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Speaker Width?
Get rid of the girlfriend  
Stereo pre-amps with dual outs for bi-amping and a subwoofer line out
Yes ...however, better sound can be had using only one pair of preamp out connections.   Listen carefully and  hear a smaller soundstage and less dynamic contrast.  Also using 1 amp of a higher quality  is better than bi-amping otherwise. 
Isn't a wondeful time to be an audiophile?
it really helps to have a stuffed wallet. 
Not Enjoying My Turntable
If you don't know your way around this stuff, I would bring the t/t to a dealer for a look through.   
KLH Kendall Speakers vs Vandersteen 2CE Sigs
I would call John Rutan at AudioConnection in New Jersey.....talk on the phone for a couple of minutes and get his take.....John knows everything about this stuff..... 
Krell Kct vs Audio Research Ref 2 or 3
You should listen to Ayre as well 
From tubes to SS amp : Ayre, Belles, Pass or else ?
I've always been a fan and own Ayre equipment. Great service if needed.  The Ayre sound is a great cross between tubes and s/s 
What power cord do you like most on your amp ?
I made my own.....Top Furutech plugs with Accrolink cable. - very easy and excellent. 
My sacrilegeous question to audiophiles out there regarding parametric equalizer.
it will only stray away from good sound....additional interconnects and distortion. 
What is your experience with the law of diminishing returns ?
You have to reconcile whether to spend big bucks on new speakers et al if you're 65 years old...    
Anyone use a cartridge demagnetizer?
you really shouldn't use a demagnetizer.  Many cartridge manufacturers don't recommend it.  The gold internal wire may very well fail with its use... very hard if not impossible to repair.  I would check with your manufacturer 
Low Volume Listening - XLR Cables ??
I have top of the line XLR AntiCables...2-1meter pair 1- 5 meter pair. Let me know if you can use them SgreenPMSN.com 
Replace Caps?
Changed to other brands of cables, checked for tightness of speaker spikes tightness, banged on everything in the room...had a well known artist create a triptick for the back wall and stuffed the back with fiberglass wool to prevent resonance. Do... 
Replace Caps?
I've been looking for a "bug" in my system...a kind of resonance sound - like something loose and vibrating in the speakers themselves - a "fuzz".  I removed the tweeters which were sent back from the manufacturer as being fine...removed the mids ... 
Audioquest Eagle Eye Digital Cable - What Next
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