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Cleaning Method
Try some Goo Gone from your local hardware store. It won't add any sheen or brightness to the metal but it will take off any aging due to grime, dirt, fingerprints and dust. It may be all you need to restore the original look.All the best,Nonoise 
Redbook Digital Can Sound Great -- On Occassion
Charles1dad, I had a good laugh at your reference to navy SEAL training as I have a friend who was one during the Reagan years and to him, everything was kind of blah and not worth getting all lathered up about after what he went through.I guess i... 
Hypex NCore 1200
I can only comment on the sound based on what I heard at the latest Newport Audio show. The Mola Molas were okay. I purposely downplayed that to make a point. Not everyone is keen on the sound despite the pedigree and the hype. Count me as one of ... 
Is The Overall Weight Of A Speaker Important?
Weight has little to do with it. My Tonians are a semi open baffle design and much like an instrument, absorb and dissipate the sound energy as quickly as an instrument. They excel at tone and timbre. They weigh (maybe) fifty pounds or so.In the e... 
Is it just me?
Different days, different ways of seeing things. 
Anthonyn Cordesman on Edward Snowden
Zen, Thanks for the heads up. I like Javier Bardem as an actor. 
Anthonyn Cordesman on Edward Snowden
He was obviously speaking in the first person. 
Do power cords make a difference?
Well said Vhiner, well said. 
Tough decision, samsung Samsung PN65F8500 or
Yes, the Samsung is a beauty. 
What should I do
I understand how you love your speakers so what I'd recommend is getting a Marantz PM-15S2b (the limited edition) and use it's headphone out for whatever headphones you get and still have it for your speakers.All the best,Nonoise 
Today's New York Times
Phaelon, spot on analysis and my observations as well as I used to go to the same haunts. Later on in life, while at a jazz club, I spotted a former dancer working the men at the bar and when our eyes met, nothing needed to be said, I smiled, look... 
Redbook Digital Can Sound Great -- On Occassion
Redbook CD, when done right, can sound wonderful, with "done right", the operative phrase. If only the labels had higher QC standards when recording and pressing CDs.I'll check out that Michael Buble CD. Thanks.All the best,Nonoise 
Do power cords make a difference?
RCA should change their logo to a dog staring at a power cord. 
The best of the ECM label
Anouar Brahem. 
Am I an Audiophile?
The rich and the jealous will always find an excuse or context in which to separate themselves from others.As you've come to realize, enjoying music the way you do can have many names, many labels, but in the end, it doesn't matter what you or oth...