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Puzzled about reasons why there seems to be no shortage of used planner speakers
Planar speakers delaminate over a few years. ...limited life 
Why do cartridge manufacturers give a range for VTF?
I think it should be a specific number....there is only one spot that aligns the coils et al as it was designed.   
Adcom GFP-710 to Schiit Freya - upgrade?
...a side step 
I'd like to upgrade my speaker wire
long interconnects, short speaker cables.   
Really bad sounding power cables ?
shielding is there if you must have it...(hummmm).   If you can use cables that are unshielded, they sound more open. 
Audio Doctor goes to Axpona observations so far
I have auditioned a few PS Audio things and returned all of them 
The JC Whitney syndrome
Tweeks can move the system in any direction.  Some tweeks were for you and your system some don't 
Purist Audio Design in One word
Purist Cables have a "tube" sound in spite of solid state gear.  Lots of people like that 
Update on Paul Laudati of Clear Day Cable
..such a nice guy....  
Does anyone use wood for vibration control?
Cardas has wood blocks for that very purpose.. (I didn't much care for them, but some do) 
Turntable hum
what brand of turntable?  I guess it hums even without the ground wire?  Is the turntable a new addition?  Does it hum with the motor on or off? 
Importance of power cable for Turntable?
I tried high end power cord on my vpi sds....absolutely no difference  
What’s the Right Power Amp Ratio For Bi-Amping?
Sleepwalker.....I was giving good advice to all who read these pages. 
What’s the Right Power Amp Ratio For Bi-Amping?
You get better results using one good stereo amp rather than bi-amping with lesser ones. 
VPI Scout setup after watching Frefmer's video
If you have a rim drive VPI, (Superscoutmaster?) you really should get the Classic platter. The older platters were hard to manufacture and would never be perfectly round causing the tonearm to rock in time with the out-of-roundness.  (By the way....