Static Shock?

Spindrifter,

Check out my response to this question dated Jan 10, 2004. Hope this clears things up.

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1073696856&openusid&zzV1rowt8&4&5#V1rowt8

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.