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MusicDirect,,
I do receive it every year, so far!! It's my daily dream about book, specially when I go to the bathroom. That's when I peruse and dream the most.  
Amp Stands - Wood or Stone
@jasonbourne71 said  .I have never heard any amp sound different no matter what it was sitting on.    Exactly.  
Quick question for the Cables Don't Make a Difference Crowd.
The funny part of all these cable magical sounds is that the big majority of people into this are people that on average are older than 30 years of age, meaning humans as early in their thirties start losing their hearing mostly in the upper regis... 
JBL's Marketing Blunder..
I saw nothing stupid nor controversial. Good informercial for the intended demographic target. This is all old men talking silliness in their old mental church's religious audiophile perceptions.   "Who buys JBL?" Quite a lot of people; especial... 
Surge protector
@erik_squires ​​​​thanks for the input.  I ordered the Furman PST 8, if it doesn't work I can use it for the rest of the Audio/Video equipment, but hopefully, it will support my Amplifier.  
Surge protector
My amplifier manual specifies not to connect to a power strip unless it is rated for High Current use. My question is are the Furman/Tripp Lite mentioned here capable for High Current use?   
Speakers, floor standing or Bookshelfs
Thanks you all of you for the input. My room is a medium L shape where I always have to play with toeing the speakers due to one of the speakers having to be placed into the bottom part of the "L" wall to avoid as much reflections from the wall in... 
Under my tower speakers -- Isoacoustics Gaia, other options?
@hilde45 those rubber/cork square isolators is all you need on concrete floors. No need to spend any more money on esoteric stuff that will not get you more. I use exactly what you have. They work, and I don't even have carpeting or a rug on my fl... 
Favourite Guitarists
Andres Segovia  Ricardo (manita de plata) Baliardo  Jimmy Hendrix Steve Howe  David Gilmore Carlos Santana  Jango Reinhart Duane Allman  Jimmy Page  Eddy Van Helen  Ritchie Gilmore  Tony Iommi  Joao Gilberto  Stevie Ray Vaughan  Stev... 
different people may hear the same sound differently...
when a person speaks, let's say in front of ten people, to most, the voice coming to them would be a non issue, but invariably to a least one person that voice would sound either outright annoying or subtlety not to their liking, or they all just ... 
Direct Drive
I think that for a few hundred dollars more  it would be better to get the Technics SL 1200GR with the cartridge of your preference and you'll be done. BUT there's a few upgrades that you could  (if wanted) to bring it to almost the Sl1200G level.... 
MoFi controversy
I don't care which way the disc was created/recorded. If it sounds good to me that's all it matters, specially if I'm able to say whoa!!! Having say that, I was all this time under the impression that my MoFi were all a strictly analog business, ... 
Best Rock Drummers
In Rock, to me the most musical, melodically that there was is Ringo Starr. he didn't need to be an army marching in on a thunderous, deafening attack. he was just the right drummer for the Beatles. He made it all look simple. I saw the likes of K... 
Great Rock Bassists your Top 10.Rock not Jazz. But Hey what about Reggae
Greg Lake from Emerson. Lake and Palmer Phil Lynott from Tin Lizzy paul McCartney from the Beatles john Entwistle from the Who John Paul Jones from Led Zeppelin Roger Waters from Pink Floyd Sting from the Police Michael Anthony from Van Hal... 
Dust cover up or down?
My experience is, it all depends. With my Belt drive Music Hall MMF-5 I had to play a disc with the dust cover off. With my direct Drive Technics SL 1210 GR it does not matter which way, closed, off, half way open, it's all the same. No effect o...