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Are there speakers after Stax?
Audiophile Headphones are extremely good at certain things and very lacking in other areas. They are almost unmatched in fine detail and tonal presentation, are able to extract fine detail/musical neuances almost impossible for full size speakers ... 
Wash, Cut, Polish & Demagnetize
VIGGENTo effectively decide the effects of these tweaks you must have duplicate Cds, just buy them at the same time from the same store and they will be duplicates......don't mix different labels or editions.MPRIMEI was going to mention that Cable... 
Wash, Cut, Polish & Demagnetize
I love to tweak but cannot perform the CD edge bevel because it breaks the golden rule of tweaking:NEVER APPLY A TWEAK WHICH CANNOT BE REMOVEDAlso you will have problems trying to sell Cds that have been edge beveled.That said I use similar tweaks... 
Strangest Tweak?
Some that seem suspect include many Shun Mook devices, Marigo dots, coins on speakers, and how about the latest craze BRILLIANT PEEBLES.I have read some reviews on Shakti Holograph but I don't care how well it works those things are so big & u... 
Bruckner 9th...
Might as well weigh in on this also (a bit late but always room for more impressions). JHOLD at the begining makes good point, it is always dangerous/foolish to recommend complete set by one conductor but the complete Tintner/Naxos set at bargain ... 
Anybody stop using power conditioning?
I agree that some power conditioners I tried actually degrade sound more than improve, usual negative effective being rounding/softening of edges producing reduced dynamic contrasts. I am happy with AM Stealth Cryo and won't be removing it anytime... 
Mozart Sym 41:reviews/opinions
True to my previous mentioned preferences for small group performances I picked up complete set of Pinnock/Archiv Mozart symphonies. Haven't had time to go through entire set but these have very vivid recordings using period instruments that are e... 
"Best" cable elevators?
Tireguy's teepee idea with wood dowels would be very easy and inexpensive to make. If you check Mapleshade Records site they have some "teepee" cable lifts for sale........another advocate for cable lifts. 
"Best" cable elevators?
The good thing about this tweak is you can make some cheap ones to try in your system before you really spend any money, also you can add/remove cable elevators without disconncting anything so pretty easy to compare.I know some people hear claim ... 
Kudos to the USPS
I use USPS priority delivery/signature confirmation for items under $250 or so and there has never been a serious problem. However the tracking with USPS is primitive and they have no way of locating your package until it is delivered.Twice I have... 
Should I Biamp
I would go with Option 2, I have used that configuration many times with various MF products. I have two MF systems and also currently have A3 integrated.Although it is true you want best signal to go to tweeters, your bass also needs much more po... 
Psb Platinum speakers
Don't want to get too off topic here or make it sound like I am PSB fanboy, but besides the decent amp size of Gold-I they really need at least 16x16 size space to sound good.This means pull them 5-6ft out from speaker wall to get best imaging etc... 
VPI Magic Brick or Webster's Dictionary
I have read reviews elsewhere and seen people here claim the Shun Mook Mpingo (wood) discs work.....seems incredible if true since they are not very heavy and apparantly somehow "tune" vibrations. (of course they are not cheap!)I do use some cheap... 
Psb Platinum speakers
Although no retail price listed at PSB site I believe the Platinums are much more expensive vs Status series (T8 retail $6500?, T6 retail $4700?) and at that higher price point will face very tough competition from some heavy hitter speakers.There... 
Mozart Sym 41:reviews/opinions
Well picking up where we left off on previous thread, I have not heard the Levine/DG you mention but because it is full orchestra recording I "suspect" it will not be one of my favorites although I have mentioned that Bernstein/DG acheives good re...