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NY Audio Show
Any news from the front? 
Help Choosing Speakers
Whatever you get consider using corner placement in a small room like that.  
proac d25 vs totem Mani 2
its a good price for the Mani's if in good condition and you have the amp and room to handle them.   One of my favorite smaller monitors. 
Class D Technology
Yes Ralph sorry to hear that and best wishes for a fast recovery. 
The dumbest stereo experience ever!
" Cross thread stalker Alert! "Your paranoia is showing again. These threads are not all about you. Well, this one maybe. Not you personally but machina Dynamica. Dumb products. There, I said it! 
The dumbest stereo experience ever!
Practice makes perfect. 
The dumbest stereo experience ever!
Really, geoffkait, what is your problem that you abuse others here the way you do? Marketing? It gets attention that may be lacking otherwise.  Our next president has that approach mastered. 
Do equipment stands have an impact on electronics?
j_stereo I think you covered it well.Do I really need the footers on the DAC? Probably not. But got them so I use them.  They definitely provide a few extra inches of physical separation between teh DAC and the pre-amp it normally sets on.   Can’t... 
Class D Technology
Guido, thanks for the very practical and level headed advice. I suspect you have more experience with more Class D amps among others than most anyone, plus as far as I know you do not have any particular financial interest in any particular produc... 
Do equipment stands have an impact on electronics?
Lucky for you Radio Shack went under recently. So more market share for you now maybe. 
Do equipment stands have an impact on electronics?
GEoof stop insulting me.   You can insult my footers that's OK.  Your envy is showing! 
Do equipment stands have an impact on electronics?
They only move a little bit, enough to damp the most common vibrations of lesser magnitude, the ones you would never feel or know about otherwise. The grooves the inner part rotate in are wide enough to provide some stability. So you get the best ... 
Do equipment stands have an impact on electronics?
Geoff, don't be such a cynic.   You sound jealous!  Calm down. 
Do equipment stands have an impact on electronics?
You got it. The spring loaded inner portion of my footers are the part that rotates. It provides the ability to level and provides stability compared to a spring alone.   I suspect this would help against those nasty p waves in particular should t... 
Class D Technology
I recall when I was in college I could hear well to 20khz. I know because I ran tests.I also found it much harder to get sound that was not fatiguing. This is back in analog days even. These days I know I cannot hear to that extent which is normal...