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VPI Scout 1.1 Motor Noise
I have 2 Scouts. An old one and a newer one. I'm guessing the newer one is the 1.1. I think you have a bad motor. Neither makes any noise. The only thing you hear is the belt squeak a little until it gets up to speed. That should definitely be und... 
Fake Audioquest sky cables
"01-28-14: Danielk141Zd542,Audioquest can simply set a policy where they agree to ship the evidence to the agency the buyer uses to lodge their complaint against the person who sold them the bogus cables.That can be Audiogon, a local court, etc.Th... 
Fake Audioquest sky cables
"01-18-14: Danielk141So Audioquest's stated policy is to destroy the evidence, if they verify you got ripped off in a bogus purchase.I won't be buying into this brand, ever."What else can they do? If they give them back there's a very good chance ... 
Pass First Watt models ... confused
"A used Aleph is a possibility, but those are getting fairly old and I wonder about maintenance issues."Those amps are made pretty well. If you need more power, it would probably be a better choice. I had the 0 and was rated at 40 watts/ch. It was... 
HOW TO MATCH PREAMP TO AMP
You have to listen to it. 
Oppo 105 in place of pre/pro
I think you can. It has the 8 analog outlets that you would need. As long as you can adjust the volume for each channel individually, I don't see why not. Have you checked the owners manual? It should tell you. 
System advice
"The only issue you may have is a tinge of brightness, but that can easily be managed through other means if it occurs."That shouldn't happen with the Creek. For me, what I liked best about the 5350 was that it uses a passive linestage. Going that... 
Must L + C + R speakers be depth-aligned?
I assume you are talking about HT and not music. Your preamp should give you options like individual speaker volume and delay to help with this. 
Which Firewall cable
"Please share your experiences. Last thing I want to do is spend more than necessary."Call the Cable Company and then you will spend exactly what you need to, but no more. 
Fake Audioquest sky cables
"01-25-14: EjlifI won't ever buy Audioquest either. This combined with their vague attitude toward it makes me think something is very fishy with them"What would you have them do to fix the problem? 
Anyone know safe/free FLAC sharing Roms
Use linux to download and burn your CD/DVD's. You won't get any viruses. Its free and easy. 
HT amp for music- please help
"Parasound, Theta, ATI all come to mind."If you can afford a Theta, I would go with that. It will be a big step up from what you have now. The Muse does bass well but sounds fairly dated. The mids and highs of the Theta are in a completely differe... 
To port or not to port
"I really like the speakers but sometimes percussive bass gets boomy and bass guitar has a resonant, for lack of a better term, droning quality to it. I feel the rear ports are the culprit."You may be right but there many things that can cause thi... 
Mcintosh C220 issues.
When you say white noise, do you mean actual white noise, or something similar like hissing? 
AMG V12
It probably doesn't matter to you given the cost of the car, but German cars aren't made as well as they used to be. They are so overly complicated, it becomes a costly nightmare just to keep them on the road. Once you put a few thousand miles on ...