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Where Can I Buy Boxes to Ship LP's In?
ULineuline.com I believe 
Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list
note: Unaccompanied Cello Suite actually got 4 votes on this list - just different performances. Fournier 2 YoYoMa 2Goldberg variations got...2 also? 
Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list
Pierre FournierBach Cello SuitesBest on original CD not remastered digital rerelease 
A Packing and Shipping Manifesto
more addenda:# A BOX has SIX SIDES. The one you don't protect is the one that will get whacked. 
A Packing and Shipping Manifesto
Oh - the grand mother of complaints:If you cant pack and ship it (or get it packed) properlyDONT SELL IT 
A Packing and Shipping Manifesto
this should probably be another topic.:"Who's responsible ?"two points though.Yes, in the freight world, there is FOB and Ex-Dock Ex-Factory etc(I love googling:http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=freight+FOB+at+dock) (http:... 
A Packing and Shipping Manifesto
addendum 1:Hints from Heloise DIY #1Home Depot ish places sell big sheets of pink 3M? exterior styrofoam in 1/2" 3/4" etc that can be cut into the needed size planks & boards.someone suggested this to me as a way to protect speakers. they can ... 
Old & New "Studio" equipment
BTW, one thing I _have_ noticed, on both Bryston "Pro" equipment and JBL "Studio Monitors", is that they are gain or sonically tweakable. The Bryston stuff has L&Rgain controls on the amps, and the JBLs have mid & hi controls on their fronts. 
glass fibre optic ST cable Question
Thanks for the replies. esp Mrderrick. To clarify what I do know, and reiterate some of your replies, and can share:ST is in fact just a connector - a bayonet connector.And yes, SM and MM are not compatible. the "transceiver" - the thing that conv... 
Preamp Phono Stage v Standalone + Linestage
Point taken.But hard to answer. everything is in transition. But I live in a world of mostly $500-2000 pcs of equipment. A $2500 phone preamp is probably not my worldOne system is mostly Linn.. LP12, amps are LK240s, preamp changing weekly.. a YBA... 
AES v. XLR - what is the difference?
thanks-the more I thought about it, I realized my question was probably pretty lame. All RCA jacked cables are not the same. all BNC 'd cables are not the same. All RJ45'd cables are not the same.. duh! The connectors are actually quite supericial... 
Linn Kan III v Spendor S3/5 crisis
last update.. I was reading the wrong specs in the Spendor manual ! 84Db sensitivity is the correct figure for the S3/5. And searching thru the Audiogon forums, I see this issue has come up more than once.Thanks 
Linn Kan III v Spendor S3/5 crisis
OK.. Here's the result ! Great Success!Bi-Wired & Biamped the Spendors off my pair of Linn LK240sThey sound excellent! Both Natalie Merchant & Pablo Casals sound full rich open and deep.thanks allAN ASIDE QI am surprised though how much I ... 
Linn Kan III v Spendor S3/5 crisis
"dull and lifeless" was an appropriate phrase.Thanks - your advice makes perfect sense.I certainly did not really believe the Spendors were not good speakers (well, maybe I did panic a little). I certainly wanted them to be!For the record, the lit... 
biamping.. better long ICs or Speaker Cables?
I'm throwing this into the mix.. I was just reading my Mapleshade catalog, and he is firmly in the -LONG Speaker - SHORT IC- camp.