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Do stands make a difference for equipment?
The first thing to do on your way to the design table for your first rack or platform rendering is to say to yourself over and over again..isolation is only possible in the absence of matter. Now to step two. Tom 
WA-Quantum GmbH's Quantum Chips
Have not tried the chips..but Geoff remove the ferrous front cover plate from you ac box and then take another listen.Tom 
Mundorf Silver/Gold in Oil Supreme Caps Any Good?
Clarity Cap now has a MR series .1uf cap that can be used for a bypass. Tom 
Dunlavy SC4 Speakers
SC stood for signature collection. The original SC-IV's had Morel 10 inch woofers. There was a switch to a version with 10 inch Vifa woofers which is what I owned and was the version most reviewed. I was told by Dunlavy the switch was done because... 
Speaker finish?
I found it was cheaper to build a new house over top of my dedicated audio room than to dig out from a divorce...every other room is her's. Tom 
Biggest Baddest Audio Cables
Not into guns but the whole concept might be like the containment of a high velocity bullet in a cryo'd rifle barrel. Or maybe the focus of the CERN particle collider in Europe. Ask Rick of the material or see his patent for clues.Tom 
Biggest Baddest Audio Cables
Right, like resonance redirection instead of resonance isolation which is impossible and only a few have espoused over the years. Tom 
Biggest Baddest Audio Cables
NormIsn't it great when a few people start with a clean sheet of paper and shrug off the mainstream rethink and redesign a category that has been circular for years? I have never heard these cables. I applaud Rick and the few others like him out t... 
Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
Vn 101606Years ago I worked for a dealer that had multiple locations in the mid-west and we sold many pairs of Dunlavy speakers. I took a deposit of 15k on the first pair of SCVI's to be delivered.. almost a year to get those babys. I had many con... 
Speaker Spikes - do the shake test
And a thoughtful robot at that. Tom 
Cryogenic experience wanted. Constructive please
Don't cryo a laser or electrolytic caps or speaker drivers. You could cryo the magnet assembly of a tweeter whose dome and faceplate can be removed. Tom 
x-over resistor replacement query
Duelund which makes better resistors anyway are available in 11 ohm. I have some in my speakers. Try Parts Connexion.Tom 
Sound dampening
You want to break up the sound that travels along flat surfaces. Port the platforms as you described but fill with random stone and not fiberfill. Bass waves will still pass thru the fiberglass. The stone will diffuse and reduce the chance of stan... 
Your First Concert was.....
The Doors here in Louisville 1968 front row maybe 1000 in attendance pre rope and smoke. Tom 
Hand crafted equipment rack?
Hey Warren its Tom. I'm still at it and have never found a reason to convert to the decoupled method or to a mix of the 2. In fact I am now coupling musical instruments cello, bass and bass clarinet. The benefit is extreme I think. As much as 30% ...