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What makes your Home Theater system
Front projector w/100" screen and Theil 1.2 all around. But the best part which seperates my HT from any Theater I have ever been to is my Cinema chairs. I have never been as comfortable at any theater as I am in my sweet spot in my chair. I have ... 
AES/ AE-1 modifications
Kek23The Hovland caps that I see there are paper andfoil polypropelene, Are these the ones that you are talking about?Thanks for the info 
AES/ AE-1 modifications
Where can I get these Hovland caps? 
AES/ AE-1 modifications
I had talked to Billy at AES and he want's me to buy oil caps from him. Should I look elsewhere. Should I just consider certain caps? 
AES/ AE-1 modifications
Or, better yet. Suggest someone who could perform a full blown out modification to this piece.Thanks 
Can the projector be 20 ft away from the screen?
The formula is 1.3 X screen width. 
Unexpected tweak
I don't think so. Then you are saying that every electronic device,even a preamp or amp will start to deteriorate and sound bad within a few years? You can't be serious.That means that we are not breaking in cables. We are breaking them. They actu... 
Unexpected tweak
Uh, I dunno. I am sure i'll find out. 
Gram Slee Mk V. to EAR to new cartidge????
Sounds to me like your VTA is not set right. Try lowering you tonearm just a little bit and see what happens. 
I need help on this one
NewbeeI think you are close. I am using a Grado reference Sonata MM Cartridge though. It is a fairly high output. 4mV I believe. But the noise is there without the TT plugged into the Era Gold. So I am led to believe it is an issue with the gain o... 
I need help on this one
I agree, I feel it has to be the AES. But I was wondering if anyone could offer some technical assistance that would help me eliminate the problem. 
Which sub $1k phono stage to go?
Psychicanimal, can you elaborate a little more on this?Thanks 
Grado Sonata and tracking
No problems here. 
Which sub $1k phono stage to go?
Did you read where the Graham Slee Era Gold mKV made class A in stereophile. I couldn't agree more! 
What to update first: pre or power amp?
I would usually agree with the above statement but, The Rogue 66( Providing it is working correctly) is a good unit. I feel that the 88 upgrade would be the better choice.