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shadorne

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Lie you told your wife to buy equipment?
...and the tube was for the amplifier. 
Connecting XLR cables
Yes you can. Apart from the unsightly connection - provided the connectors are of high quality (make excellent contact) - it should sound just as good. 
Lie you told your wife to buy equipment?
I told her the vaccuum pump is for the turntable. 
Buying used vs. New
Rigid policies are inappropriate in the face of inconsistent circumstances. Macrojack, Do you work for a pharmaceutical? This statement bears resemblance to the warning "if it lasts for more than 4 hours contact your doctor"...(why a doctor, in p... 
the process is more challenging than the result
When you read the interviews in Stereophile of well known people in the music industry, either performers or production people, it is notable how many of them do not have audiophile systems as we might describe it. If you make or record music it ... 
the process is more challenging than the result
MrT,I suspect that it is a "gear thing" - boys and their toys and they always want new toys no matter how good the old one sounded. A'gon is geared for that - you only have to look around at systems and absolutely anyone, no matter where they are ... 
table turning backwards
Clip the tone arm in the rest position (use some strong twine), fill up your bathtub completely, and toss the turntable in. If it floats then it is definitely possessed and you you will need to burn it on a stake on your backyard BBQ. If it sinks ... 
Our home system: How good it is?
Iā€™m for full range ( octave to octave ) audio systems and if I put really exigent then I can say that all these system ā€œ miss ā€œ the last bass octave/half octave. This bass octave is system/room dependent and speaker design specification dependent... 
bullet proof amp
Get Bullet proof speakers (pro gear) first - usally these are what gets destoyed very quickly! 
Tone controls- to use or not?
each channel on a typical mixing board has it's own EQ. Used correctly, these can be adjusted to convey that instrument or vocalist with as natural a presentation as possible......My personal philosophy has always been, "Less is Better!" with reg... 
Revel Salon2 vs. B & W 802D vs. Wilson W.P.7?
I agree the Wilson "sound" is excellent, right up there with the best I've heard. I agree. FWIW: Rigid Metal or Ceramic woofers are often used in high end systems and people love them and buy them (lightweight "piston" operation means small low c... 
One speaker louder
You can tell they are the same speaker, but one has an airy quality, the other is more mellow A dead or half dead tweeter perhaps? 
How loud can I 'safely' play my Dynaudio Focus 140
Are there any tell tale signs to look out for in order to avoid frying a tweeter or blowing a woofer out aside from obvious sonic distortions? You can also see if the woofers are bottoming out against the surround on some models. Loudness sounds j... 
One speaker louder
I swapped them, but there is a real difference. You can still tell they are the same speaker, but one is quieter and less open. Bad news. Next step (if new or recently purchased) is to take grills off and check no packing material is in the way -... 
One speaker louder
Assuming you checked your source/amp then Room Placement can play a small role. If you are listening to CD's then quite often the balance is such that sounds are divided in the soundstage - some left some right.