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55” or 65” TV Screen Size and Your Speakers: Please Join Survey
Current setup is a Sony 75” wall mounted TV. My head is 12’ away while sitting in my La-Z-Boy recliner, not reclined.    
An audio component you just can't let go
My SAE 5000 Impulse Noise Reduction System. It is not used now but when I get the rest of my 70s stuff hooked up it will be. Sony Tc-K7II cassette Pioneer SX-1050 receiver Pioneer PL-630 turntable Teac A-2300S open reel JBL L222 Disco speakers  
Physical degradation of CD's
Make sure you get one of these. 😊   https://www.ebay.com/itm/175142221348  
PayPal Friends & Family listings. Why is this becoming so common?
I use F&F with sellers that I have had 1 or 2 successful regular transactions. As for selling and the 1099 the obvious problem is proving what you paid for the item. New stuff I might have a receipt but who keeps that stuff beyond the normal ... 
Mark Knopfler & James Taylor
Nillson: Without You Elton John: Tiny Dancer  
Snake River Audio Power Cables - Best Unboxing
No potato included?  
Is Recording quality the real culprit?
Your Can't Polish A Turd   But you can.   https://youtu.be/yiJ9fy1qSFI  
If A.I. took the place of musicians, would you listen to it?
Rick Beato takes.   https://youtu.be/zbo6SdyWGns https://youtube.com/shorts/Tq5zfDyQL5k  
A Sanely Priced Power Conditioner That Actually Works - OnFilter PDU
A link like this would have been nice. https://www.onfilter.com/filtered-pdu And this site put an ad over the right side of your chart that moved with it and could not be eliminated.   
Shorting plugs
Without a center pin how do the RCA plugs actually electrically short anything? That would just be a dust cap.   
Which has a greater influence on sound quality, the amp or the preamp?
Signal source. Garbage In, Garbage Out.  
Speaker Slip Covers
In the late 60s my JBL Dorian S12s needed protection from our cat. That was the days of clear vinyl sofa protectors. Ask your grandmother. 😊 I went to a local slipcover maker and had them make 2 flat bottom bags whose inside dimensions were just ... 
Do you past equipment appear in your dreams?
I still have my past equipment. 😊  
Suggestions for testing a never installed, 20-year boxed amp.
Before I powered up my long dormant Pioneer SX-1050 I found a current limiting device on eBay. It used a light bulb to someone limit current. It powered up OK. I then used a multimeter to check for DC on the speaker terminals. Luckily there was no... 
Favorite moment with music in your car.
Late 1998. My client in Italy gave me a new company car. Audi R4. I had a music system installed. One ZZ Top song had such low bass it gave me goosebumps. Had more impact than my JBL L222 Disco towers at home.