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Your Listening chair
I, too have the ekornes stressless, and I've found that it is a better computer chair than listening chair. I have the Kensington model, and I paid around 11 hundred as well. I'm fairly tall, but my ears are still below the top of the chair, and I... 
Add an IEC socket..any negative effects?
John, in your first post, did you mean the green wire that comes with the IEC socket? I could understand not "grounding" a component that wasn't previously grounded. However, if you meant the green wire in the power cord itself, I'm a little confu... 
Your Listening chair
Whatjd, Have you tried the Van Der Rohe Barcelona chair? I've never seen one in person, but it looks like a good chair for the hifi. Can I trade you for a Herman Miller? I've got some cables... 
Audio refinement complete amp.
I own gear that is more expensive, but I cant say enough good things about this amp. It sounds like a million bucks. I really, really would like to see it's big brother (YBA Integre) with the 2 transformers. For 1G I have not found anything that c... 
"The Audio Critic" B.S. or what?
Dude, if you need someone to tell you it's ok to spend lots of your money on wires, I am not that guy. I, however, can hear a difference, and do spend quite alot on wires, etc. If you hear a difference, really hear a difference, it shouldnt matter... 
Your Listening chair
Here Here on the Eames lounger. It's a nice, low, beautiful chair, with support that cradles the back. The Rosewood veneer and down stuffing on a vintage specimen sounds much better than the foam/walnut of the recent models. The down really "gets ... 
Bel Canto DAC 1 Upgrade
Hey man, What is the upgrade? I'm still on the fence re: what to do. Wait? Buy the MSB? Buy a BC? 
Conrad Johnson aftermarket upgrade
YEEEEEEHAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
Bel Canto or Birdland?
As long as we're straying from the topic, in the December Stereophile, the DAC 1 finally gets its long overdue review. RD claims to prefer the MSB, Full nelson upgrade (I think this must be done when purchased at the factory, not sure about sendin... 
Conrad Johnson aftermarket upgrade
Damn, I would REEEEALY like to know as well. 
New AudioQuest line
Happy Holidays to you, too! (Is the Homegrown Super Silver better than your recollection of Lapis??)-I noticed your other thread. 
New AudioQuest line
whoops. As you probably know, the cable Co. charges a deposit (not refundable) for auditioning their products in home, but you can apply that $ toward any future purchases. And they have Used cables, too. So, if you're pretty convinced that you mi... 
New AudioQuest line
Hey trel. I just got a pair of Diamond3 interconnects. Ouch. At half price, they're still too expensive. I think I will be keeping them, however. The Diamond3 improves on the bass speed and power of the Lapis3. I wish I had another pair of Diamond... 
Silver Banana Plugs
MMMMMMM, TEN GAUGE.....ARRRRRRRGHARGHGGGH..... Hey Carl, how does that measurement work? For Example, If I have a 15 gauge cable, (AQ SA-40), and I add another 15 gauge cable, (SA-40 or CV-4) what is the gauge of the resulting speaker cable?? woul... 
Silver Banana Plugs
I put the CV-4 (half of biwire pair) back in(instead of using the jumpers) after about 18 hours straight on the jumpers, and I noticed BIG improvements in bass response. This could be due to the fast that my jumpers havent been "broken in" yet, bu...