Static Shock?

A humidifier has saved me , the sharper image has one that is controled by a remote and keeps things stable ,plus I figure it is better for the morado veneer on my Thiel 7.2's , give it a try !

i saw a show on tv about how they make fireworks & the employee's had to touch a wood block before entering the complex to discharge any static,maybee a cool lookin hunk of wood would work for ya.

mike.

I have had the same problem for a number of years. This topic comes up every autumn, but my solution has been to 1) use a humidifier, 2) keep a window open in the room.

The window doesn't need to be open a lot. You just want to counter balance the affect of the furnace.

I have been experiencing the same thing. When I wear my house slippers I always get a nice jolt. My Hi-Tech "hiking boots do the same thing. My tennis shoes do not produce the static. Neither do my bare feet.
I have isolated the source of the static and it has to be the material from my listening chair.
It doesn't matter if everything is powered down or not I still get the same jolt when I touch any of the knobs.

I'm not sure keeping the window open is such a good idea, as you're just letting cold dry air in, and letting warm moist air out. The furnace doesn't take any moisture out of the air. What happens is the relative humidity drops when you heat air up. This means the air feels drier because it can absorb more moisture when it is warm. With the window shut, the humidifier and your breathing will fill up the air's excess absorbtion capacity, and increase the absolute and relative humidity. By opening the window, the moisture from the humidifier and your lungs will leave the room. The cold air outside may have a high relative humidity, but it has a lower absolute humidity on a per volume basis than the air you are letting out of your room.

Static electricity in a fireworks factory - now THAT'S a serious problem!!!!