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Who has the oldest bottle of Stylast?
Stylast from the 80's also a bottle of the original Pure record cleaner. 
Most involving and thrilling moviemusic?
National Treasure. 
COMPACT PHONO PREAMP?
Nagra BPS, very small great sounding battery operated and affordable. They are coming out with a power supply soon for it. 
Quality of Power Question
Do you live in a condo, apartment or house? Do you live around families or in an adult community? Do you have kids?Do you have a computer or other motorized equipment like your refrigerator on the same line as your stereo system? Do you have a pow... 
Pair of JL Audio F110-Good Subs???
Alpha3,I just added 2 JL f113s to my 2 channel system. They are very fast and so far they have been easy to blend in with my front speakers thanks to the use of the calabration mic and the LFE trim for low level bass. I am not finish setting them ... 
Which balanced tube preamp matches simaudio w-5?
I have the ARC Ref3 with my Simaudio W-6s. 
Will mother move your speakers at Thanksgiving?
What I hear every year is, how come this is not the living room.My Marine son is home, so I have to let the out of town inlaws sleep in the sound room. Everyone knows around here, nothing EVER on the speakers even finger prints are a no no. We wil... 
JL Audio f112 or f113 sub?
I just added 2 f113s to my system for 2 channel. They setup easy and sound great. I may or may not add them to my HT setup or keep my Aereal sw12 for that. What do ya all think? 
Preamps w/HT BYPASS that works when preamp is OFF.
The VAC Standard PreAmp LE I had had HT passthrough and worked when powered off.You can only these used now but it was a great PreAmp. 
Thiel speakers--can you power them with reciever?
What model Thiel are you thinking about?If you are talking about anything model6 and higher you will need LOTS and LOTS of power and be able to handle 2 ohm loads and maybe lower. A friend of mine has Thiel model 7s amd his new Moon W-7M 500 watt ... 
Keeping Out Street Noise / Sound-Reducing Windows
I will be looking into this myself shortly. I do not know what kind of windows I will be installing. Here in Boston if you live next to Logan Airport, Massport installed windows that reduced the sounds of planes going by. If they are affordable I ... 
Cleaning AC plugs, receptacles and other contacts
Sanding a contact will cause more arcing between the contact points and could cause them to arc weld together. Contact point are smooth for a reason and should only be CLEANED with approved cleaners. A friend sanded his and at a later date went to... 
Vinyl reissues
Yes. They will not sound the same as the originals. Different engineers & better equipment. They are getting more info from the source tapes and are being able to transfer that info to the master lacquer. These improvements change the sound qu... 
Can I re-install firmware for my Meridian 568.2MM?
Try hitchicker guide to meridian at. This is the link.http://www.meridianunplugged.com/ubbthreads//ubbthreads.php/ubb/cfrmWithout trying to download files myself it looks like they changed the updating loading system. You once had to get individua... 
Bass trap in a difficult corner
I have a corner in my room that I cannot block because it is the access to my system. I am making a DIY 20" round trap on wheels so I can move it when I have to easily.