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Should I upgrade my Advent 5002 speakers?
You might try rebuilding the crossovers first , if you look up images of the 5002 you'll see that they are a simple design so upgrading the resistor , replacing and upgrading the 2 old worn out electrolytic capacitors ( electrolytics degrade over ... 
Confession: I only like Norah Jones because so many others told me to
I love her lyrics on Come Away With Me , her voice is soft and sultry and the music is just perfect for late night listening .  I use this album as one of my listen to to evaluate any change I make in my system.  With that being said I've listen... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
found this at the record store the other day  Brasil "65 with The Sergio Mendes Trio ,  Capitol Records Japanese Red Vinyl   
Thiel Owners
How thick are the outriggers ?  The locking nut on the spikes are 7/16" , I would think that the outriggers would be the same are at most 1/2' thick as to not change the speakers height . I have the outrigger spike sets using the spikes with the... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
David Crosby. " If I Could Only Remember My Name "  Classic Records 45rpm series Jefferson Airplane  " Crown of Creation "  Mobil Fidelity A Tribute to John Fahey. " I Am The Resurrection "  Vanguard 45rpm  
If there was only ONE album/cd/release you can listen to, over and over.............
@dpop  The closest you can get is the "George Harrison Early Takes volume 1 "  
If there was only ONE album/cd/release you can listen to, over and over.............
It's always interesting to read what others charish listening to , I've seen my top 2 already mentioned  #1  David Crosby  " If I Could Only Remember My Name and #2 Pink Floyd  " Dark Side Of The Moon "  and adding a #3 Beethoven's Symphony #6  co... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66  " Herb Alpert Presents "   Speakers Corner  Speakers Corner pressed 3 of the 7 Brasil 66 albums , this one ,  Look Around and Equinox .   I scored all 3 from the same German seller !    
Tonearm Parallel?
@jorgjean  Nice cartridges ,   my experience with setting the VTA parallel using a 160gr records works very well for records between 120gr and 200gr , I have a few records that are very light at 105gr that sounded bright .   Using John Denver's ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Herbie Mann    " New Mann at Newport "  1965 promo copy   
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Miles Davis  "Milestones"  Columbia. 1988 Digital remastered pressing  
Grace F-9E
There's a Grace F-9E for auction at Japanese E-Bay currently the bid is $46.00 .  
Thiel Owners
@ronkent Understood ,  using a tape measure lined up with the spikes at 1" toe-in the bi-sect line was 8 1/2" (at the bottom of the cabinet ) , I moved to a 3/4" toe-in and the bi-sect now is 7" . Boy did Billie Holiday's "Body and Soul"  And St... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Billie Holiday   Body and Soul   Verve  Japanese mono pressing   
Outlet - Shunyata vs Hubble 20 amp
Compare the images of the Hubbell , PS Audio and Shunyata , now look at the images of Cardas , Audioquest , Furutech and Oyaide . I have a PS Audio which I replaced ( moved to the TV ) and moved up to an AudioQuest ( at the time Cardas looked li...