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Kubala Sosna Emotion/Elation cables
Dear Jon47:You asked if anyone knows where Kubala-Sosna sources their wire. I can’t answer that but I did get a look at their power cord wire when I recently finished up-grading the terminations on one of my Kubala-Sosna Expression Power Cords fro... 
Benfits of upgraded connectors
Well... I took the plunge and replaced the terminations on the Kubala-Sosna Expression power cord that runs to my amp. I replaced them with Oyaide M1 / F1 terminations. The difference is impressive.One of my reference CD’s is the first cut on the ... 
mood lighting
The best I've found is the Orgel Vreten floor lamp from IKEA. It's 61" high by 10" square and costs a mere $19.95. There's also a table lamp version for about the same price. 
Audience adeptResponse aR6
I run everything through my Audience… Theta Compli… Theta Casablanca II… Theta Intrepid… Pioneer Elite TV… and Comcast Cable Box. I tried the amp straight into the wall but prefer it running through the Audience. 
What is “warmth” and how do you get it?
“and how do you get it”… I just went to “warm” by changing the footers under my CDP from Stillpoints to HRS Nimbus Couplers. I really liked what the Stillpoints did, but at times my system sounded a little “thin”. Without losing any of the good th... 
"God Bless the Child" on Idol?
Mapman... I agree that the talent this year is far superior to prior years. I'm putting my money on the guy that plays the double bass being around longer than Jacob. 
Did anyone experience Audio Prism's Ground Control
It’s said that mixing the Reference GC’s with the “regular” GC’s improves the soundstage. So my question is, is it possible to buy GC’s that are terminated with Banana Plugs that are not terminated with the Reference Banana Plugs? 
image on tv goes green
Noble100 & Mceljo: Ya… Comcast’s answer sounded pretty lame to me too… buy an expensive HDMI cable… pay Comcast $5.00 more a month to get an HD Box… and for your added viewing pleasure Comcast will turn your screen bright green to prompt your ... 
image on tv goes green
When changing channels, the screen on my Pioneer sometimes goes to bright green. The sound is OK. At that point we have to turn it off and then back on. I asked Comcast about that and they said it's a fault of the HDMI connection with their cable ... 
Your ONE all time favorite love song?
"Duet" by Rachael Yamagata and Ray Lamontagne in Rachael Yamagata's CD titled Elephants. 
Your ONE all time favorite love song?
"Joy" by Janis Ian. 
Benfits of upgraded connectors
Along the line of Greh's question, because the Male AC Plugs and IEC Connectors on my Kabala-Sosna Expression PC’s are not high end, I’ve been thinking about re-terminating one of the PC’s with either an Oyaide or Wattgate product. Anyone think th... 
Did anyone experience Audio Prism's Ground Control
Already having Reference GC’s on my speakers, I purchased a second pair of Reference GC’s terminated with RCA’s to try them on my amp (I run XLR IC’s leaving the RCA inputs open). When I didn’t notice much improvement with the GC’s on the amp, I m... 
Coupling or de-coupling stand mounted ls3/5a
My front speakers are on Sound Anchor stands that have carpet piercing spikes. Putting my weight on the stands drives the spikes through the carpet and padding, to the plywood sub floor. To make the stands rock solid, using a weighted mallet… and ... 
Flat Screen Recommendations: 50 to 60 inch
My son-in-law just got a 42" Panasonic Plasma and the picture is knock-you-over fantastic. Beats the heck out of my Pioneer plasma, and my Sony.