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Sam here.l realize now why so many people think my ideas are crazy?
Nothing to do with the topic, just a great cut. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuHcGxUAXnk Can't crank the album. Too damn hot today, and the rest of the week.It's 100 degrees w/35% humidity here, on the coast in Long Beach, Ca.Kinda warm.  
Game Changing Tweak
Well, this thread took the expected turn...I'm  more curious about thElectraclear than a magic fuse-they're about the same price.I don't see a money back guarantee. Did I overlook this on the website?MY spidey senses are working, so I may have alr... 
Game Changing Tweak
Looks similar to other  flux capacitors from the competition. Perhaps not the exact science behind them.. https://nordost.com/qrt/qk1-ac-enhancer.php https://nordost.com/qrt/qv2-ac-line-harmonizer.php If you hear it, it works! 
Replacing driver screws with brass screws
Mapleshade used to have a more detailed explanation of replacing the speaker mounting screws. Now they just suggest it. Find it under speaker tweaks. https://mapleshadestore.com/freeupgrades.php If anything, it will make your speakers look even ... 
~$15K floorstanders: opinions sought
 jump from $4K/pr Focal 926 & aethecticsWhy isn't Sopra 2 in the lineup?Used, and stretching the budget"Stunning visually and amazing sonics https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisa435i-sonus-faber-stradivari-homage-full-range You could prob... 
This looks like a terrible investment
" what's with how they are displayed laying on their spines?"I just now looked at that pic. I think it's actually a bin pic 90 degrees out?That's going to be some dead inventory. 
Mint LP Best Protractor
"Thats why I came here to ask the experts."If you rely on the "experts" here, then dump the VPI. It's "wrong" VPI/HW doesn't know what they're doing.As mentioned any jig is going to be "correct" only in 2 points of the arc. HW came up with their c... 
Mint LP Best Protractor
"Currently I only have the protractor that VPI provided. I've read it's not the best option."An exercise in madness. If HW uses the very jig you have, why would it be inferior?Having the best cart and phonostage  I can afford, then using the suppl... 
This looks like a terrible investment
Schlep boxes of records for weeks on end? Your margin when it's all said and done?Trying to resell might be worthwhile for the lot @10K. That's  being optimistic. You're gonna get calls/emails from a minimum..5%? An album will be defective, and th... 
This looks like a terrible investment
Who has anything  in the pic"Lee Morgan-Sidewinder...it's okay, but I could use a nicer copy.  I want  that Grant Green.Double unobtanium. 
Manufacturers with Excellent customer service
PS Audio did a 3 week turn for my dead Power Plant Premier. Good as new with a one year warranty. Fed Ex even delivered on early time window. 
Hearing loss and HiFi
"Hearing aids are coming 9/12 and I didn’t plan to do anything until I get them and get used to them."Good for you, pipebro. There are a few here mentioning certain brands that seem to bode well for us audiophools.I'm getting a new evaluation next... 
Another shout out for great service
"I dropped my PPP in the trash not long ago. When it failed, I kept it for a few months to hear a difference. I never notice a big change."vegasears- The ac regen thing in itself is a polarizing subject. Add to that the PPP, as it's not  a PS Audi... 
Hearing loss and HiFi
And your not considering hearing aids? I wouldn't do anything further until then. Didn't the ENT mention it will only get worse as time goes by? My hearing drops after 7Khz and tinnitus.  
Power Supply for Schiit Mani Phono Preamp
If you can't do it now, do it when you can.Consider a better phonostage. The table deserves it. You're not hearing what the setup is capable of doing.I bought one of those piece of Schiit's- great for the price, while my tubed unit was being repai...