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Subwoofer rumble issue
Paul, as Bob Dylan says at the end of his records, best of luck to you. 
Subwoofer rumble issue
Hint: don’t tap the plinth whilst music is playing. Hint #2: that’s exactly what isolation is - a subsonic filter! Problem solved! 🤗 
What is wrong with audiophiles?
Yuvalg9I suggest you read posts by a chap named Mark Waldarp; He explains the futility of investing such a preposterous amount on speaker cables, interconnects, "hi-grade" power cables, and power conditioners; do yourself a favor and read hisposts... 
How much do you need to spend to get digital to rival analog?
Thanks much for the barrage of logical fallacies. Good job! 🤗 Streaming by most accounts is inferior in sound quality to plain old vanilla CD. But I’m sure you like the convenience, right? Which would make your streaming argument just another stra... 
Subwoofer rumble issue
My bad! 🤗. P.T. Barnum says if something is not promoted something terrible happens. Nothing.  
Subwoofer rumble issue
No problemo,https://www.audiogon.com/listings/tweaks-machina-dynamica-super-stiff-springs-4-mini-isolators-set-o... 
How much do you need to spend to get digital to rival analog?
Looking back, even BEFORE the Loudness Wars started, vinyl generally has higher dynamic range than its CD brethren. No bout a doubt it. You only need to look 👀 at the Dynamic Range Database to appreciate that. The other big advantage of vinyl, at ... 
New Omega E Mat from Perfect Path Technologies
Has it been established that it’s an RFI/EMI issue? Just curious. By whom? 
The Truth About Power Cords and there "Real" Price to Performance
Holy Guacamole! No sooner do I mention Cargo Cultists one of them shows up! Wow! Was that a coinkidink or what? Deprogrammers are standing by. You have to love it when someone says something is “not even remotely debatable for an educated mind.” I... 
Subwoofer rumble issue
I have Springs for Subwoofers on sale on Audiogon as we speak. Wink wink 😉 By the way, Even if you didn’t have an audible problem with the sub’s woofer the springs improve the sub’s performance per se by allowing it to operate with less distortion... 
The Truth About Power Cords and there "Real" Price to Performance
“In the South Seas there is a cargo cult of people. During the war they saw airplanes land with lots of good materials, and they want the same thing to happen now. So they've arranged to imitate things like runways, to put fires along the sides of... 
Subwoofer rumble issue
I should add all (rpt all) components including front end electronics should be isolated. Not only because of subwoofer mechanical feedback but also structure borne vibration. It’s a vicious cycle.🔄 
The Truth About Power Cords and there "Real" Price to Performance
This is all simply an indication of the big split that exists between HiFi folks and Advanced Audiophiles. Nothing to get hung up about, though. 🤗The closer you look the weirder it gets. - Old audiophile axiom 
Subwoofer rumble issue
The sub is driving the room. Some room are incredibly microphonic. Isolate the sub from the rest of the system by putting it on short stiff springs. You know, like Super Stiff Springs. Trademark. Problem solved! 🤗 
Audioquest vs. Others
Anybody who believes L, R, C is all that’s going on with cables and power cords must be living in a cave. We know it’s much more complicated than that. Everybody and his brother can find some anti-audiophile pseudo-scientific screed on the interne...