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Artists that sound alike - your best match-up
Axl Rose and Janis Joplin 
Is fiberglass safe?
Depends on what you mean by safe.If you mean safe beyond the point that the most nuerotic among us will feel perfectly safe, then no.If you mean safe enough that it is a million to one shot you will die of something else, then yes.Ken 
Salvaging worn cd's...
I have used the DiscDoctor devise on both CDs and DVDs with nearly 100% success.I also have also copied scratched discs with my computer and the copies would play when the originals would not.Ken 
Rain-X as CD Enhancement Treatment
Roger Ohlhausen's 1971 patent states that the active ingredients include between 2.5 and 30% mineral acids. Polysiloxane is the main ingredient, the acid helps with adhesion to glass.Will these acids affect the plastic of the CD? Ken 
Technics SL1200: standard overhang gauge or MintLP
Could some one please explain the differences between the MintLP and the Vynilengine protractors?Is it an ease of use issue or are they basically different?Thanks, Ken 
Understanding "Noise" in a PC Audio Environment
Cwlondon, I have been using a SqueezeBox and think the results are "pretty good" as well.One problem in progress will be that we are stuck with no better than Redbook CD quality, higher resolution formats are copy protected/encrypted and cannot be... 
Understanding "Noise" in a PC Audio Environment
Cwlondon, if you want to understand common mode chokes, this should get you started:http://www.butlerwinding.com/inductors/common-mode2.htmlAnd yes, if you had a salvaged ferrite core, it is just two windings of few turns each, in opposite directi... 
Biokleen Bac Out cleaner
Here is a formula that I can recommend and it is dirt cheap, easy to make and easy to remove.900ml distilled water89 ml of Isopropyl alcohol1 or 2 ml of Triton X-100I got the X-100 from Thechemistrystore.com, like $10/qt.To rinse I can recommend t... 
Biokleen Bac Out cleaner
I have tried it and do not recommend it.Bac-out contains lime extracts and "live enzyme producing cultures" of bacteria, and stabilizers. They are not specific about the exact ingredients.It may loosen dirt, oil or what ever but will be hard to ri... 
What's your favorite lyric from a song?
Sit by my side, come as close as the air,Share in a memory of gray;And wander in my words, dream about the picturesThat I play of changes.Green leaves of summer turn red in the fallTo brown and to yellow they fade.And then they have to die, trappe... 
Your vote: Most Useless Audio Adjective
Really a noun, but in the spirt of this thread, I offer"eargasm" 
No CD with works by Alexander N. Skrjabin
Try spelling it Scriabin.Arkivmusic lists 366 recordings by Alexander Scribin. 
Set screw for a Levinson 39 CD player?
I am missing mine as well. I am told that while it looks somewhat like a hardware store screw, it has two different sized threaded sections and the ML screw must be used.I would love to see one since ML wanted about $30 for a replacement. 
Denon 103r ????
Thanks Pedrillo, your enthusiasm come through clearly.What I was asking is if you could describe and summarize what modifications, adjustments, equipment, magic spells etc. lead to your results.Ken 
How would you improve the sound of Squeezebox?
Get a better power supply. The wall wart that came with mine creates all sorts of noise in the AC. Almost any transformer based supply would be quieter.