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Sending a 110 lb amp to the manufacturer for cleaning/calibration. Good idea? How to ship?
Bias makes very little difference unless amp is running hot. (If you have a friend that can do it in your house, okay) The original capacitors in my 42 year old amplifiers still test good (5% to +20% of original value). Good quality SS equipment t... 
Never Use HiFi-Exquis - Worst Merchant Ever!
I try to avoid Chinese when possible. Glad audio is still available from other sources! 
What are Your Favorite Tweeters?
Large ESS Heil, crossover 1 kHz. 
Vinyl cleaning - Ultrasonic vs. Walker products
Thanks so much to everyone for your input. I have been reading a lot over the last week. So much info out there, reading is way faster than trying everything you guys have learned. I'm going to keep all of the records and use them for my enjoyment... 
Vinyl cleaning - Ultrasonic vs. Walker products
Thanks, I appreciate your recommendation. 
Vinyl cleaning - Ultrasonic vs. Walker products
Wow, Audio desk is $4K... Would the VPI 16.5 be the next choice? From what I have read, ultrasonic is the way to go? 
Vinyl cleaning - Ultrasonic vs. Walker products
Thanks for all the suggestions. My budget is less than $1K, have about 200 to do. Some are in good shape and other are quite dirty, to the point I would not consider playing even after using my discwasher several times. 
Suggest one obsure album we all should hear
Great thread. Boiling Point D2D 
Suggest one obsure album we all should hear
Yeah, Frank Zappa... Such clean recordings, true genius. Anything Direct to Disc just for the sound QUALITY! 
New Hobby Ultrasonic Record Cleaning
Your posts on ultrasonic cleaners, it sounds like just what I need. I inherited vinyl records from the 50's thru 70's and would like to clean them. How do Walker products compare and would it be possible to use an enzyme cleaner in an ultrasonic b... 
Better Records White Hot Stampers: Now the Story Can Be Told!
Thanks for the post millercarbon, I'm new to Audiogon. I always wondered why my original Chrysalis copy of Blondie Parallel Lines sounded way better than my MFSL of the same! Still learning. 
Shopping for new speakers-need ideas... Selling old DQ-10's...
1) Disconnect Piezo's (insulate wire). 2) Try a good parametric EQ (you can determine frequency bothering you). 3) Martin Logan +1