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Any opinions on Classe Preamps?
The Classe Cp-50 is a smoking pre amp for the price range. I think tit might be a little more then 1k but I think it would be worth the extra investment 
Advice on how to get FedEx to pay up on damage
These shipping companies are bastards. I think that they deny all claims intially with hopes in you not pushing the issues. They make extra money for insuarnce and then not cover you. I would ask how to appeal the claim. If you dont get anywhere t... 
Where to buy USED INTERCONNECT CABLES online?
Try www.Audioadvisor.com. There inventory varies but sometimes you can get brand new cables for half of retail. On top of that they have a 30 day no questions return policy. 
Your opinion on burn in
I admit I may be nuts but I think my equipment needs to be on a good thirty days to sound its best. I think that cables do need to burned in again after not being used for long periods but if you listen to your equipment occasional the reburn does... 
Does anyone know of anyone/place that can reterminate cables
Ask your local hi fi dealer. Mine has made many repairs right on site for me. They have also reterminated some cables for me while I waited. 
mark levinsn would this be an upgrade
I have always thought that the quality of the watts is much more important then the number of watts. 
Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend?
The best and cheapest tweak you can do is speaker placement. Experiment with moving your speakers away from the back and side wall. Aiming them to face in front of you or behind you. If you have floor standing speakers lifting them off the floor a... 
Tone wood
Everything has a different resonate mode and the variation in wood has to have an effect on the sound of the speaker. I was told that the inside of ALL speakers, regardless of price, are built with particle board. I am not sure how accurate that s... 
Help I need some speaker suggestions
Listen to a pair of Sonus Fabers. Very refined yet dynamic and punchy. 
McIntosh - is it that great?
I dont know about the older equipment but I recently heard a very high end set up in a custom built room at a local dealer. I personally thought it was the worst system I ever heard and I have heard better set ups at chain stores at one third the ... 
Michael Green Just-A-Rack / Amp Stands
Why not give them a call. The number can be found on the manufacturer list under Learn on the homepage of Audiogon. 
Phase Switch on Subwoofers
If I understand things correctly if something is out of phase the speaker is moving out when it should be moving in. This can also be accomplished by switching the positive and negative wires. Different manufacturers are wired differently and this... 
REL Storm III or Strata III
I use two Rel Stentors and the addition of the second sub made some suprising diffrences. It didnt just help the bass it actually opened the soundstage and increased stereo seperation. It cleaned the sound up and articulated fine detail through th... 
Audio stores going out of business?
I have seen three go out in my area in the last five years. One I used often and will always miss the relationship that we had. I was told that there are just to many tire kickers and not enough people buying. It has to be a hard business. Yes the... 
Need Help Designing a Dream Room
One thing I would recommend is to try to design the openings in the room symetrically. I have used rooms with unsymetrical opening into other rooms and due to varience in sound pressure levels it created a floating image that drove me nuts. Hardwo...