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howardlee

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SL-1200 G Power cable
I felt like an idiot posting this thing in the first place, but the arrangement of the power & other connectors should have been changed years ago.  It wouldn't take much to knock that ground wire off, and for any of these hookups it's easier ... 
SL-1200 G Power cable
Thanks! Confirming my thoughts as well.  
a resonance in my left ear
Do what @mark200mph  said!!!!  That was a free consult!  Your best bet for finding a neurologist ear specialist is probably a university doc but you could look online. I think I remember you’re in central Wisconsin so you’ve probably got some good... 
a resonance in my left ear
You saw an ENT and had a cerebral scan?? How about an audiology exam? Did they do that? You don’t mention that, but that’s where this should have started. Once that’s evaluated then you’ve got a feel for what to do with the equalizer that would li... 
Has anyone had an order fulfilled by Boltz.com in the 2024 or 2023 calendar year?
Check out their website and you get a message about them being out for Thanksgiving and listing how to contact them.  This is fraud, basically.  I've got an unassembled LP shelving in my garage that ended up there when I moved back to Texas and no... 
System assessment...
This is a special situation that I have experienced of late but that no one else is mentioning.  Everything about your system sounds pretty good to me, but for us retirees thought should be given to things we can't change.  Ourselves. If you consu... 
Wrapping power cords and interconnects with copper foil.
Sorry. The Apple "I'm away and unavailable" monster got in there.     
Wrapping power cords and interconnects with copper foil.
@carlsbad2  There's some humor involved  in all of this. In the audio world, nothing new there, but I was unaware of the theory that shielding interconnects was disadvantageous due to inductive effects.  How does that work?  You wouldn't expect i... 
PSAudio Directstream DAC M-1 (refurb) vs Denafrips Venus II. Quick decision needed!
@stuartk  best advice yet!  
Acoustic Panel Help
I would first put some sort of absorbent material back there, like the aforementioned blankets or even towels (temporarily) to see if lessening the reflective sound might be an actual improvement.  It sounds like your Maggies are pretty close to t... 
Audio Desk cleaner.....still available?
He said that in a very unenthusiastic way (about the AD).  
Audio Desk cleaner.....still available?
Mike seems like quite a guy.  Just the guy to do business with it appears (all I know is what I see in that video). I can't afford a KlAudio, though.  
Phono stage for second system
Austin Audio Works Black Swan.  Under $1800, solid state, minimalist design with on-the-fly adjustability MC or MM, balanced or not, complete lack of sonic intrusion. Check website and Barry Thornton, the designer, long time industry guy you can t... 
Audio Desk cleaner.....still available?
I'm close to ponying up for the Degritter.  I haven't seen anyone complain about performance or service and their website seems reputable, not to mention the pricey unit they're about to come out with that speaks of serious engineering. Final thin... 
Audio Desk cleaner.....still available?
The Audio Desk info has me thinking about the Degritter, which has pretty limited distribution despite a nice website.  It's about $1K less than the Audio Desk, but the main issue for me, assuming it functions well, would be reliability. I have to...