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| Electrician's advice wanted: safely lifting ground Outsiders do not appreciate the dangers audiophiles routinely embrace . . . all for the love of music . . . Courage! | |
| How do you determine absorbtion panel placement Ribbon and electrostatic speakers do have different dispersion patterns from dynamic speakers.Typically, sitting in the sweet spot, move a door mirror (Home Depot or Bed, Bath for a few dollars) along the sidewalls or ceiling. When you see the spe... | |
| Stairway to heaven William Shatner | |
| Long time music lover looking for new music. If you like rock, you should try Alejandro Escovedo. His recent recording "Real Animal" is excellent. Title song is about Iggy Pop. I love his "A Man Under The Influence." I've seen him twice live . . . kick-ass R'n'R! | |
| speaker cable tie-downs in room? I bought some white plastic channels at Home Depot. http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?jspStoreDir=hdus&catalogId=10053&productId=100657480&navFlow=3&keyword=wire+channels&langId=-1&searchRedi... | |
| Overseas Pay Pal, your experiences. Haven't had any problems with PayPal from Britain, Italy, Columbia, or China, but I think PayPal fees to Canada were 4%, and be careful of Canadian provincial taxes charged back to you after stuff is delivered. | |
| Shunyata Hydra Vibration Isolation ??? I use Symposium Roller Blocks and there is a noticeable difference. | |
| Do you have tin ears? Lucky you! | |
| Quest to achieve live sound Hire a band. | |
| New LP12, I like some things and some I don't. Have you tried it without the bottom cover off? Many people find the sound to be more satisfying with the bottom open. | |
| Other than music, why are you an audiophile? Because the music sounds better. | |
| Favorites Alone In Quiet Darkness My fave is one hot babe . . . | |
| returning vinyl for warpage? Absolutely return it. This is something record stores have always had to deal with, even when vinyl was the only medium available. | |
| Replace CD jewel boxes with archival sleeves? My plan is to get rid of my CD's, get a Mac Mini, load all my CD's on it, and run the Mac through my DAC. | |
| Paradigm Mini Monitors v.5 I recently compared similar level Paradigms to B&W. No contest -- Paradigm. |