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leave power on?
Ditto Jax2. 
Any idea what this goo is on my record?
I have found that it is impossible to visually grade an LP with any accuracy. I have LP's that look beautiful and play horribly and I have LP's that look like they should be noisy and not listenable and are quite pleasing.Perhaps the record was pl... 
Please help me decide.
I'd wait for 3-D TV! 
Need person/place for Sony tuner repair...
Why not send it to Sony?http://eservice.sony.com/webrma/web/index.do 
Stands for bass traps
I don't know how you would stand them up "on the floor," but the Real Trap stands allow the traps to be attached to them at variable heights. 
Stands for bass traps
You may want to consider bass traps from Real Traps. You can order stands specifically made for them. I'm using them with the stands and they're easy to move around.http://www.realtraps.com/ 
RadioShack Sound Meter
You should point it up. 
Wilson WP 8 or Sonus Amati Anniversary?
WOW! Completely different speakers! You need to hear for yourself. I would say the Sonus are warm, more colored. The WP's are cleaner, less colored. Sonus are wonderful, lush sounding speakers, WP's are more neutral. Both are great speakers.I can'... 
Can you Listen to Vinyl Casually??
I'm curious, Downunder, why the VPI & the Linn? What do you like about each? I guess it's the old compare and contrast.Thanks. 
'they blew'em off the stage'
Many years ago, pre-Buckingham/Nicks Fleetwood Mac, with Peter Green playing blues guitar opened for original Ozzy Osbourne Black Sabbath. No contest. Mac.As for that Commander Cody/Byrds concert, I saw that tour in South Florida. I had backstage ... 
Speakers secured with bungee cord
Don't know about the stands, but there was this thread about hanging them from the ceiling:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?htech&1098764509&openflup&2&4#2 
Upgrade the Squeebox or get a Transporter?
One factor to be considered . . . a DAC with multiple inputs could also be used with another source, as well as the SB.Bolder Audio claims their modded SB sounds better than the Transporter. 
concert vault---any impressions?
Here's another one for you:http://www.archive.org 
Do you pull A/C plugs during thunder storms?
Are you in the red zone?http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/lightning_map.htm 
Do you pull A/C plugs during thunder storms?
I should and I don't. I live in South Florida, lightning capital of the country. During the upcoming "rainy season" (if we get one! we've been suffering a drought.), I'd have to unplug everything all the time because we get thunderstorms all the t...