A shocking reminder

Better solution - buy a humidifier and get the humidity up in your room. In addition to eliminating static, the whole system will SOUND better.

RW, Thanks for your idea, which I shall be trying in a system where the spark is actually uncomfortable to the fingers. Having the anti-static sheet on top of the receiver will remind me to do the laundry, no, no, will remind me to touch before turning on, or adjusting the volume.

Ah, yes, I remember winters around DC. I grew up in Kensington, and went through high school there (Walter Johnson, in Rockville). My best friend and I used to take our respective Dad's VW Bugs out in the snow and blast thru the snow drifts. Didn't own any audio gear back then (late 1950's). I thought DC winters were cold until my Dad got stationed in Kingston, Ontario, Canada for 2 years, which gave me a taste of REALLY cold winter weather (sometimes as cold as -35 degrees F.).

Your "static killer" idea is an excellent one which may also be useful to the folks living in the desert southwest (my son lives in Phoenix), so I'll pass your solution along. Thanks.

I agree with Mbhcid, I had a very bad static problem in winter and solved it with a humidifier. Although an anti-static dryer sheet might work (thanks for the idea) the humidifier fixes the problem instead of a Band-Aid.