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Best Cheap Amps for Magneplanar Speakers
It would be a shame to take such a good speaker and feed it poorly. 
Can I put a 60" tv behind my Magnepan 3.7i speakers?
That speaker is so good, you should do everything you can to get the most from them 
Who would buy a Boulder 3050 amplifier?
Heard the amp with Wilson speakers set up by Wilson....didn't sound like music to me. 
Securing Monitors to a stand
Velcro.... 
What's been playing on your turntable and what turntable is it ?
Peter Gun (Mancini) on a VPI Superscoutmaster/rim drive/3D tonearm/Ortofon Winfield cart.  Fabulous 
New Component Upgrade Success Rate
I new component takes time to get used to its assets and liabilities.  Also to find the right cable, supports, etc.  
Environmental Potentials whole house surge protection, can I get your opinions?
I installed an EP 2050 after a surge took out a Vandersteen amp....never had a problem since installation.....it actually had a benefit to the sound of the system. 
Best Sounding Passive Preamp
Never had any luck with passives...  far inferior to my Ayre preamp. 
What is more accurate , the fozgometer or the diplay of the oscilloscoop
..just read the piece about adjusting azimuth by ear.....   Why bother...if you can get it right easily enough with a foz....loosening screws, adjusting weights, moving things....why risk bending a perfectly good stylus by mistake....why test in a... 
Do Integrateds sound better than Receivers?
I'm reading these posts about all the buy/sell issues.   I bet I've spend close to a million dollars on that same quest.   If I had my youth again, I'd wait/save/then buy really good stuff.  I know someone will say, but all that really good stuff ... 
Tapping on my table
A good trick to try is to use a turnbuckle attached to the wall and cabinet...tightening the buckles.......amazingly effective. 
Doh, left system off all night
My stuff never really turns off..keeps a trickle charge running...only powers down, so that it sounds wonderful as soon as I turn it on (Ayre) 
Setup question
I have a separate 5.1 (tv) system and another 2 channel (serious music) system.  I found that to get the best of each of their strengths, they should be in different rooms. 
Idler-wheel drives
I use a VPI Superscoutmaster rim drive.....a very large disc that turns the turntable proper.  I hear a definite cleaning of the sound with the rim drive as compared to the belt drive that I used before the modification...belts have a "give"...an ... 
Tapping on my table
Edensoundaudio.com Talk to them I have never found soft rubber to help my system. (Vibrapods)..just makes it sound tubby. Bearpaws are very heavy/large brass cones -  replacements for the feet on your turntable...they are screwed/height adjustable.