical experience demagnetizing CDs and vinyl? Figure out and do ya math. 
Do you demag or destat your CDs/DVDS?
Why so much science when there's a simple math?All of these articles are just about fraction of % of other materials and minerals inside aluminium???Folks got enough talent and weed to smoke to write and continue to write hundreds of articles abou... 
Do you demag or destat your CDs/DVDS?
Nonoise, you can DOUBLE the action with both. 
The End Of Big Iron?
Onhwy61 maybe it's not big deal on 1kHz, but bigger on other frequencies depending on speaker. If you plan to install Meyer Sound arrays in your listening room, than probably you'll feel difference.For average home rooms and speakers It's not big ... 
Assembling 2 channel to listen to iTunes & CD's
I'd use Mytek 192 DAC-preamp with DSD capabilities and hook it up via balanced outputs to Crown K2 amp (750Wpc/8Ohms fanless, quiet, precise and clean!)Crown K2 can now be found used(out of production darn!) in $500 range and it's true giant kille... 
Do you demag or destat your CDs/DVDS?
Jea48, If your bike has aluminium frame, you can try to attract magnet there and see what happens. Try to attract CD with magnet and see what happens.Try to offer to private boat owners grinding anchors and you may also find some fools that would ... 
Listening Fatigue & Speakers in Small Room
Replacing speaker is the right approach in this case. N804 aren't that big even for your small listening room, so you may search for similar but with less fatigue. My thoughts would be towards Vandersteen 3A-sig or Aerial 7T 
What does "compression" like?
compression is necessary to deliver quiet parts with more volume and loud parts with lower volume accordingly.the recording always have issues with either low level that is comparable with the noise floor or upper level that goes beyond loudspeake... 
Do you demag or destat your CDs/DVDS?
In the Navy, the 'freshman' were told to grind anchor with file so it penatrates bottom better.CD's are not magnetic and need demagnetizing just as anchor needs grinding. 
The 10 Question
According to Courant, as long as you don't use top priced cables, your system can be 10 times cheaper. 
Top 3 Most Overrated Artists contest in R&R.
True about Aerosmith regardless of their trips and wrists full of crack-cocain. Rod Stewart is unique performer sucked anywhere he's ever been weather as side performer or solo. He's often or even always out of key (problems with hearing for music... 
Benz micro glider vs dynavector 20X2
Jake,If you want to know if this cartridge good match, than the answer is Yes.You can even go for higher performance cartridge as well.If you want to know if Glider will be upgrade to your current set-up, than what's your current cartridge? 
Lost one channel of sound in new VAC Sigma 160i's?
07-05-14: Philjoletalso, try swapping fuses, looking at them is not always enoughThat is true, but checking them for continuity is much faster. I'd assume that tube amp owner should have at least simple DMM.Checking bias from time to time can also... 
High End Audio-Gaining Higher Ground?
$150 for great quality shoes or sneakers (regardless of speciality) is not a lot at all and much better and wiser spent money than $15k wire for sure. 
Top 3 Most Overrated Artists contest in R&R.
Yep Whart, They're all Imbecils Like I am.It's just a self-crituque pal:-)