erik_squires

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Has anyone ever used any sprays or paints to protect the cabinet of a speaker?
I'd be surprised if they didn't already have a coat of polyurethane. If not, clear, slow-setting poly will preserve them and leave the aesthetics.  
Something is missing
Describe your room and the speaker placement??  
Who else here is frugal?
Why would that annoy you do alll expensive things you find annoying? I don’t subscribe to Stereophile in large part because they don’t cater to my price range or home type. To compare it to car magazines, at least Car and Driver spends as much ti... 
Who else here is frugal?
"Nothing wrong with carefully spending your hard-earned money." Love this sentence.  I love supporting brick and mortar stores too.  
Looking for advice - Debugging an unexpected music shut down
It may help everyone to know that there are only about a dozen channels in 2.4 and about the same number on 5 GHz available. Regardless of the application, or service, every wifi router has to pick a channel, and is competing for time on that chan... 
Looking for advice - Debugging an unexpected music shut down
One question though - would the small "pauses" or stutters be caused by the amp starting to get too hot as well? I can see the complete shutdown but would it clip a bit as it gets too hot that would manifest like a short dropout? This is exactly ... 
Oppo 95: Low Output via Stereo RCAs
Are you sure you didn't accidentally connect to the surround outs?  
Who else here is frugal?
What do you call a person who rarely buys things, Happy?  Satisfied? Content?  
Vudu/Oppo audio problem
Sorry, I am unable to try your problem at this time. :( Your alternative of course is to use the stereo L and R outputs from the Oppo.  
Best bass in Earth! Bass that just smells right...
I think there are audiophile recordings with true stereo bass, seems to me I read about some many years ago, but I didn’t make note of what they were. If anyone reading this knows of any recordings with true stereo south of 80 Hz, I’d be very ... 
Vudu/Oppo audio problem
Here's one:https://forum.vudu.com/forum/technical-help/general-help/444392-oppo-bdp-95-no-longer-working-with-v...I have a 103, let me try it and see what happens. I've never used Vudu 
Zu Speakers with Clarity Cap upgrade vs standard
I have not, big fan of Clarity CMR caps though. If you get one > 5 uF, strongly encourage bypassing with 0.1uF copper foil.  
Who else here is frugal?
My frugality leads me to buy way more stuff than I need because “it’s such a good dealThis was almost me over the holidays.  I hardly ever take photographs, but Amazon kept showing me these camera kits that were $1,000 off!! 
Vudu/Oppo audio problem
There were some known issues with the oppo and vudu in 2018, worth searching 
Strong bass causing buzzing behind the wall
So, it is the drywall itself that is moving? If so, can you tighten it up to the frame?