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Free Shipping - Be Careful!
From my experience I would rank UPS at the top, USPS next, FedEx the last. FedEx screwed things up so many times in my current address for me. I don't remember any bad experience with them before. So I guess it depends.. 
Poor Customer Service
A little off-topic.. love plandemic :} 
Using 2 different brands of interconnects?
Not just in audio, I always like to mix things. To me, it is so much more fun. 
Beware Audiocadabra Cables: High Return Shipping and Won't Get Full Refund!
They are in business, not charity. 
support for heavy PC?
I use stacks of paper cups upside down in the strategic spots. 
Ice Age Audio?
I had one all copper 4 footer, having paid a little under $100. I couldn't find its right place in my 2 systems, so I gave it to my friend. He is happy to use it to power his CD player. It is all synergy/matching and you wouldn't know for sure til... 
LessLoss Firewall for Loudspeakers
Thanks, whites. Exactly the answer I was looking for, either way. 
LessLoss Firewall for Loudspeakers
A question to the users:Does its inclusion make your system more listenable or less listenable? My concern is for the less than great sounding recordings since the great sounding ones will sound good no matter.Thanks!Sam 
10 Audio Cable Myths and Facts
Another 'like' for Geoff! 
10 Audio Cable Myths and Facts
I wish there is a 'like' button as in Facebook or in Twitter. If there was, Geoff's last post would surely have gotten one clicked by me.- Sam 
Affordable cables
I own 2 systems. The second one consists of mostly dirt-cheap components (for instance, $59, 158..). I took lots of pain assembling the much more expensive first one, especially matching cables to each component, and it sounds divine. What I'd lea... 
The Truth About Power Cords and there "Real" Price to Performance
I am sure some manufacturers are crooks, and surely some audiophiles are gullible and paranoid. I, for one, hear most of the differences and while acknowledging some superior products, I can’t afford, to be more exact do not want to spend that muc... 
The Truth About Power Cords and there "Real" Price to Performance
The guy I mentioned earlier about, for instance, uses 31 different small conductors in his brand of interconnect cables, and checks the direction of each. To come up with the 31 combo in the first place is a lot of work, then check the direction o... 
The Truth About Power Cords and there "Real" Price to Performance
I know a guy (who made my living room speakers) who has spent years perfecting his brand of power cord. Knowing, if superficially, how much time and effort he has put in the project and how many trial and error he has gone through, I can’t say he ... 
... WHAT POWER CORD(S) ARE PLAYING IN YOU SYSTEM TODAY?
It is more fun to me to mix and match than stay with one family:*Bogdan Audio Creations SACD Player ~ Marigo Audio RMX Reference 6ft power cord *Micromega CD-30 HDCD Player ~ Vintage Apple iMac 6ft Rainbow power cable*Blue Circle BC3 Preamplifier ...