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SHIPPING speakers?
IMHO, this is the only way to ship speakers.  $100 worth of material.  Piece of mind, priceless.  If the speakers are worth this effort..........   Cheers      
Do you prefer tall speakers
I'll take tall speakers over close talkers any day.    
Favorite Album Cover (picture or art on the cover)
 
Room Treatments and Orientation for Unfinished Basement Listening?
Here's a rather long read but worth it.  Lots of information and links to sound rooms.   https://digistar.cl/Forum/viewtopic.php?t=557 This calculator for room dimensions is very good.  https://www.acoustic.ua/forms/rr.en.html    Cheers.  
got my PayPal 1099 /// what now?
I should think you can simply enter any numbers that make sense to you on your return.  Proof will only be an issue in the event of an audit.  I suspect the chance of an audit for the sale of some audio equipment is slim to nil, and slim doesn't l... 
Beware - FedEx Drivers are forging signatures for delivery confirmation
This has been the standard practice with FedEx for as long as I have known them.  I can't remember the driver even knocking on my door or ringing the bell.  They drop (literally) the package on my door step, take a picture and drive away.  The pic... 
Replace tubes yearly?
Aside from tubes, Paul's suggestion to keep your equipment powered up 24/7, is contradicted by many manufacturers.  I know this issue divides members into two camps.  My own amp manufacturer recommends turning off when not in use.  Claims the soft... 
Is it easier to sell mono blocks or stereo amp on the used market?
I might ask how committed you are to the decision of buying the new amps, if your first concern is how easy will they be to sell.  I say buy what you think you will enjoy the most right now.  Who knows, you may have them for 10 years and the resal... 
Would I be wasting my money to get a turntable?
@mahler123  "You’ve self identified as one who places significant value on the aesthetics of vinyl, which renders sound quality issues as secondary " Excuse me if I find that statement somewhat condescending.  And you are not the first member on ... 
Would I be wasting my money to get a turntable?
@grislybutter  I can say with some authority, that a golfers constant upgrading of equipment is not unlike this hobby.  The endless pursuit of the smallest improvement.  And the honeymoon period with a new club is much like the confirmation bias w... 
Reaction to possibly the best live rock performance I've heard. Grand Funk
I remember owning the original LP back when I was 16.  Thought the band was great.  Tried to listen to it decades later and realised how badly it had aged.  IMHO.  Now I understand why my parents winced whenever I played it.     
Would I be wasting my money to get a turntable?
@immatthewj   Are you sure you didn't mean Hot Tuna?  Live at Berkeley '69? Smoke it if you got it.  🤣  
Would I be wasting my money to get a turntable?
 
What were your top musical discoveries of 2024?
That kids today still listen to shite music.   
The last 20 years of Home Power Have Been Amazing
@jea48   I'm in Mexico for the winter but will look at it again when I get home and resume my basement development.  I think the First Surge claims to react within a nano second.  The amount of time it takes electricity to travel 12 inches. If I c...