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Cartridges: Complete Scam?
It's true but not a scam - it's called the Law of Diminishing Returns and applies to all sorts of things: wines, Scotch, sports cars, etc.Just do a log transform on the $$ spent and it will all look linear 
Why is the snake oil topic closed?
Rubbing Snake Oil on your Shakti Stones will fix whatever problems you have 
Why does my system now have shrill top end.
Erik’s ideas are all good, but this happened suddenly w/out any room changes...so do them after finding & fixing the cause of the sudden glare onset 
Why does my system now have shrill top end.
dimmer baddoes it have an all the way OFF detent on it?dimmers work by 'chopping' up the voltage - this creates a lot of high freq. noise on the line (maybe radiated RFI too)if setting it all the way down - whether you feel a detent in the knob or... 
Why does my system now have shrill top end.
 LED bulbs is likelyturn them off and see if that fixes things - if not, post exactly what type they are (built in or replacement screw in type) 
Why is the snake oil topic closed?
did geoff get another user name? 
New Yggdrasil - First (and second) Impressions
can you compare the sound of the Yggy to that of the DAC in the 205? 
Why is the snake oil topic closed?
what a stupid post 
Oppo BDP-103 vs UDP-203 audio only
order a 205 & try it out - comparereturn if not better 
Power supply AC cords: any reason to upgrade?
how low is the inter-winding capacitance on the transformers inside your power supplies? 
Speed
for speed it is important to use Quads or Maggies; eschew cones 
Horn based loudspeakers why the controversy?
Edgar Villchur started the controversy 
The midrange is the most important driver.
you should tweet your post 
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone
there were 4 women at my university (one of the xIT's) in the mid-70sprogress has been made 
DIY tube amps
It's just like Allen Ginsberg said: "First Watt, Best Watt"