jl35

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Why spend more than $25 per piece of equipment on vibration reduction?
I love Mapleshade brass cones...totally different concept than the vibrapod...much prefer the Mapleshade, but do use the Vibrapods in a few places the Mapleshades won't go...  
Power Cable Suggestions - Budget
Cerious Technologies GE are a great upgrade from many of the manufacturer included cords...some include good cords, some do not  
Don’t want to freak you out…
Sam Tellig had a great thing in Streophile years ago about big behind ear flaps...  
Musical Fidelity A220 integrated amp
there's no right way...,I would enjoy it to it's fullest and then get it recapped if i loved it that much...  
Got a screw loose?
you need to read the threads on replacing them all with brass screws...Mapleshade and others recommended this, and no, Mapleshade did not sell brass screws and neither did the other companies I saw recommended it...  
Musical Fidelity A220 integrated amp
My gear sounds better too after it's been on a while...there is endless repetitive debate here about whether or not this is real...Odyssey recommends I leave amp on all the time, there is no standby switch...my old Portal the same  
What are you tweaking this weekend?
Hi Erik, Just experimenting, no conclusions yet, I’m tall..speakers are Dali Epicon 8..I have Dali and Pass, your faves...Pierre at Mapleshade always said we sit too high. he had a method of sitting on phone books, adding one at a time until "perf... 
What are you tweaking this weekend?
Height of listening chair  
Looking for speaker wire (bi-wired) suggestions for two types of speakers
some manufacturers will sell you an identical pair of jumpers very inexpensively if you are buying the full length pair...  
Looking for speaker wire (bi-wired) suggestions for two types of speakers
many prefer either a double run, or single run with jumpers, not internal bi-wire...just need to try yourself...endless debate about that on dozens of identical threads...  
Preowned Wilson Audio Chicago Dealer
the op posted a thread a few days earlier about trouble buying Wilson's from 3 different dealers...also issues with trades, set up, delivery/pickup...curious how this all resolved  
Need help choosing a new CD Player
I've bought many used CD Players and never had a problem, but understand the concern if the player is more than a few years old...though it's actually pretty easy to find out if replacement transports and lasers are available, as some companies st... 
Need help choosing a new CD Player
I have 3 streamers in house reubent and enjoy them all, especially now with all the best of 2021 lists coming out, though I do prefer CD and LP to streaming...  
Need help choosing a new CD Player
Maybe so on the Vault, but you are paying a lot of money for a feature you don't want, and could be applied to a much better sounding CD Player...  
Need help choosing a new CD Player
Bluesound not remotely like having a CD Player...having to rip first is a very major "downfall" .... not that there is anything wrong with streaming or ripping if that's what you like...but entirely different...