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Loud Dimmer Switches
Thanks guys, hooked up the Lutrons tonight and they are dead silent, no hum what so ever 
Dedicated Audio Room Lighting Ideas?
I just put up 5/8s drywall attached to resiliant channelling in my dedicated room on the ceiling. It's very easy to put up if you rent a drywall hoist. They are available at rental supply stores, my drywall supplier had one. It makes putting the d... 
Dedicated Lines & Power Conditioners
I had 3 dedicated power lines for many years before adding a conditioner. I added an Audience Adept Response coditioner, which is very pricey, however it took my system to another level entirely. I was quite surprised at the difference and wouldn'... 
Upgrade Power conditioner
I would say , yes it makes sense to buy an upscale conditioner if you have the rest of your system completed how you want it, and keep the conditioner price relative to your system investment. I recently bought an Audience Adept Response conditio... 
tweaks
I would suggest putting a set of Symposium series 2 rollerblocks under your cd player. This will give you all the qualities you are looking for. I use them under my cd player with the Symposium svelte shelf - simply an amazing upgrade and you wil... 
Audience Adept Response Conditioner??
George, I took the pluge today and bought the Audience response. I shall have it in a weeks time, looking forward it. Thanks for your insight. 
Simaudio new P5.3 vs. old P5 preamp , Improvement?
I used to own the P-5 and now have the 5.3 The 5.3 is more transparent, lower noise floor and better bottom end. If you check the specs it is even better than the P-5LE model by a long shot. The 5.3 will give you 80 to 85% of the performance of t... 
Bridged amp with electrostatics..
Although you would like to use Musical Fidelity, maybe a Bryston 14BSST would do the trick. It is bridged and has excellent reviews, class A sterophile, etc Click on www.bryston.ca for imfo and reviews. I read in one of those reviews that they us... 
What is a 20 Amp circuit ?
Thanks for all the answers, I am in the know now. I wired 3 direct lines all on their own breakers. 2 runs are 10 guage , the other one is 12. I shall have to open the box and check the breakers for their size./ Timrue, don't worry , it's quite a... 
What is a 20 Amp circuit ?
So if you have a conditioner such as a Shunyata hydra which requires a 20 amp plug , you would need a 20 amp receptacle as well ? , not a 15 amp receptacle 
Best cables for Simaudio Moon system??
I run Cardas with my MOON system, W-5 amp , P-5 pre and Supernova cdp Golden ref balanced ic's and golden cross speaker wire. It's a great combo. Coincidently, Simaudio runs all golden cross throughout with Dynaudio speakers. 
Speaker cables for Dynaudio Contour 3.4?
Simaudio uses Dynaudio's to demonstrate their equipment here in Canada at the Montreal audio show. They use Cardas golden cross throughout the system, ic's and speaker wire. I have heard it with special 25's, confidence 2's and 4's