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Can you help or do I have to get divorced?
Lets see...you cant have speakers on stands, you cant have floor standers and you dont want in wall... You have three choices the way I see it 1. Divorce 2. headphones or 3. hang some speakers from the ceiling. P.S. I'd consider #1 
amp blowing up
Be happy, amps arent supposed to blow up 
Interconnects at modest cost?
HomeGrown Audio cables are excellent for the $ 
PreAmp shortlist:ARC LS8MKII, BC BC21, Rogue 99?
You'll never regret the Rogue 99 
Rogue Owners Unite
I bought a stock Rogue 99 pre right before Christmas. I have not changed a thing yet, and am really not in much of a hurry to. (yet) I do have some NOS 12au7 and 12ax7's from Upscale Audio from my prior pre, and I will probably swap them into the ... 
Help pick opening song for my film
Hope you're still looking... 1. I Hope You Want Me Too by The Mavericks 2.Magnet by NRBQ 3. I'm Nothing Without You by Steve Earle 
Rap music on high-end speakers
" Rap Music" is an oxymoron 
tough sounds to reproduce ???
The sound of a woman saying " Honey, why dont you go out and blow $10,000 on some new components, I think youre stuff is getting old..." 
Dumb Question 36
I would try to not have both power and pre plugged into the same surge protector, Plug amp right into the wall if you have to, also, turn off amp first as suggestewd by Sugarbrie 
It's Been an Allison Kind of Month......
Hey guys, along this line you should give The Tarbox Ramblers (Rounder) alisten. Vocalist sounds like a cross between Jim Morisson and Bob Hite(CannnedHeat). Musically, dark alt country new/blue grass stew is how I would describe it, tho a band li... 
Best Amp for Klipsch?
See the thread " What amp/pre amp for my klipschorns" 
What amp/pre-amp for my Klipschorns?
Go with a tube pre amp and a solid state amp. Those 15 inch woofers need the control of a solid state amp IMO. I used a conrad johnson pv 10 pre with them and it was no small improvement over a solid state pre,but when I tried a tube power amp, th... 
GRASS ANYONE?
Some great recommendations,... here is one more that you all try ..." Positive Friction" by Donna the Buffalo, a blend of bluegrass, zydeco reggae rock and country. Trust me, it really works! Great band. 
Do you drink when you listen?
Hi Tim,youre right, I do have a fondness for liquidity in my music. I suppose I would have to say these are my preferred ways of achieving it , in order: 1.a nice California cabernet 2. good port 3.scotch ( J.W. Black or Oban)However, I refuse to... 
Japanese CDs
Try 1. Acousticsounds.com 2. amusicdirect.com 3. Redtrumpet.com 4. Elusivedisc.com Good luck and happy hunting, Mike