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VPI Scout damping fluid
Does anyone know what fluid is used in this device? I want to try a DIY before I fork over the $40 that VPI quoted me to replace the lifter (plus I have to ship this one back!!!!)Thanks and sorry for the new thread requesting same information. Thi... 
Transformer hum with AC fluctuations
Get a PS Audio Premier Power Plant immediately and this problem will be gone. 
Robert & Alison-Raising Sand
At least Zep are sort of back together again, but in the Rolling Stone article I'm gnashin' my teeth because there was no mention or suggestion of them writing original music together again; have these guys nothing left in them? And I was hoping t... 
musical fidelity a5 or simaudio i5.3
The A5 is made in Taiwan. 
What made you select "audio" as your hobby
It selected me; memories of my grandpa's mono Heathkit pre and power amp, Garrard turntable/Pthanstheil cartridge and Wharfedale single cabinet with three tweeters firing upwards, and 5 inch mid, 10 and 15 inch woofers I will always remember for t... 
Need help with upgrade path
Parasound JC1 s I have listened to extensively; they are great amps. Quality coupled to high current delivery capability will wake that bass up. 
Jimmy Page?
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crass to ask for feedback after a transaction?
Politely negotiate this as part of the transaction beforehand. This is added value for both parties with an eye toward the future.I usually just indicate that I look forward to providing positive feedback and hope the other party will too. This wa... 
Fusion - Any Recommendations?
Brand XWeather ReportMahavishnu Orchestra 
Jimmy Page?
Send him a Gibson or Les Paul shirt. 
Klipsch KG4 v. Vandersteen 2ce NOT Sig
I power Vandersteen 2Ce Sigs with a Musical Fidelity A5 integrated in a large vaulted room and they are not compressed or limited dynamically. They do offer a different perspective into the soundstage relative to my Thiels in that the stage is pus... 
New turntable break-in?
Yes I have experienced it and believe it to be a combination of table, arm, cartridge, interconnect and input into the phono preamp and hence to the preamp itself. All breaking in at different rates to different degrees, depending on the complemen... 
Stereophile Article - Holt telling it like it is.
Here's what I would like to see happen. At the next major audio show have attendees sign up for a 45 minute listening session. This way, 20 or so people could get in and out of the room, with 15 minutes between for the change over and a short brea... 
Krell vs Musical Fidelity
see my review of the MF A5 integratedhttp://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/frr.pl?ramps&1194309308&read&3&4& 
Krell 400xi or Musical Fidelity A5 for ML Summit?
The A5 integrated is still improving sonically. Today listening to Nielson Symphonies 2 and 3 on London CD and the Vandy 2Ces completely disappear. Instruments float in air, tympanies roar and the horns....!The MF is one of the best all around val...