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Dust Covers
Novus plastic polish #2 or #3. I heard they sell it at the Container Store, but I'm not sure about that. 
Down right BEST CDP for the money???
For the money (pound for pound), the Sony DVP S9000ES DVD/CD/SACD. Street price less than $900 (List at introduction was $1500). I've heard it's being discontinued in favor of a newer model. This one is an incredible CD player for the money. The f... 
Disks for protecting wood floors from spike damage
http://www.audiopoints.com/audiopoints.html 
Run Balanced and RCA at the same time?
Try it. I've run two sets of speakers out of my pre-processor. One balanced to one amp and the other single ended to another amp. This is so I can use one pair of speakers for two channel and the other for surround. I turn off the amp for the spea... 
Ugliest speaker ever?
Spica Angelus, too. But, you gotta figure, somebody who's making ugly speakers must have a reason -- you've heard of "price no object?" How 'bout "looks no object." Most, if not all, of these mentioned are great sounding speakers. 
New stuff from spain selling at less then used
Yeah, only 45 pounds and $6K new? I think more like 150# and $9500. 
Coolest looking speaker ever ?
The mbl's look like some kind of alien space ship:http://www.mbl-hifi.com/products/mbl101d_en.htmIf you merely want impressive, check out the Kharma Grand Enigma at a cool mil (go to pictures, then projects):http://www.kharma.com/--Neil 
Looking to upgrade my tonearm
If you're budget conscious, and haven't had the RB300 rewired from the stock Rega wiring, THAT would be a major upgrade for a relatively small investment. 
Help selecting a preamp/processor please.
The Anthem AVM-2 can be found used, usually for around $1400, and is a great unit, especially at that price. 
Digitizing LPs: General advice wanted
Buzzing around the net, I came across some info about the Terratec Phono Preamp and Studio software. I haven't used it, only read about it.http://www.terratec.net/press/pressemit/ppa-studio.htmhttp://www.proaudioreview.com/par/november00/TerraTec-... 
MOST tubelike solid state amp
I recently upgraded my ML 27 to a 333. I found the dynamics and clarity of the 333 incredible, but the 27 had a more lifelike, which to me equates with tubelike, sound. I am currently switching between the two (I didn't sell the 27), and my furthe... 
Honest dealer in Canada
I dealt with Globe Audio Video when I found their website. They were friendly, reliable, and fair. The website is:http://www.globeaudiovideo.com/index.htmOther contact info:449 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario Canada L8P 1K5Phone: (905) 522-243... 
revel F50's -- talk me out of buying them
My friend just got the Revel M-20's and they sound great, and he's driving them with a B&K 305 receiver. Very smooth, detailed, and terrific range for a monitor.But, I just heard the Epos M-12's at Hollywood Sound. I think they were being driv... 
Speaker placement formula
These two sites might be helpful:http://www.tnt-audio.com/casse/waspe.htmlhttp://www.audiophysic.de/produkte/aufstellung/aufstellung_e2.html--Neil 
Phase inverting preamps
I have a Croft Vitale pre-amp. The manual states:"Important: Pre-amps WITH gain invert phase, therefore you must connect the loudspeaker terminals so that (the +VE speaker cable is connected to the -VE terminal) & (the -VE speaker cable is con...