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Any modern rock recommendations?
Their music reminds me of Vinnie Moore..(Meltdown) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yb44XVVp5bc  
Any modern rock recommendations?
This is a great question. Where has that hard driving, heavy power chord music gone?? I want that kick drum in the chest type of power drive Rock. Gone the way of the dinosaur. The top of Americas rock list is OLD Bruce Stringbean falling down on... 
Problem with system
GPT...   suggestions 1. Source What is the source device? Laptop, streamer, CD player? Are you using USB, optical, coax? Did you try a different source device entirely? Is any kind of DSP, resampling, or EQ turned on in the O... 
Make speakers disappear. Simple, cheap
@hifikenobi  "once one experiences a true disappearing act, its jaw dropping." Congrats on your experience! As you have discovered, given the right environment the human mind can take a system to much higher levels. @jfrost27  Our local high-e... 
Make speakers disappear. Simple, cheap
@milpai  Lighting is important but the blackness of the wall is the most important...by far! The fabric I'm talking about is the blackest fabric made. It's my favorite. It's light absorbing "black Musou'. Like a black velvet but freaky black. Th... 
Make speakers disappear. Simple, cheap
@simonmoon Diffusion panels on the wall behind the speakers work much better than any visual trick to try to fool your brain.  Diffusion panels are for just that, diffusion. They are visually very busy and actually detract from the soundstage i... 
Wool Felt Footers?
Yellow dot (softest) squash balls. "Audiophile Junkie' did a series of vibration tests and got excellent results using these to decouple.  
Make speakers disappear. Simple, cheap
@musicfan2349  That's it!  "to aid in the mental sound stage". The WAF factor is false. The room doesn't need to be all black and wierd. It can be done very tastefully using a pallete of colors. As you point out, you can add depth, coziness and a... 
Make speakers disappear. Simple, cheap
These guys get it...  
Make speakers disappear. Simple, cheap
Most people don't get it. Expected.  Proffessional stage, set designers know very well how lighting and dark color can unleash the imagination. Las Vegas, Broadway, Disney set designers, all know these methods. Yes, it's a real thing. It has NOT... 
White cabinet popularity?
How about rainbow? Purple, pink, orange? After all, it's Pride month. Kidding aside... white is a refreshing clean look. In the right room they look amazing. I believe the color and style should match the room. For example, a modern white speaker... 
How large (or small) is the audiophile market?
The mid-fi market is alive and well. The sound quality has moved up a good bit. Audiophiles are everywhere, (they just don't know they are audiophiles.) They are using IEM's and they sound really, REALLY good!! Yes, even with Spotify or You-tube. ... 
What say you: Is this fair, or AITA?
Your product was discovered on Audiogon and were introduced to the buyer through Audiogon.You would never have sold the item at Axpona without Audiogon. This is what they do. Then you wanted to bypass them using their own forum.  Call them and t... 
Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too?
@immatthewj   How ridiculous. Heck, even Bruce admits he dodged the draft. LOL  Go ask your best friend, Google... here's the answer... "Yes, Bruce Springsteen was a "stone-cold draft dodger" who avoided the Vietnam War draft. He admitted to usin... 
Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too?
@immatthewj  You are relying on Google AI too much. You don't know the entire story. military classification of unfit for military service, and as it applied to Bruce it was because he failed the physical. He failed not because of any 'physic...