randy-11

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Best furniture to act as bass trap
cloth might 'trap' high freq.s a bit better than leather due to the surface roughnessI will bet on no difference for bass, AND double down on neither having much if any effect on bass 
Others experience re: subs and Magmepan 20
Thx, the Audio Kinesis Debra system looks interestingre silly - isn't that what audiophilia is all about?but it's true there just isn't a lot of music with really low freq.s in it (unless you are a pipe organ freak, or keep repeating the canon por... 
Don't buy from HigherFI.com
contact your credit card co. and file a dispute 
Help choosing integrated
tube maintenance??? 
How many shipments can audio equipment survive?
you are overly paranoid about that 
Jazz for aficionados
Yes, he is very "New Orleanian" - anyone who thinks New Orleans is a SOuthern city, probably also thinks it is an American city.or a Caribbean city, or a french or Spanish colonial city 
Others experience re: subs and Magmepan 20
can you explain option 2 betterZ?I get this:https://www.google.com/search?q=Debra+complete+DBA+system&oq=Debra+complete+DBA+system&aqs=c...* 
Have you ever tried a pair of speakers and said this Is the last thing I will ever need.
I have just tried moving a pair of Magneplanar 3.7i speakers and said this Is the last heavy awkward thing I will ever heft into the house, assemble and move around. 
Help choosing integrated
Creek Evo 
Trade in value to a dealer
$666 
Ghost in the machine?
the noise may be from the router "hunting"you could turn it off and testor perhaps move it as far away as you can 
What is most important part of a system?
all true, but the real issue is where to spend the most moneythat is the way this question is usually interpreted anywaywith digital, that means the only transducer left is the speaker (and as per above, its interface to the room) 
Fat, tight Jazz: Trombone Shorty
YANOGYet Another New Orleans Great 
Preamp with tone controls other then McIntosh C22
no, but the Luxman has the ability to set the parameters for the tone controlsYou really need to listen [1] very very carefully [2] in your own room [3] to your own system [4] using careful double blind techniques and [5] using well-known source m... 
Best $500 System?
you can do better than a boom boxbest bargain will be to look around a college campus as students leave for the summer2nd best is to find a used stereo dealer in your townfor new, I'd look for a Marantz receiver (or Yamaha) and some small speakers...