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small companies making today's best products
This thread reminds me of the good old days of buying DIY amp kits that we built and continually modified , I don't no if we ever got it just right but it was fun and educational , and finding the best ingredients for home made power cords . That ... 
How much sand/shot to put in Dynaudio Con 1Stands?
I use Stereophiles recommended method . Stand or rack is filled to the top with a 50/50 mix by weight of sand and lead , lead and sand is premixed in a separate container . There are many folks that don't recommend using lead any more , particular... 
Vote for best US made solid state amp
Ayre ... 
small companies making today's best products
Do we want a small company to built an amp to our specs ? Hand building and wiring an amp from scratch must be time consuming and costly . 
small companies making today's best products
The money large companies spend on R&D gives them a real advantage , Also the more units a company makes the cheaper it becomes .When you see the Revel factory and how things are done it's easy to see why there a leader in the industry , very ... 
Running cables under carpet. Any great methods?
There is underlay under the carpet that is stapled to the floor so using a fish tape may be difficult . The last time I went the full route and removed the carpet and underlay and routered out a trough in the plywood next to the wall , this worked... 
Power cables for martin logan SL3
Sorry . And my ears are far from golden . Regards Tim 
Best power conditioner?
I also had a Panamax 5510 , startlingly good was my feeling . Now it does it's magic on my video stuff . 
Power cables for martin logan SL3
I took some fairly inexpensive NBS power cords to a friends with SL3's and we were both pleasently surprised by the improvement . Stupid old dealer had told him not to worry about power cords , now he has a found a more intelligent dealer . 
Endless debate: monitor + sub vs floorstanding
Not much to debate . Two way monitor , coherence . Floor standing , frequency extension . Lets not even talk about subs . 
Alon/Nola sound
A friend owns the Viper Reference three's , I no I'll take some flack for saying so , but I was not impressed , at least not for the price . They did have the feeling of freedom , but the overall coherence and balance was not what I expected for $... 
Help ML 380s Owners. Volume knob Quit Working
I had the volume control board changed at my local M.L. dealer for $220 on my #380S , and they lent me a REF #32 in the mean time . 
Are you too old to be an audiophile?
There is alot more to audio and music than hearing that last one or two Kh . As you get older you learn how to appreciate things that you couldn't when you were younger . My hearing may be down a bit but my enjoyment and love of music is up ten fo... 
Best power conditioner?
My vote goes to Shunyada . I heard many before taking the Shunyada plunge . 
Anyone read TAS's Ten Most Significant Amps?
I'll have to agree with TAS on this one . Although the Pass amps were nice enough I wouldn't put them in my top ten list . Maybe top twenty .As far as digital amps go I finally heard one that I liked ARC's DS450 .