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No bass in the Proac Response 3
If you are filling the cabinet with sand you are changing the internal volume of the enclosure which will change the frequency response of the speaker, most notably reducing the bass response. Try taking the sand out. You could try a shopvac with ... 
Well Tempered Reference Vs Nottingham
Hi Steve, Try a VPI SDS or even better a Walker Motor Controller. You may decide to keep your table for another 15 years. It will make an impressive improvement. 
Is Simply Vinyl UK Out of Business?
I don't know. I was only responding to Nrchy who brought up the quality issue by indicating "audiophiles who complained that they weren't good enough" and was sharing my similar experience with thier quality. Sorry for getting off track. 
Is Simply Vinyl UK Out of Business?
Of the only comparisons I made, standard pressings of both Bowie's Hunky Dory and the Clash's debut were better than the Simply Vinyl re-issues. 
Friday Night Listening
Started at the RI Philharmonic open rehersal of Brahms Concerto in D and Sibelius Symphony #5, followed by RI Songwriters in the Round 4th Anniversary Showcase with about a dozen different songwriters performing originals, then ended hearing a gre... 
Analog vs. digital segment on PBS
Interresting but the test was between masters in a studio, not between the end products of CD and LP, which is what the average and above average listener would be using respectively. :D Using a different type of music may have helped to reveal di... 
Food for thought for all us audiophiles
Carl109, I’m not sure I understand the point(s) you are trying to make but I believe we are in agreement on at least two. As you noted:“For example, a new IC cable may make my system sound "better" or make an "improvement" to my ears and brain, bu... 
Food for thought for all us audiophiles
Instead of suggesting the convergent effect for cases of consensus, I’d like to suggest sheer politeness. It’s better than turning to the person listening next to you and asking “Are you DEAF?!?” "Apart from the overall lack of evidence and the sh... 
Can i clean the female insides of my powercables ?
Try a pipe cleaner w/Caig on it. Watch that the fibers of the pipe cleaner don't let go. You can clean RCA's and female balanced connectors the same way.