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Why Preamps Thump on Turn on
Amplifiers should always be turned on 1st and last off!  This will eliminate speaker thump due to large current inrush filling capacitors in the amplifier.  
Dac that has tone and timing?
You can adjust timing in JRiver player software if that works for you.  
What to do with my legacy CD collection?
I have approximately 30K Redbook CD's ripped as FLAC files using dbpoweramp saved to hard drive. And 5K SACD files saved as either DSF or FLAC also have ISO files which I typically convert to DSF. All files include high res covert art in the fold... 
What type of oil for a Platine Verdier
You should get Motorcycle fork oil and get low viscosity oil such as a 5 weight which is much better than the Rocol oil.     
Apogee Acoustics repair
Bill Thalman at Music Technology in Springfield, VA is very well versed in the repair of all models from Apogee and has restored close to 100 pairs of Apogee speakers. If you are located on the East Coast it makes no sense to ship your speakers al... 
Balls.....
PJ1 and Bel Ray motorcycle fork oil in SAE 5 weight are excellent choices as they are extremely low viscosity and work well with tight clearances.  PJ1 also offers SAE 2.5 weight which will provide less friction and less stress on the motor.  Som... 
Balls.....
  PJ1 and Bel Ray motorcycle fork oil in SAE 5 weight are excellent choices as they are extremely low viscosity and work well with tight clearances.  I use this in my Platine Verdier turntable and it does not require lengthy warm up times due to t... 
Can I cheat and not get caught?
Why not spring for some quality binding posts for the Accuphase so that you can connect a properly terminated cable to it!   
What Is The Cost Of Amplifier Casework?
Vertec Tool, Inc. in Colorado Springs, CO makes Dan Dagostino and Jeff Rowland’s enclosures which are both amazing pieces of CNC machine tool work. These enclosures cost serious money to build not only due to the design work / machine time, but be... 
What are you using to rip your cds to a hard drive?
I am using an MF Digital Ripstation with dbpoweramp and use the batch ripping function.  I am able to rip up to 60 CD's per hour using this system which utilizes four CD-ROM drives which are indexed and provides bit perfect accurate rips.  I use G...