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ss amps with variable input sensitivity
The Xover should have output level controls 
Bass Equalization Circuit: Good or Bad Design??
Almost every powered sub has one. It extends and flattens the bass output. But, the sub needs to be designed to work with it. For a small sub to work well it needs EQ. a large amount of speaker excursion and lots of power. 
Tuner website on Geocities ???
It has been down for a couple of days, I don't know what's up. 
Need Preamp Advice Please
It would be better to use a preamp with the processor loop to avoid having two volume controls in line with each other. 
Aren't passive radiators out of phase?
Thanks for enlightening us on the subject Bear. 
What's better: RCA or XLR?
Well stated. The best balanced component uses mirror imaged circuitry. But, designers have switched to balancing transformers such as Roland Research. 
Don Scott tuner god
This is not the same Don Scott of Scott Tuner fame, he is the one that wrote for Stereophile a while back. 
ss amps with variable input sensitivity
Not many amps have volume controls anymore and with good reason. The volume control affects the sound probably more than any other device in your system. A bad one makes bad sound. And having an amp and preamp both with them can make for a bad com... 
What are some great tonearm cables for SME IV.Vi
The ones that came with it. 
Anyone tried a copy protected CD?
Seems like they have already standardized to low quality releases why not low quality sound? 
Aren't passive radiators out of phase?
Passive radiators have to be out of phase but drivers can be wired to make them in phase to compensate for the crossover. 
CD-R's suddenly "unreadable".
Seems like Maxell does cause more problems than most CDR's.The Imation discs seem to work well and are cheap at about .30 each. I also like the Fugi's. 
technical explanation for cable direction?
True Viridian but my statement says that the shield should be connected at both ends. If not, the cable is more likely to pick up RF. 
A New or Repaired faceplate for Marnatz 7
A good start would be http://www.classic-audio.com 
CD-R's suddenly "unreadable".
It's very easy to clean the laser with a cleaning disc or remove the cover and clean it with a QTip. Then try the other fixes if it doesn't help.