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Ernie, I suppose you leave them on all the time? I have thought about hanging an amp under the living room floor, but I would be partial to rigging it so I could turn it off without running down to the basement. Thanks for the description of your "rack". Jayson

Jayboard: indeed, I ganged two power strips upthrough the baseboard to a single one sitting under my rack, with just its switch and LED bulb visible. I thus can sleepily stumble over at 3AM and kill the monos' greedy thirst with a push of my big toe! And if I forget I can tell at a glance from across the room, so it works well.
I'm sure I'm engendering the wrath of the powercable upgraders with such a pedestrian arrangement, but so far I haven't otherwise conjured an affordable "Y"-shaped wiring ascheme that would allow easy switching. Nelson Pass assures me it's all okay, but also admits that there's been feedback from those who claim that aftermarket AC cables perhaps improve bass slam of the Alephs. Again, my priorities now rest with improving the digital front end. Cheers! Ernie

I like it, Subaru.

I use a black marker on the outer edge of redbook cd's. It helps absorb reflections during playback. Not as exciting as Subaru's set-up, but seems to help resolution.

It’s the good old fashioned ear cleaning by a competent ear doctor. If you have never had this done do it now. It’s even a freebie if covered by your medical insurance.