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Newer Blues Artists or Recordings
Grace Bowers  
Top two most important sound qualities
Scale, timbre  
How do you stop house guest from damaging your speakers?
In the 40 years I have owned moderately high end equipment I have had many people in the room, and have never had one of them touch anything.  
Walmart, 97 cents, for Vibration Control
I'm sure this will work for some, but I prefer to cut my old golf grips into chunks/strips and use them as vibration control/isolation material. Effectively free because if I didn't use them this way would be throwing them out.  
What are your favorite recordings that sound best to you?
You might start here: https://www.stereophile.com/category/records-die  
How to identify my weakest link?
For many (including me) the weakest link is the room you are in. You don't describe your listening room?      
How to tame a bright system?
Bought a pair of ProAc Tablettes 30 years ago. Did not get along with them and found no solution other than new speakers.  
How do you know when a stereo sounds good?
There are certainly other hobby's where people use less than objective criteria to reach conclusions about what is "good". Wine drinkers for instance. People who buy art. Perfectly valid way to decide how to spend your money.    
Have you moved away from full range to standmount speakers + subs?
Tried this many years with Celestion SL600's with subs. but in the end chose to go with full range towers and subs. 
OK, so I have to ask. Is this real, or is this a joke?
This stuff may well work, but I have an ethical/moral objection to anyone trying to make a 1,000% or more profit so will not be buying it. 
Worst Concerts You Have Attended ??
Best Jimi Hendrix around 1968 
Worst Concerts You Have Attended ??
1968/1969  Country Joe and the Fish. Country Joe was too wasted to stand up much less perform.Aaron Neville about 5 years ago had a bad night.Black Crows about 30 years ago in a bad venue with the volume turned up so loud there was no music just n... 
Does Age Matter?
73. Had an extensive LP collection, VPI record cleaner, upscale turntable etc. about 3 systems ago. Now all digital.Got tired of keeping records clean, tone arms/cartridges adjusted.Life size scale and impact are keys to my listening and I can get... 
is this the greatest live band of all time?
Best live concert I ever attended was Hendrix. 
My Demo results: I feel like I'm at a frustrating block in my speaker journey
For use in home theater and music you might look at RBH. Hard to demo though.