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Which RCA To Use for VH DIY Silver Interconnects
Here is the deal on the eichmanns...if you TWIST them in any way while pushing on or off, you're done for. The cap screws into the barrel. The barrel has ONE screw that "holds" the cable in place. BUT, the connections from the cable to the cap (pl... 
Help wanted. My NHT M00-S00s are whistlingI
I hate when that happens. Do you have another pair of speakers, the more similar the better, that you can "rig" up to the sub and see if it stemming from the amplifier in the sub? We are not talking rocket science here. Forget ohms for right now. ... 
Dual Subs
As a rule, this is what I do to adjust the symbiotic relationship between my sub and speakers...adjust your crossover on the sub approximately to 100hz. Then, while listening to music, adjust volume to JUST where the sub is overpowering the lower ... 
Is it best to isolate??
Spaz, I dont think you are isolating your 600's from the environment. I think you are isolating the ENVIRONMENT from those beasts..LOL. Those amps are so heavy that it would be a miracle if anything gets through. 
Extremas with Clayton or Gamut
Describe you speaker's lower frequency signature. 
What's the best approach to add Headphone Amp?
I have done both and found that straight from the source is the best. Let you system pre influence the external, open environment, and you head pre influence the closed environment. 
Woofers getting workout, but no bass
Madfloyd, I dont think those choices will solve the problem. It's a phenomenon we all deal with when it comes to vinyl. Oh, I think the title of your thread is hilarious btw. lol 
Why don't gold based cable fans try Synergistic
Antipodes...could you tell your cable from another in a blind test on a completely different system you have never heard before? 
Which inexpensive ic's cables worth checking out?
Yet ANOTHER candidate for the Chris De Burgh torture hour...sponsored by Audiofeil. Please proceed, down to the end of the hall...then take a right. Be mindful you dont go left...or Dylan room will knock you out for months. 
Why don't gold based cable fans try Synergistic
The bottom line is if you can A/B/C it with statisticaly reproduced results...then it's true. The nice thing about doing this is that you can prove ONLY to yourself (you can lead a horse to water...but) that there is no subconcsious bias involved ... 
Treble Grain? How to Eliminate?
Do you have ANY OTHER DAC's to compare with? From friends? See if you can observe this phenomenon with another DAC. I would agree about the MHDT...very reasonably priced for performance. ESPECIALLY if purchased used. 
Is it best to isolate??
I have never experienced "over dampening". Only with speakers, not components. Isolation will make a difference IF the situation calls for it. Heavy components, that have isolation designed into them, will likely not improve with additional treatm... 
Silverline Face-off: Sonatina II vs 17.5
Kill the sub, then listen. Then after you feel confident in your conclusions...add the sub back. Then listen again. 
Dual Subs
It would add that little extra as described above. Do you think its worth the money for that little extra? Some do some don't. That IS a large room. You could always sell it if you feel it wasnt worth it. 
HK 730 Twin
No problems. You're just doing what your ears and common sense is telling you to do. See here (I hope its OK to put link )http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=112218