tgrisham

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Viagra for Your Ears?
I hope it doesn't cause more hair growth in my ear canals. I have too much there already! 
CNN article
Ha! If you're 2-3 times my age you are between 120 and 180 years old! Really! ;)) 
CNN article
Donjr- of course it's poorly written. It's CNN. Tostadosunidos- Furniture? You must be referring to the wire spoiols, milk crates, mattresses on the floor and moldy used couches. We had no money for furniture. We spent it all on stereo and albums! 
Speaker's magnetic field and pacemaker
Ha! Good story. I think to be absolutely sure you will have to contact the company directly. They should absolutely know what a magnet (any magnet) does to your device. It is in their literature. They just have to go look for it. I can safely assu... 
Say Hello to the Newb
Welcome! 
Looking for recommendations for a decent AVR
I remember that my Onkyo 805 was made in Japan and verified that last night. If they are now made in China, that explains it. My unit is absolutely bulletproof and has worked flawlessly since I turned it on. No hard resets or errors. I was thinkin... 
Speaker's magnetic field and pacemaker
Zavato- My experience with AICDs is that each manufacturer has a different design. In some, the magnet will turn off the defibrillator part, in some the pacer part, some will reset the programmed settings, in some nothing at all. It generally take... 
Cable design
Thank you for your detailed and thoughtful reply. I hope to have the time to begin experimenting. Cheers. 
Speaker's magnetic field and pacemaker
In the Emergency Department, we use magnets to temporarily turn off pacemakers to see what the patient's native heartbeat is doing. Only briefly, of course. The magnet has to be held directly over the pacemaker. So, keep the pacemaker at least a f... 
Looking for recommendations for a decent AVR
Soix is correct. First, check the cable. Monoprice Redmere cables are excellent HDMI cables. 
Cable design
Yes. Of course you are correct. And, how they attach to the wire. Solder or high pressure crimp. Thanks for adding that. 
Long cables from turntable or phono stage
I agree with all the opinions expresses so far. I have my TT far away from the system pre amp as you do. It is acoustically isolated from the loudspeakers. My only advice is to use an RS meter and find a place with the least bass nodes and to use ... 
Affordable DAC for iPhone 5?
Steve is correct. Pure i20. 
Oldest piece of gear you own
Kenwood 7100 integrated amp, 1978. Still sounds good. 
Noise when turning the volumen on bottlehead
Bottlehead has a wonderful forum with lots of helpful people. Try there.