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Isolation of my chair, am I crazy???
Jadem6, try the weights and isolation with earphones and see (hear?) if you get the same benefits.Bob P. 
Your First System
In 1970, I started with a Thorens 150 with Stanton 681EEE, a Sony R to R, a Teac cassette deck and Heathkit tube tuner as sources, with Dynaco Pas 3 and Dyna 70 as amplification, driving AR4ax's. All are still in use for my system at the cottage. ... 
Bearing well oil - NEED ADVISE
At the rotating speeds and temperatures that these bearings are put to, break down of the lubricant and viscosity aren't really concerns as to the life of the bearing. The viscosity, however, will affect the damping of the sound of the bearing. An... 
Does sound travel better at night?
Sorry ibehere, but although the relative humidity might go up when the air gets colder, that does not mean that there is more moisture in the air, just that the air is colder containing the same amount of moisture as before. Its dew point remains ... 
Monster Cable interconnects too tight
Better question - what is Pro-Gold? Could just be Automatic Transmission Fluid or WD-40 by another name!Bob P. 
A tubes vs. Solid State question.
The explanation about odd-harmonics being perceived as bad by humans is probably a lot simpler than Atmasphere's explanation. In the beginning, before electronics, the only harmonics that anything (except bagpipes, of course)could produce were eve... 
Speed bumps as a cause of hearing loss.
For a chiropractor, everything is about Misalignment! Probably sets the alignment on the turntable every day. It appears that the speed bumps are indeed serving a purpose. Slow down and enjoy the music.Bob P. 
Can metal chassis become defective? I
Mint604, actually aluminum does corrode at the surface, but contrary to iron, the corroded surface (the patina, as you put it) protects the rest of the aluminum from further corrosion. It is true that aluminum oxide doesn't conduct electricity, ho... 
Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend?
Tin_Cup, the only thing that amazes me about fuses is the fact that people are amazed by the improvement that an expensive fuse makes. That and the fact that some people seem to think that the direction of the fuse (or cable for that matter) makes... 
Can metal chassis become defective? I
Mint, if only "simpler means less expensive" were true for many small amplifier and cable companies! It seems that that less costs more, just like the fashion or "haute couture" industry.Salut, BobP. 
Small circulating fan to cool amps
Bob bundus, what is the advantage in having induced draft versus forced draft? Bob P. 
battling the pops and clicks
Well Lugnut, I also lived through the LP period and took good care (and still do) of my records. Ticks and pops were a fact of life then and to mitigate I also used compensating devices, the Phase Linear Auto correlator being the primary one, whic... 
cable break in
Oh, Stanhifi, its the "cable designers'" opinions, then, and other "anecdotal" evidence or experiences that render others' opinions wrong? Interesting, but not very informative, in my opinion, of course!Bob P. 
cable break in
Stanhifi, you can also say that any break in time is entirely an opinion and not based on any emprical data, as you put it.Dave B's opinion of 2 weeks average time is no more erroneous than your opinion that there is no "average" time, and no more... 
cable break in
Nsgarch, a speaker's volume output varies with voltage and the power consumed is a function of the current and the voltage at the speaker for that voltage.The amplifier takes in a signal of a certain voltage and increases the voltage to a level wh...