saki70

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Do amps sound better when left on for 30 minutes ?
I concur with Thorman . Works for me !Happy tunes. 
Best material for inexpensive amp stands
How about putting cork matting between the amp and the platform to absorb the vibrations ?What is the floor type , wood on trusses with a basement , vinyl , carpet or cement slab ? What is the traffic situation on your street ? A cement slab on a ... 
how big a speaker can you put in an 11 x 11 room?
Some speakers are designed to be listened to at a greater distance than other speakers . Your question does not have a one size fits all answer...pun intended !Happy Tunes . 
Wall Insulation
If that is your intention ie. insulation and a covering , then use rubber strips or a non hardening caulk (silicone ?) between the studs and the sheetrock no matter what type of sheetrock , vapor barrier and insulation that you use . The object is... 
Wall Insulation
Probably far more important to cover them than to insulate behind the cover . What are your intentions ?Good luck. 
Plasma tv & preamp hum-not a loop
Try removing the TV from the equation , no connections to anything . Let any capacitors discharge . If that does not do it , check to see if you have two outputs from a source connected to the pre . I had a problem like yours when I had two output... 
Office System -- Low Volume Speakers
What made you choose the Vincent amp ?As someone who has put some effort into building a nearfield system , ie. low volume , I have found that the amp is just as important as the speaker and its efficiency . I have demoed many amps that did not fi... 
Please teach me something
Ok , thank you much for the lesson .That was what I thought but wanted to check to make sure .You people sure are great !Happy tunes . 
Primaluna opinions wanted
I have owned the Prologue 2 for a couple of years . It has been trouble free and somewhat of a cameleon with all of the tubes that can be used in it . Easily tailoring the sound to your desires . I prefer it to the Cary SLi-80 ( less maintaince an... 
$2500.00 to spend on int.amp and cd player
How about a Primaluna Prologue 2 integrated amp and a Cary 303/200 or 308T CDP ? This combo can be had today from Audiogon used for The Primaluna can achieve different sounds by rolling a myriad of input and output tubes while being nearly maintan... 
Plinius Speaker Recommendation
How about cork flooring ?I too am looking for a pet friendly floor and am considering cork . Haven't checked into what "pet accidents" will do to the finish applied to the cork but the cork itself is supposed to be impervious to liquids .If not co... 
why does my plasma tv screen occasionally blank
I am not using an HDMI cable but still experience the problem .It will not happen every day . It just went 3 days without an instance at all . Today it happened twice !I have to give credit to the Brighthouse crew , they are tenacious and dedicated ! 
why does my plasma tv screen occasionally blank
Please keep me/us informed of the progress .Good luck . 
why does my plasma tv screen occasionally blank
WOW , talk about timing !!!I am having the same problem with my Samsung plasma tv , model #HP-R4252X , and Brighthouse cable service .The tv will go blank , as if you turned it off . Sometimes for just a few seconds and sometimes as long as a minu... 
BAT Preamps, why such polarized opposite opinions?
Art80342; You have brought up a point that has made me wonder for some time now .BAT makes great tube preamps , tube amps and SS amps .So why , when they decided to design an integrated amp , did they decide to go the hybrid route and use the tube...