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Load setting for van den Hul Grasshopper II
Go to the vdH website www.vandenhul.com and look up the specs for your Grasshopper. I think 800 is the recommended optimum, so 300 should be OK 
van den Hul MC-10 - has anyone removed the body?
It can be done quite easily, but I don't think you would gain much sonic improvement and you would risk damaging the fine wires that connect the coils to the rear pins. 
Floating ground: Any danger? Alternatives?
Get a balanced power unit from Equi-tech, ExactPower, or Balanced Power Technologies. You'll never have anymore noise. You won't have to lift any grounds. You won't have to use any other kind of power conditioning/filtering equipment. The music wi... 
Does anyone have experience with noise reduction ?
I agree that the source of the noise is the inverter. And it's very hard to get rid of noise that comes from the source of the electrical power itself. I think the most direct way to kill it would be to use a balanced power unit such as Equi-Tech,... 
Review: Purist Audio Designs Venustas and Opis Interconnect
In addition to all the other comments, I'd just like to add: If you haven't heard a set of Venustas phono cables, you just haven't lived! Nothing else even comes close -- and I mean NOTHING!Yes they're expensive, but for $1800 bucks, you'll think ... 
Any SME IV mod shops?
I just ordered a new (internal) wiring harness for my 12 yr old SME V from SME. The following is pasted in from an email I received from SME:1. The original wiring fitted is silver litz.2. Wire to same specification is still used, now manufactured... 
SW-800 Subs & CLS's
I happened to run across your various mini-statement discussions from 2001, so I'm probably late to the party.If you are still using a m-s speaker setup let me know. I have a lot of experience with it and I'm willing to share.best,Neil