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which 6sn7 tube for my wyetech topaz amp
Sylvania Bad boy with one caveat, use two Herbies tube dampers per tube one on the glass and one on the base of the tube. 
Carbon Fiber Brush with Milty Gun?
Positive static charges are not good for the sound. However, negative static charges are very good for the sound. 
How an audio rack can enhance your amp/pre
I'm pretty sure long hair on a man these days means he knows Karate. 
How an audio rack can enhance your amp/pre
Well, to be accurate absolute isolation is not feasible but that's actually not the issue since we know all the mass on spring systems behave as low pass mechanical filters anyway. The objective of course is to construct a device with as many dire... 
TUBE AMP LOVERS - What SS amp makes you smile???
Sorry to burst anyone's bubble but there is no such thing as a SS amp that sounds like a tube amp. If you believe there is I have some Florida swampland to sell you. It's simply one of those oh, wouldn't that be nice beliefs. 
How an audio rack can enhance your amp/pre
Teleportation is critical. I usually teleport the vibration to Newark. 
How an audio rack can enhance your amp/pre
Wahoo wah! Go Cavs! When I went to UVa Scott stadium was the world's largest outdoor bar. 
looking at upgrading my tonearm from a triplanar
The Schumann frequency is not actually the Earth's resonant frequency per se. It's the frequency of the electromagnetic wave that is created in the space between the Earth's surface and the ionosphere by lightning and other phenomena. Thus, it's n... 
How an audio rack can enhance your amp/pre
Good luck, Tom. It's not that difficult to figure out, honestly.Cheers 
How an audio rack can enhance your amp/pre
Totally disagree, Tom. Sorry about that. 
How an audio rack can enhance your amp/pre
The best of both worlds is roller bearing on top of a mass on spring system for isolation in the vertical and horizontal directions plus the three rotational directions. I also like stacked mass on spring systems, you just have to work out the spr... 
"The Audio Critic" B.S. or what?
Four decades? Geez, he missed the whole thing. There was no high end forty years ago. Oh, well.... 
acoustic advice resonating wall panels
The sound pressure peaks force the panels to vibrate, the very thing that the panels are intended to tame. If you take an empty box sealed on all sides except one side and place it anywhere in the room where there's a sound pressure peak or reflec... 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
I lined the entire subwoofer with epoxy'd lead shot. Another lining of felt was applied to the lead shot. 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
Pierre of Mapleshade used to employ a lot of solid lead at CES and in his recording studio. However, after buying into the whole lead thing, including solid lead he has since recanted and no longer employs lead. Even my Arcici stand that employed ...