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Storage of other speakers in the room, shorting them while not in use? Myth or true?
Better to remove the speakers altogether - you get two effects from the presence of another speaker. One is the drivers will act as passive radiators to one degree or another - depends on the size and proximity as well as the volume of the driver ... 
Upgrade path from Wilson WattPuppy 7s? - seeking advice
You should give Von Schweikert a try - either the E3 MK II, E5, VR-44, or VR-55 depending on your budget. All of these are very dynamic and easy loads for your amps. They are a better value and performance than the Wilsons or Vandersteens (which I... 
Time for dedicated outlets!
I ran two independent 20A circuits for my system and one thing to consider is whether to put your circuits on the same phase or opposite phases.I did the latter and run my monoblocks on one circuit/phase and the rest of my gear (preamp, phono stag... 
VTL TL7.5 series lll VS VAC Master Line Stage VS AR Ref 6 VS Nagra Classic Preamp
I have a VTL TL6.5 and like it very much - in regards to system synergy, the hybrid design of the VTL makes it compatible with pretty much any amps out there (due to low impedance of the FET drivers). I've even driven amps with 50ohm input impedan... 
how do you record audible sound, and play it back as infrasound ?
Is your recording analog or digital? If it is digital, you will need some signal processing SW of some sort to downconvert the recording to infrasonic frequencies. If it is analog, you would have to use some sort of frequency downconverter (hetero...