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Vandersteen Treo Speaker Cable Suggestions
to John....nope 
Cardas Clear Beyond Power cords
What's so odd about the Cardas cables in my system is that all my components are Ayre......who recommends Cardas....even the Ayre proprietary cable is made by Cardas.  In my system, the cables sound thick, and plummy.....not so with many other cab... 
power conditioner
Power conditioners always introduce warts that I can't live with.  I have top plugs, cables, and a whole house spike eliminator wired in the main box.  Sounds good to me. 
Vandersteen Treo Speaker Cable Suggestions
I have Vandersteen 5A's with Ayre and am using ClearDay double run biwire.....have tried LOTS of different - Cardas (worst), Audioquest, Kimber, AntiCable, etc.,etc, and none was nearly as good as the Clear Day.  I know John doesn't like silver, b... 
Stylus alignment help
If the stylus is at the correct indication, the cartridge should be rotated clockwise.  The most important adjustment I found is getting the proper azimuth. 
Thinking of replacing my Bat spaceheater with class D, real world thoughts please
Class D is not a heater beater 
New Vandersteens or something else?
Vandersteen is made in California and has support that is superb. 
Ayre Acoustics AX-5 Twenty
Call Mike at Ayre...he knows everything about this stuff 
Why is it so easy to tell the difference between live and recorded music?
Limitless frequency and dynamic swings 
Decca carts
There are a lot of bad Decca's out there....the good ones are excellent, but shun those bad ones.  Quality control was very poor 
Are you Sirius?
The easiest way to cancel Sirius after the paid subscription is to cancel/change your credit card. 
Help adding outddor speakers to current setup
There is a much better way.....Check out what Michael Fremmer says about Riva Audio on Analog Planet.  If I didn't have wired speakers throughout the house and pool, I'd surely do the Riva. 
Richard Shahinian has passed away...
Damned......another one is taken.  This industry is thinning at a most unwanted pace. 
Getting The Most Out Of A Koetsu Urushi
I would suggest you get in touch with Bob@bobsdevices.com.  He can tell you the right answer.  Even though you might have enough gain and loading, he'll tell you the optimum. 
Soundstage........
Actually, I think its the perfect reproduction of the phasing.