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Under my tower speakers -- Isoacoustics Gaia, other options?
As far as I can tell, most of this advice is correct: if you have concrete floors with carpet, as you do, use spikes. Ideally, the cabinet should be completely rigid; all the movement should be in the speaker cones and domes, not reactive movement... 
What am I missing?
Point well made, and taken, ghdprentice. But it only makes me wonder why people under 40 embrace vinyl, of all things. Bear with me a moment. My son-in-law is a Brooklyn hipster and guitarist; he and my daughter have decent day jobs, but share a t... 
What am I missing?
What are you missing, pmiller115?  First of all, and as several have already noted here, the quality of the original recording is vastly more important than the playback medium. If you've never heard the SACD versions of Fritz Reiner's 1953 "bina... 
Reliable Mid-Priced 7.2 Channel Receiver
Paul, I have a Marantz SR8300 receiver I'd be willing to sell. DM me for details if you're interested.  
To couple, or not to couple, that is the question
Millercarbon! So good to have you back!  This is sufficient "theory" to satisfy my curious mind. That is, it's a clear and reasonable explanation of how and why decoupling may work the acoustic wonders it does work, as far as my ears tell me. In... 
To couple, or not to couple, that is the question
Thanks folks. But my question was more theoretical than practical: as far as practice goes, I’m sure my system sounds better with the speakers decoupled on Sorbothane feet. But the theoretical question remains: WHY? It would seem, as my "expert" f... 
NAD 3030 experience
FWIW, my system employs the NAD 7600 Monitor Series Power Envelope RECEIVER (which combines the 2600 power amplifier and the 1300 preamplifier with the 4300 tuner—all flagship components for NAD at the time, which was the late 1980s). I have never... 
Background noise.
Great thread; thanks, ghdprentice! I’ve got several things to say here. First, I completely agree that ambient noise is almost surely a far bigger problem for most high-end systems than any less-than-optimal component. It’s at least as important ... 
Direct Drive
Thorens are wonderful machines. I had a TD160 for about a decade (lost it in a burglary). A beautiful machine. I particularly liked the use of opposing magnets to handle anti-skate. Ingenious. But well-preserved ones are expensive now. I’d hoped t... 
Direct Drive
I've owned AR, Thorens, Lenco, Gerrard, Philips, Dual and ProJect Debut Carbon turntables, most of them manual (that old classic AR is just a platter, tonearm and on-off switch). The ProJect was the last to be replaced—by a Denon DP-37F (so, a low... 
To truly enjoy this hobby, I need to learn electronics. Any book recs?
Several here have mentioned Robert Harley's book(s). Well, I'm skeptical of their value, for several reasons. I've posted this "review" on Audiogon before, but here is part of it again for this context. ___________ Robert Harley’s The Complete G... 
Great classical pianists
Ah, I forgot to say anything about Arrau. As several testimonials here indicate, he has a cult following for sure. And, yes, his "interpretations" are very personal, for a classical pianist, and often compelling. But too often, they're just willfu... 
Great classical pianists
Thank you for this video. Ms. Dovgan plays "The Tempest" beautifully, if just a bit slowly in the first movement. She’s beautiful, too, and so young. And so poised. Too bad she wipes her nose at the beginning (1:10). My favorite young pianist no ... 
Wall Art
Make your own! It's fun.  
Does a REL subwoofer make the speakers' job easier?
Thank you, bdp24, for the best brief subwoofer tutorial I've ever read. I made a screen shot of it for my now extensive file. It's humbling how much some of you know, and really understand, about the technical side of this hobby. FWIW, I've got a...