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Element Cables vs Signal Cable
Signal Cable has good marketing/website and other new small operations followed. I fell for their marketing and bought the Signal Cable Analog and the Silver Cables. The Signal Cables were a disappointment. 
Signal vs. Audio Art vs. Speltz Anti? Need help...
I can only comment on Signal Cable. I got the Analog and Silver cables with Eichmann ends by Signal Cable and they were a disappointment in 2 systems. Try Silver Serpent by BetterCables.com, great detail and smooth with tight bass. 
Hi-fi digital front end suggestions for my system
Mdht Laboratory makes the Constantine non oversampling tube USB DAC. Enjoythemusic.com gave it good reviews. Designed and made in China and costs $550+- 
I'm looking for a used 5 channel amp
Are you looking for an power amp or an all in one receiver/amp receiver. If you are looking for an amp only, then investigate a brand called ATI. The ATI 3 channel amps are not very deep. Look up the ATI 1505 which is 150 watts, 5 channels. Don't ... 
Affordable Power Cords
I had the same experiences with Signal Cable as Foster_9. A friend and myself tested Signal and My Audio Cables(MAC)in 3 different systems in various components and MAC won everytime 
Noise Harvester vs Noise destroyer:opinions?
More thoughts...I loaned the 2 Noise Harvesters to a friend and he couldn't hear any difference. Also, the Noise Harvesters have a very bright annoying blinking light when they're "working" which makes them unsuitable in a darkened HT so I ended u... 
Noise Harvester vs Noise destroyer:opinions?
One German Destroyer had a bigger impact in my living room system than 2 PS harvesters. My home theater system has plate isolation transformers and torroid isolation transformers so I don't see/hear much benefit with either device. What I like abo... 
Thinking of trying tubes...
Look into Butler Amps at butleraudio.com. They make 150 and 250 high power hybrid tube amps for $2,300 
Power conditioners .... improve VIDEO?
Isolation devices definitely improves the picture. I use 3 separate Topaz isloation transformers for the processor, amp and projector/DVD. After the projector-DVD transformer, the PJ and DVD are further separated from each other by 2 PS Audio Ulti... 
worst 'long-lived' band
Too old to rock and roll, too young to dieIan Anderson aka Jethro Tull 
music server
This abstract explores building a low power music server (50 watts) as opposed to a transport. This is not a one step plug and play solution but it is a great guide to what's available. The PC/Server uses a low consumption power supply/mother boar... 
worst 'long-lived' band
If there is to be one choice, the award goes to David Bowie 
Possibly the best pre-amp one can have
Great story, I hope the underdog wins. 
Microsoft Excel for LP, CD, Tape inventory?
It should be a database, such as Access, not a spreadsheet (Excel), if you don't know how to use Access, start with Excel then migrate it to Access at a later date, but get started 
There has been an incident and I need advice
GFA 555 is very fast and forward try an older Conrad Johnson preamp to smooth things out, just make sure it has a L-R balance control