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Ideal power cord lengths?
Takes me back to Thirty Seconds Over Winterland. Must dig it out again. Have you seen the Saucers?  
Busted! Reviewer copies manufacturers sales page in review?
@rbstehno I'm inclined to agree with you on car mags but, as @larsman points out, audio perception and preference is very subjective. ​​​​​​​ just because Fremer said something doesn’t make it better. ​​​​​​​  
Busted! Reviewer copies manufacturers sales page in review?
@mulveling Astute. But are we sure it isn’t the manufacturer who lifted this adulating tripe from the REVIEW?  
Busted! Reviewer copies manufacturers sales page in review?
@rbstehno  I asked Fremer this and he said that the major mags only post positive reviews. They do not post equipment that would merit a bad write up. Also, when have you seen a negative review of anything in an audio magazine.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Rhiannon Giddens With Francesco Turrisi – There Is No Other (Nonesuch 2019) Recommended.   
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@sbank You could be right! Although, I know @slaw expressed an interest three years ago. Not sure if he bought into them. sometimes I think we’re First Aid Kits only fans.  
Dedicated AC Circuits: It's not the noise, it's the upstream problems
I almost have 1" thick cable feeding mine. Okay, maybe not that big but it is 8 gauge.  
REL Subwoofer - How to use the "Mode Selector" switch
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What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”?
@mijostyn I heard demos of the Sweetwater units with the designers and while they are excellent units, you could absolutely hear the cleaned version’s veil over the original. A computer can entirely remove the "pop" from a scratch and fill it in... 
Speaker Placement and Toe-In
Needless to add, my Quad 57s are toed in to a 1/16th of an inch to each ear!  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
First Aid Kit – The Lion's Roar (Wichita 2012)  
Placement of Components
The turntable is going to pick up vibrations either way. The real reason to keep the space between the speakers clear is to stop acoustic reflections that would break up the formation of the soundstage image.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Wooden Wand – Death Seat (Young God 2010)  
Speaker Placement and Toe-In
My Spendors like straight ahead too.   
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Eddie Condon, Wild Bill Davison, Ken Davern, Dick Wellstood, Gene Krupa – Jazz At The New School Live (Chiaroscuro 1972)