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Noise in my Speaker.
Turn off your CD player, any noise? If not, then turn off your preamp. Any noise? With only your amp on, any noise? You can also try disconnecting each component in the same order, but if you do you have to turn off your amp each dime. Doing this ... 
Cry me a river
Pay attention, how many times have I got to say this! Eva Cassidy singing anything, but especially "Over the Rainbow", and for the Irish amoungst us, "Danny Boy". 
Music you would like to turn someone on to.
This may be a no-brainer, but I've really enjoyed exposing folks to Eva Cassidy. In my group she's not well known, if at all, but some to recall "Fields of Gold" from the Olympic's. Numerous of them have gone out and bought her recordings. Makes m... 
Tell us compliments received on your system...
Tom, What happened to the caveat you usually add to your promotions, i.e. that you sell Caravelle's? Not everyone knows who you are. 
Just a thought
BNC, Sad indeed! I can tear up just thinking about her music and its very hard for me to listen to - I relate so many of her songs to her early passing. Welcome to the club. 
I'm frustrated with people who don't ...
Zippyy, I can't believe you took my comments seriously. Did you not see the smiley face?You should lighten up, life is too short and you sound like you are a good candidate for an early stroke or heart atack.Lugnut, You were right, Pentax was an e... 
I'm frustrated with people who don't ...
Lugnut, You got it wrong, its Nikon v Canon, and Canon sucks! And I like jug wine, that stuff with corks in the bottles is a huge waste of money. :-) 
NHT 3.3...any info?
Go to the home page - Type in NHT in the search box. This will bring up products for sale, products wanted and at the bottom it has links to other sites. Under reviews it lists 5 reviews for the 3.3, 2 on line and 3 in the mag's. Happy reading. 
Got any of your dream system yet?
Most of what I have would stay, but I sure would want a house with a music room built from scratch, no compromises. 
Inconsistency in System
Fairly typical complaint, and as you suspect its probably power related, although the humidity and your mood are also great contributors. If there was something wrong with your system it would usually be constant. 
Speakers "To close to the side walls
One of the nice things about setting up your room - its all free except for the labor. Personally, I would start with a set up with your speakers close to the side walls and toed in extremely so they cross in front of you, well in front of you. I ... 
Is table really more importsnt than cartridge?
Winegasman, Actually the art of making turntables has progessed markedly since the days when the Duals, Thorens, whatever, ruled the market. I won't list all of the possibilities, however a couple of the big ones are the removal of the motor from ... 
phono cable suggestions..
I find it interesting that no one is asking you what kind of cartridge you are using. If its a MM cartridge you have to take into consideration the resistance of the I/C to insure that you have a good match. If it is a MC you want to take into con... 
What makes a system compelling?
A system becomes compelling for me when I no longer focus on what its is doing to the music that is being played on it and I become one with the music. 
Speakers "To close to the side walls
Assuming you are still talking about your Paradigm's, and assuming that you have them toed only slightly in, and assuming that you have not treated the 1st reflection points, yes it could make a substantial difference. HOWEVER, if you had your spe...