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What's your process for comparing new gear, cables, etc.?
If you say so. I play music. I listen. I have no problem hearing, differentiating between different components, and certainly no problem remembering. I found the story of not being able to remember sounds to be totally false. It holds a lot of guy... 
What's your process for comparing new gear, cables, etc.?
Okay so I don't know what to do in your case. I never met anyone with zero memory before. How you even remember you have a stereo is beyond me. Probably you have memory and the problem is you remember what someone told you about not having a memor... 
How to remove ground pin on power cable
So you guys think its fair to nitpick me to death, then remove my post so people don’t get the explanation. Its okay for you to use my words, but not me. Someone, not all but some number of you, are the most despicable spineless weasely lowlifes i... 
Contest with reward
That clown cover is creepier than the creepiest Stephen King Pennywise. 
Amp binding posts for bare speaker wires
Right. You will never hear the difference with the sub that’s for sure. I ran mine for years like this, only instead of banana I just twisted and folded the bare wire and crammed it in there. I usually say everything matters. But some, just not en... 
What does a tonearm contribute to the sound of a turntable?
The arm itself has little effect on volume. That is almost entirely down to cartridge output. The arm does however have wiring, and connections, and those could produce a small effect. A bigger effect though might be vibration control. Remember th... 
What does a tonearm contribute to the sound of a turntable?
Everything matters. With turntables its primarily speed stability and vibration control. With the tone arm its vibration control and preserving the delicate cartridge output signal. Either way because of the way the cartridge works any vibration a... 
Stillpoints Aperture or Synergistic UEF panels Which one?
HFTs are not even close to the performance of AperturesAt a fraction of the price, I would hope not! lol!Now why am I not surprised your statement is so misleading???Maybe someone who has both- and is a credible source- would care to comment on th... 
Git watcha want
You guys. You crack me up. Seriously though. You all know Mick is the greatest self-parody of all time, right? I mean he makes this guy look good https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIRyWlPi7Fc 
How to remove ground pin on power cable
miller, as much as I appreciate 99% of your posts, I’m not sure how you defend your position on this. It’s simple. The ground is the only safeguard in the event that any metal item becomes energized due to an equipment defect or failure. You're ri... 
Russco, QRK, Sparco, Garrard, Thoren, Fairchild, Roberts
Rim drive, you say? Repair and mods, you say??Behold! The Miller Carbon!https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/8367Carbon fiber BDR Source Shelf for the base, arm, and motor pod. I have built, repaired, and modified all of it!Originally based on the... 
Tweaks - An Honest Discussion
Speaker placement is totally a tweak. Its literally the definition of tweak!Heck I just looked it up, so as to avoid even the slim risk of appearing ignorant, and Miriam Webster first definition of tweak "to make usually small adjustments in or to... 
Stillpoints Aperture or Synergistic UEF panels Which one?
Ozzy,I had Mats on the outside of my speakers. Sounded great but couldn’t stand the look. Removed the drivers, cut Mats up, put them inside. One little 1/2" wide strip of Mat taped along internal wires is awesome. Or near the crossover. Also wrapp... 
Git watcha want
No vent. HCQ. Keith had em on it since December. 
How to remove ground pin on power cable
millercarbon:There always comes a point in every discussion of electricity where the common sense ends and Nervous Nancy and the Technobabbler’s take over. This is it. The end of the common sense. And now, without further ado, performing twenty fi...