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Greatest American Rock and Role Bands of ALL Time
Hey Zaikesman,You left out Grand Funk and Neil Young is a fav but he is Canadian and the Jackson Five are from another planet. 
Definition: Excessive woofer cone excursion
It's actually easier to damage speakers by having to little power. 
Why do crossovers do more harm than good???
Neubilder, I wasn't refering to systems like yours that are completely active and designed from the ground up by the manufacturer. I'm talking about adding a sub to speakers with passive crossovers and using the Hi pass filter in the sub which is ... 
Greatest American Rock and Role Bands of ALL Time
AC/DC is Australian. 
can you use wd 40 to lubricate ?
Don't use WD40. Go with Sfstereo's recommendation. It works well. 
Greatest American Rock and Role Bands of ALL Time
Grand Funk 
Vintage turntable running fast, any ideas?
Does the other end of the belt go around the platter? It seems like there is an arm that moves the belt in and out when you change speeds if so, check it also. 
Looking for a pre-amp with a lot of inputs. 10
JVC and Sony make good ones that have remotes, they will also switch video. 
digital tuners
You are wrong to assume radio stations will be broadcasting digitally. Digital radio is a pay service that is very much like Direct TV. The charge is 10.00 a month and it is available now. Sony and other companies sell the radios for car and home ... 
I need a phono preamp and I'm leaning toward Krell
The KPE Ref is not balanced. 
Shielding unshield speakers: Possible?
Copper would not seem to work but it is used by some manufacturers and has been recommended in the past by the Loudspeaker Cookbook. 
Vintage turntable running fast, any ideas?
I think the PL-12 is a belt drive player. If so, the pulley could be worn or the belt not in the right place on the pulley. 
Tube pre amp with 2 outputs for Biamping
There is no difference between splitting the signal inside or splitting it outside. And splitting an output does no harm to an audio signal. If you are concerned that the wire is different than whats in the preamp then your interconnects should be... 
Shielding unshield speakers: Possible?
Take the woofers out and wrap copper sheetmetal around the magnet. 
Looking for a pre-amp with a lot of inputs. 10
You could use an outboard switcher.