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Affordable Grounding
Michigan  -  Minnesota   Eh?  What's the diff..   
Affordable Grounding
Ha! Ha!  Just got home.  I am happy.  Happy as a Hermit!!  I do have a multimeter.  Too tired for now. Will update later. Lawrence From Michigan  
Affordable Grounding
Jim, Thanks for the advice> I am not an electrician.  This structure is resting on blocks and has no foundation.  Small crawl space and yes, it is possible the ground is on the steel water pipe.  All wood construction.  Two 20 amp circuits. "L... 
Affordable Grounding
 I guess I'm just an ignorant old man.    
Affordable Grounding
I left much unsaid about my situation.  The home I have been living in for the last 28 years is a small cottage type structure, 20'x20' built in 1960.  The builders were NOT professional contractors by any means.  Nothing was built to current code... 
List Of Small Company Tube Amps
Coincident Audio from Canada.  Surprised not mentioned.  
First impressions: Silversmith Fidelium interconnects
Any info. on "RCA" cables in the future?  I've been using his speaker cables for a few years.  Sound is great but functionality is awful.  In other words, hard to connect to terminals.  My Pass Labs amp, using Furutech binding posts, would not ac... 
Affordable Grounding
Yes.  Best results(for me) was installing a ground rod just outside the wall, running CU cable through wall to my dedicated AC outlet(hospital Grade) ground connection,  then ALL AC power to my system plugged in to that receptacle.  
If Steely Dan had a different vocalist
Well, how about that!  Like the others, never heard about them.  Add a wee bit of old Chicago into it also.  
Which HDMI cable for I2S?
I use AFTERDARK. BLACK MAGIC MKII CARBON FIBER SHIELDING (CFS) I2S HDMI CABLE between my DAC and transport.  Designed specifically for digital audio.  Hand made in Asia somewhere.  I think it sounds better than an off the shelf do everything HDMI ... 
Need some treble
What speakers?  I have a suggestion but you must be comfortable getting inside the cabinet and get access to the crossover.  If the tweeter circuit is designed with a choke(resistor), reduce the ohm value a bit.  Maybe 0.5 ohms.  Had to the same m... 
In-wall cable
My home was built 65 years ago by do-it-yourself owners.  Lord knows what's inside these walls.  ☹  
Jazz Mount Rushmore
Huh? First, maybe we should establish what is the definition of "Jazz". When you think "Jazz", what/who comes to mind?  For me, I do not always think of the old classic musicians mentioned above.  Miles on occasion maybe.  
vibration control - cd player
OK Guys.  Don't laugh. I had a BooS Blocks large cutting board laying around here for years, unused.  Not cheap.  Some kind of hardwood.  Then, someone here mentioned using one.  I figured what the heck.  Set it up with a few old anti vibe pucks ... 
Sub $2,000 Integrated Amp Recommendations
Look for these two units and, with those speakers you will experience a whole new level of listening. -    CHoco EMEI Integrated Amp -    Denafrips Areis DAC Get them used and the cost will be at your price point. I have the Pontus and a year a...