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What's Up With Jane's Addiction?
Hopefully they get this all worked out, going to see the concert next month! Can't wait, last time was Lapaloosa in 1991. Janes was one of my favorites in high school.  Several years ago, saw Fleetwood Mac with the original crew,  You could feel ... 
IsoAcoustics GAIA
Been intrigued with all this stuff, really only played around with my turntable.  My speakers are on cork/rubber blocks purchased from Amazon on the cheap. They do what you all are saying the Gais's are doing. Do you think they would be an improv... 
Fiber or Eithenet
Fiber when ever possible. It usually has higher bandwidth, is less affected by noise, magnetism, and other interference. Also it has less drop over distance vs wire.  As a word of caution, most cables that say they are Cat8 usually do not test ou... 
critique my setup -- weak link? best way to improve?
How much do you want to spend? What kind of sound are you looking for? You can upgrade your KG2 to KG3.2's on the cheep also there are a ton of upgrades for these speakers that make a huge difference.  While the T1 is a ok TT, there are also upg... 
The Rapid Rise (& Fall) of the CD
Growing up, I owned a couple LP's, then got a cassette deck, stopped with LP's. Then CD's came out, think it was my 12-13th B-day got a Realistic CD player, then just got CD's. In the mid 80's Lp were like $8, Cassettes were $8, and CD's were $14.... 
What did you add to your 2 channel system to do HT?
If you are happy with it, then just use it that way, and enjoy! Sounds like you got lucky with the front 3 channel speakers.  My HT receiver does 13ch with 4 sub outs, also has pre-outs for all CH, with the ability to mix/match. It also allows me... 
What did you add to your 2 channel system to do HT?
What are you trying to get out of it? Your center channel amp is overkill! If you have a HT receiver, use the HT receiver amp for HT, then use your good amps for 2ch. For HT it is very important that all speakers are timber matched, as sound goes ... 
Replacing Capacitors, I Don’t Wanna!
I'm using almost 50yo stuff that has never been touched but cleaning and adjustments. It still sounds wonderful! While some of the capacitors might have drifted, they still should all be in spec. The only way to know is to measure all of them. Dou... 
Those magical days when the HVAC is off
Don't think it's a power issue at all, but noise floor issue.  In the cooler mornings, I open all the windows, and doors. Trying to air out the house to cool it down for the hotter days. With my from door open, I have to turn up my system, with th... 
Recommended power cords for Quicksilver V-4 mono
@zuesman where did you buy your NEOTECH cables? I can find the main site with  some good info, but the dealer network is kind of a dead end, and google did not come up with much. Mostly bulk wire, not sure I want to spend that kind of time and mon... 
JBL's Marketing Blunder..
It's suppose to be funny. Have you spent any time with people in their 20's? Sadly, this is what they are like. They hang out in a room, all doing something on their phones, and they don't really talk to each other. They are very "whatever"  Thin... 
Amp for Vintage Heresy
Such wonderful speakers! They are very sensitive, allowing you to discover any bottlenecks in your system. They also sing with low power, but will never have great bass.  There are so many mods to the speakers, XO, new drivers, sealing the box, r... 
Worth purchasing Accuphase P-300, C-200 and T-100?
Interesting, not dynamic. Would say my listing is more grunge, with a double side of blues. Might like what I have more, maybe should keep saving up for McIntosh.   
It Pegged the Needle on My "BS Meter". Now, I'm A Believer. Ever Happen to You?
"Ground Enhancers" on my speakers. Stupid little Litz coil of wire makes a difference.  Going to try putting them on my open RCA's on my pre-amp to see if they do the same as what they did for the speakers.   
Why did this just happen ?
USB uses the internal processor to handle everything. Speed and detail is all put on the processor.  This is like when you are moving music files onto an eternal HDD, on an older computer it will be so slow, put on a new computer, the speed is muc...