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Very Bad purchase from upscale audio Acoustic Zen Adagio
My experience with Upscale Audio was good and bad.  Bought a used Oracle phone stage but found it really wasn't the caliber I was looking for.  Kevin took it back in credit for a new Manley Chinook which seemed to be his pet product at the time.  ... 
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Jafant, cables are 20+ yrs old. Biwired audioquest caldera. Aiudioquest diamondback ICs. 
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This is a great thread.It has really helped me listen to and think about the sound.  Interesting about the visceral physical part of the experience.  I suppose this has to do with focused energy, even at low volume levels.  I could imagine when di... 
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All great posts!  Thank you all for bearing with me.I will try the tweaks, lower crossover and VTA.  The TT was just set up by Jacques at Oracle so it should be quite right.I need to reduce reflective surfaces with corner traps and tapestry wall h... 
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Auxinput,Stock AC cords. Don't think I'm ready to go there.... ;)I did put in a dedicated circuit for it though. Stock Home Depot stuff. Cheap! 
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Thank you to everyone for these ideas. Specifically to Ghosthouse. I've had the speakers for about 18 years.  Last year wIth my son's new interest in vinyl (age 20-a late bloomer), I decided to upgrade electronics, get my turntable spinning, and p... 
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Thanks to all. Listening to Billy Holiday Body and Soul right up close. It's really detailed and nice but not spine tingling.  The sound seem overwhelmed with full orchestration. Best with simpler instrumentation. Maybe separation of the various v... 
Amplifier heat...help!
I solved this with computer cooling fans installed in back of a completely enclosed antique Chinese cabinet.  I drilled air intake holes on the back toward the bottom. Then I installed four 92 mm computer case cooling fans from Noctura on the back...