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Most economical way to ship large speakers?
Pick up only , if in New England or big city by far the best way to go  prices are out of hand in both ups may be a little cheaper  you did not say ,stand mount ,or floor stand ,and size, weight ,weight is where it gets costly 80 lb each speaker... 
Help finding a subwoofer
The SVS  sb 4000 is a smaller brother to their ultra 12 it’s a13 inch driver but smaller form factor sealed box , it’s very fast and articulate much better then the very good 3000 and great app that has great flexibility  and free shipping and45 ... 
Help with USB Cable Option
The Final Touch Callisto is by far the most natural cable I have heard under $1k andI have heard many good ones ,IHave this cable in one of my systems  and their flagship  Sinope USB cable around $750 with discounts  callRob at Lampizator in NY... 
Need 25 foot interconnects
If long interconnects needed for sure XLR ,that’s what all recording studios  use for lowest possible noise .  
binding posts
One thing more to mention , myself and others who are Audio-Electronics techs  have measured quality of connectors ,did you know over 80%/ use lower quality Loudspeaker terminals Loudspeakers ,as well asAmplifiers they use gold plated brass , whi... 
binding posts
You can run just 1 pair of speaker cables , but you need a jumper still those metal plates are trash usually holdover cheap brass , a good set of jumpers  just buy 2 ft of decent ofc copper awg 12, and just buy some spades or bananas  you can g... 
any lawyers in this forum care to give an advice?
First question did you pay by PayPal ? how long has it been since you payed for them ?   PayPal gives you 6 months ,a credit card only 3 months . please let  us know , and how much $$ did you spend  Were speakers in their original box ,what bra... 
Install A Dedicated AC Line at home
These were done a Madter Electrician Audiophile,we changed the original ground rod for they had used brass and it rotted the 2 Solid copper pipe I had Heavy silver plated to not rot , same ground as original but much better  my system sounds nigh... 
Install A Dedicated AC Line at home
I use a awg10  lowest resistance , my Electrician,Audiophile installed a 4 wire  2 grounds ,one common ground ,the other a insulated isolated ground on a separate Copper buzz Bar, amd a 2 inch  4 ft long ground  contacts bought commercial 30 amp... 
Bookshelf speakers that renders 3D soundstage
That is easy ,my next speaker the MBL 126 with matching stands. i will use my Svs 4000-sb subs and it’s a world class Loudspeaker system.  
To ROON or not to ROON ?
For just over $100 a year what’s not to like there isNothing even close it even learns your type of music and will play mixes on its own , for information about groups and songs loaded with information it is interesting and is built to use HQ play... 
Preamps can color sound considerably. Surprising?
Every component colors the sound to some extent , depending how you are trying to voice your  system , from tubes, to cables, even front  end phono cartridges, to dacs , every designer of a amplifiers, preamps hav3 their own design philosophy of w... 
Best 12AU7 Type Tubes for a Preamp
Psvane, fake gold Lion - out not even close Siemens ,Telefinken, Amperex, Mazda, depending what your looking for in character, All pre 1970 for sure  50s Sylvania, earlyRCA  , Phillips owned Amperex,and Mullard warmer nature  Blackburn Mullard ... 
MBL 126 or 120
I too have heard the MBL 120, as well as 126 . since I wil be using dual SVS 4000  -SB subs , the 126 has the exact same Tweeter band Midrange as their top 101 speaker ,the126 have apposing  sing 5.5 inch long throw opposing midBass drivers which... 
Why does rock concert sound suck?
A lot has to do with who is running the mixing boards I have heard 3 bands at one concert and the speaker setup used and most important the mixer board  to set the  tine ,i have  seen some have a person on the floor and relaying , and others just...