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Moody Blues founder Mike Pinder passed away today at 82
Original Moody Blues, a piano based blues band was fantastic, same era as early Rolling Stones, Zombies, then Animals ... .... Mike Pinder was terrific, and Denny Laine had one of the best voices ever, listen to their 1st album, 'Go Now'.  disco... 
Preamp only? Bypass Necessary?
  sadbird OP keep in mind, others follow these threads, so I write responses for both OP and others.  
Preamp only? Bypass Necessary?
Use your ’better’ 2 channel pre/amp for 2 Channel Music, AND Home Theater Front Speakers. It’s about having the AVR control the FRONT VOLUME (along with the other speakers it is amplifying) AVR must have front pre-out, many do not. The HT Bypas... 
SPEAKER CABLE OR INTERCONNECT
carlsbad2 "15awg is not big enough for speaker cables imho." well, we tend to go overboard these days, here’s a wire chart from the roger russell speaker wire document. depends on both length and impedance.   Speaker Wire Info from Roger Rus... 
SPEAKER CABLE OR INTERCONNECT
Speaker Wire Info from Roger Russell  
SPEAKER CABLE OR INTERCONNECT
I suggest you build speaker cables yourself using Cat 8 Ethernet Cables I’m 75, tried many speaker cables over the years, myself and my friends. They sound great, cost comparatively next to nothing, and there are advantages to having quality remo... 
Andrew Singer Of "Sound by Singer" passed away yesterday
czarivey exactly, what are you wearing?  
Looking for the next level in imaging...
All imaging is Phantom, adjusting volume; phase; other things engineers know how to do, beginning with their skill with specific microphone types and placement for various voices or instruments, recording spaces, musician's placement ..... Precis... 
Looking for the next level in imaging...
I’ve been yapping about angle of dispersion; initial reflections; alternate toe-in for single or two listeners; and importantly for home theater: wide dispersion. Just created this virtual system to illustrate my beliefs/advice based on many year... 
Phono preamp with multiple inputs?? Suggestions please!!
wturkey Musical Fidelity M6X Vinyl is very impressive, features I definitely want, and the price is very good IMO. I Want One. Except I don’t. My biggest concern: it’s MM sensitivity is 5mv, which I find too high. Checking my cartridges, and dat... 
Phono preamp with multiple inputs?? Suggestions please!!
wturkey op, everybody Phono Stage: Remote, no true advantage I can think of. (let me know real advantages anyone needs phono or input remote for) I suppose Phono remote control could seem to be a benefit for comparing the sound of a variety of ... 
Phono preamp with multiple inputs?? Suggestions please!!
  bpoletti thanks, I checked the maker’s web site, and indeed the gimbal is rotated toward the spindle a bit. It’s the Blackbird 12.5" newartvinyl web site   I had VAS re-wire it, I may have positioned it ’perpindicular/parralel’ when I re-... 
I need a extension cord with
video: convert single gang to double gang box in sheetrock 15 amp outlets, you want 20 amp outlets    
If you have a nice system why do you really need room treatments?
Listening Space Absolutely Symmetrical? Doubtful for most I bet. Just to clarify, AFTER measuring with test tones and Sound Pressure Mic, and AFTER trying tone controls, or dual channel 31 band 1/3 octave equalizer, if problems still exist: then ... 
So sad about Netflix sound quality. No one can hear it
Where is the info about compression, (and pseudo surround)? I use all sources from my cable box/ethernet cable/Smart TV apps (no external streamer like Apple TV involved). OFTEN, like broadcast the Voice; American Idol; YouTube ..... I change my...