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Speaker Clarifiers?
I am totally in favor of tweaking to get the most out of a system. But not every tweak works, or works well enough to be worth good money. This one it seems has been around many years now. Wonder what's the verdict?I went to highend-electronics to... 
Speaker cable help
Synergistic. Highly recommended. I use https://highend-electronics.com/ a lot of their Synergistic comes with a 60 day money back guarantee. Ask Alfred about it. 
Possible turntable upgrade....
Linn is the prime example of the suspended isolation approach to turntable design. With all suspended designs but especially with Linn the whole thing is tuned to vibrate a certain way. They talk about isolation but need a stable platform as much ... 
Bass management with stand alone preamps
Yeah most separate preamps omit that because people getting into separates tend to be chasing ultimate performance which tone controls are not. At all.Stepping up from a receiver you’ll do well to look at integrateds as the next logical step and f... 
Big systems - Little rooms
Only thing you may have overlooked is the fact that many people have more money than, uh, room. 
Cartridge output question
Well you did say the Supreme is going back for evaluation? 
Do MC Cartridges Deteriorate over time
If it plays, tracks and sounds good to you it is probably OK.This^^^ 
Opportunity to knock out a wall - make an 18 x 30 room
The single best feature of my listening room is the solid core door, with weather stripping. Running a close second is a tie between the 5/8" sheetrock over 1/2" sound board, and the 1/2" MDF shutters that close over the windows blocking out both ... 
Why more bass subwoofer into power conditioner
Right, balanced power is marketing BS. But, according to this Stereophile review https://www.stereophile.com/powerlineaccessories/108torus/index.htmlthe RM20 consists of a toroidal transformer and surge suppressor. That's it. No battery. No caps. ... 
Turntable Hum
Right. So those things slide in and out of the cartridge body. If what I suspect happened it would be inside and changing the stylus won't change anything. Try lowering and watching like I said and see what we come up with.  
Turntable Hum
You changed the cartridge? Or just the stylus? 
Do MC Cartridges Deteriorate over time
Yeah, huge amount of high end audio sounds great in theory only to completely fall apart in practice. Like cartridges, the suspension should just get all hard and brittle and go to hell just sitting there used or not. But this never seems to happe... 
looking for ideas on must have classical music
Great performances in poor sound. Isn't that Springsteen? 
Question about background noise
cleeds writes: Many things can contribute to noise on an LP, including dirt and a worn or improperly aligned stylus. Q: Do any of these ever result in the "hollow sound" described?A: No. And yet anyone who has listened to a lot of LPs, even rea... 
Question about background noise
cleeds- PMS?