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Speaker Stands Filled With Kitty Litter? TRUE???
Try lead balls or marbles, but if you don't have the balls, or lost your marbles like i have, kitty litter should work fine! 
Why aren't component active XOs more popular?
Less Is More! but i want a berhinger digital crossover for my speaker/sub projects. Although once i find the right "parameters", i'll take out the digital box and replace with a cap/resistor. 
I bet you already know this one...
Runnagarden, that's very funny, i love it, thanks for the laugh. By the way, make sure you treat your lightbulbs and lamp connections with Caig Pro Gold or your system will sound a little dim! 
How long can you go with a phono cable?
I agree with Rives and Theo. Don't forget about shielding, very important on a phono cable 
Speaker match for Jolida JD 202?
Hello Complaisant, I like your original idea for the 102, i prefer it to the 202 which i also like with its EL34s, but the EL84s in the 102 are sweeter with better bass with the right speakers IMO. Spend the extra $200. on a modded 102 and by all ... 
Any Quick ,Cheap Tricks for Scratchy/Dirty CDs
Hello Cwlondon, Compressed air will blow the dust off your transport, but won't do a thing for your "scratchy/dirty CDs". Try some lemon pledge or plastic polish on the CDs, just a little. If you really don't want to take the time or energy to pol... 
its all about the music,no way hose
To me, music is not a hobby, it is a necessity for living, a passion, i couldn't live without it! I can enjoy music goin' down the road on my crummy car stereo, haven't you sang along or bopped to the music in your car before? Hi Fi is a hobby, a ... 
Eco-friendly Bamboo ply speakers
Hello to the group. Thanks for all the informative and funny replies, but out of the 20 replies so far, no one has even mentioned the speakers! Guess i should have left out " the b word " in my post, No problem, i emailed the distributor and found... 
Burlington, VT - Any interest in starting a club?
Hello Southern Vermonters, i live in Hoosick Falls,NY, right outside of Bennington,VT, sort of the armpit of Vermont!( just kidding HFers, hey thats kinda funny-HFers-heiffers-Vermont-Hee Hee) Guess i'm the only one who dosen't know Ralph, but wou... 
Albany NY "Capital District"
Hello Vaporvr6, you are the only current poster! I live in Hoosick Falls, 20 mi east of Troy on the VT line(Bennington). Lets at least talk. I also just started a thread looking in the tristate area(Hoosick Falls NY, Bennington VT, Williiamstown M... 
audio mirror dac
Can anyone compare the sound of the Ack 1.2E to the Audio Mirror, i'm considering both. Thanks, Alan 
recommend entry-level high-efficiency loudspeakers
I really like the Omegas, especially the Grande 6. If you can do some assembling, Madisound's BK-16 kit is pretty good, their recomended kit w/ super tweeter is about $600., I ordered just the cabinets(precut, just assemble and finish) and a pr of... 
Damping Top of CDP
I've used an old brick with a piece of bubble wrap under it and that seemed to work well, my version of the "majic brick". Experiment. Oh, and Gumbei, where do you find lead shot filled Gumby action figures, I've got to try those. SEMPER GUMBY (al... 
Help with Cartridge for Pioneer Reference PL-90
when removing the old cart.,lock down the arm and use a small needle nose pliers or tweezers to gently pull off the pins from the cart. When installing a new one i do just the oppisite, leave the stylus guard on and put the wires on and then attac... 
Eco-friendly Bamboo ply speakers
I don't think there are thousands of Pandas, but here's a quote from the website"Bamboo harvesting does not kill the bamboo plant. The bamboo plant sends up new shoots to reach its full size in just a couple of months. Some bamboo species grow 48 ...