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music you cant live without
Hi Tireguy, interesting thread that I have seen over the period of a year or so (titled differently) on Audiogon, however I have never posted to it. Garfish does have a BAD case of the “Junkies” I think we need to take up a collection for him and ... 
amp stands
Do you want it to look exotic or look good and function very well? If your answer is the latter here is what I did: Thick maple wood, beveled edges with router, Audio Points screwed into the bottom of the stands (3)/per stand. Stained and finished... 
A most unlikely cable convert
Trelja, Loved the story, does not surprise me a bit. Open minds and ears help! 
SHUNYATA BLK MAMBA or WHALE ELITE?
I totally agree with the above posts! What else can I say? 
First Sound Pesence Deluxe Linestage
From what I have heard and read it is excellent! I would purchase one in a heart beat if I had the $ :-). 
the BEST garage system you ve ever built
1938 Zenite Long Distance AM radio!(made in the USA):-} 
the cider house rules of highend audio
It looks as good as it sounds! 
Best Silver ICs under 300?
For the past 8 years, (probably longer) I have used Silver Audio (4.0, Hyacinth, and Appassionata) interconnects, I consider them to be very good interconnects and I am happy with them. At a friend’s suggestion, for the heck of it, I demoed the Ma... 
Digital front-end p/c recommendations?
Whale Elite is alot of power cord for the money. 
Kimber BiFocal XL - Any good? Thoughs?
I don't know if this will be helpful, bot here goes. I used double runs of Kimber 8 TC (for the sub woofer) and 4 TC for the mids and highs. The Kimber BI-Focal XL was an improvement. The Kimber Select 3033 was better, however I prefer the Silver ... 
Speaker wire is it science or psychology
This thread reminds me of the debates (turned ugly) from years ago on the defunct Daja News Opinion 
Cary Cabling
After experimenting with other manufactures I settled with Silver Audio. 
Kweifi-about your Sonatas and 2a3 Fi
MikE, The Sonatinas look like a sweet speaker, unfortunately I have not heard them. No dealer around me! I read a post on AudiogoN that said that a small watt amp like yours and mine will not make the Sonatinas sing the way we want them to. I don’... 
How much lead/sand to fill stand rack?
Don’t forget that what ever you use to fill your speaker stand column with, it needs to be dry (not moist or wet). Damp fill can be dried out in an oven on a big cookie sheet with sides. 
Speaker placement directly on floor?
The threaded spikes are an inexpensive way to control acoustical, mechanical and electronic generated resonance. Some times other products such as Audio Points look and/or work better, thats a personal decision. You can also purchase the Audio Poi...