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FTC may end amplifier rule! ACTION NEEDED
It seems like a legitimate concern.Is there such a rule for speakers? Sensitivities/efficiencies are rumored to be inaccurate with some manufacturers who inflate those number in their promotional material. 
Please Educate Me
Good points and interesting view. 
Please Educate Me
paul6001,"...infinitesimally small sense superiority...""...infinitesimally small sense of superiority..."It is not a big difference. It only gives those who questioned your writing a little more credibility and your baffling response to them a ti... 
Better Records White Hot Stampers: Now the Story Can Be Told!
"Things like the importance of warming up and demagnetizing."Cartridge? Record? Amplifier? 
Please Educate Me
"...in the hope of gaining a small, small, infinitesimally small sense superiority..."You could not have said it better. That is exactly how that post of yours comes across.By the way, now when we know you are an accomplished and self-confident wr... 
A system for my college-bound daughter
How big will be that dorm room?I would say Bluetooth speaker or, if she insists on more, a little (almost) all-in-one system a few above have mentioned (Denon, Marantz, Yamaha). That would include powered speakers as mapman and others suggested.Mo... 
The Weekend
I got confused here.What is the correct way, in this thread at least, to call the singer from U2? Is Bono acceptable or should it be Bono Vox? Should it be his childhood name instead?Can I be on the first name basis with Elvis, or should I make su... 
The Weekend
"...you never saw Hendrix, The Who, Tull, Floyd, etc with dancers behind them."They used to be in front of them. They paid to dance. 
The Weekend
"She considers Michael Jackson’s appearance before her time back in early 90’s the one to beat."Anything by Michael Jackson is the one to beat. Or to hope to beat (in your dreams). 
Takedown of pricey servers, streamers OCD HiFi guy
"It’s a box full of parts any consumer can buy off the shelf."The trick is that many (most?) of us could buy those parts, but would not know what to do with them, even if we were provided schematics. That is why we have to pay more than what the s... 
Takedown of pricey servers, streamers OCD HiFi guy
hilde45,If that is the case, claims in the video are not worth much. Speaker's words are supported by speaker's words only. It appears to be one of the videos that is there to attract clicks for whatever reason. It goes on for 16 minutes of saying... 
Takedown of pricey servers, streamers OCD HiFi guy
hilde45,"I don’t need the conflict..."You are full of advices for me so you may take one from me, too.If you do not need the conflict, do not start threads fishing for conflict. 
Takedown of pricey servers, streamers OCD HiFi guy
hilde45,"One thing you could do is learn how to scrub through a video quickly so you can see if it has what you want in it."You are correct. I will be more careful with following your (mis)lead in the future. 
Has anybody bought or heard a Chinese knock off amplifier?
"...buy American so your home don't burn down."Are there really that many fires in China? 
Takedown of pricey servers, streamers OCD HiFi guy
How I am going to get my time back?I hoped to see how different machines look inside and how those parts look.Instead of that, I got to watch some messy-looking guy wave his hands all throughout the video. Why am I supposed to believe him?Click, c...