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What to change a systemic question
Markalarsen I hear you loud and clear I honestly believe that would be the most significant improvement to my system. nonoise I agree with you the thing is those canton's are a fine speaker and I'd hate to see them go but it maybe time. I see you... 
What to change a systemic question
Soix I was and currently am not unhappy with the sound of my system ( is that a double negative?) but as is our nature things sound better on the other side of the tracks. if I only had a little more...     
What to change a systemic question
Soix thanks for the recommendation I did go and purchase the SVS sb 1000 pro and it has filled in the base though the lowest notes have no detail.   
Buying Used Equipment on the Internet
I've purchased all but my source used. I've turned over my system twice buying  used gear at a fraction of the new price and never had an issue. My advice buy used locally  i.e. how far you are willing to drive so you can test drive the used gear ... 
How to prevent visitors from touching your system
Friends to touch my audio gear, who needs friends when I have records to fondle er ah play. Aaaaaahhhhhh vinyl. No, no, no, is that a Scratch what to do, what to do, no,no,no,no. Records to die for, equipment to touch.   
Shocking Lampizator Service
Many years ago I bought used  adcom gear and on day one by my negligence blew out the left channel of the gfp 555 amp. I called them up as I lived near their operation in East Brunswick NJ. They told me bring in the amp with a dozen doughnuts. Whi... 
So This Really Is The End....
I wonder if the Princeton Record Exchange is still open? I spent many hours there in my youth going through their inventory of CDs and records. The perfect setting for many  students and older audiophiles to hunt for recorded treasures.  
Question about how analog audio recording works
Science rules !! Just conceptualize the various process involved   from  capturing the music to making the disc (cd and vinyl) to playback thru a system. Here is the very first recording ever made from France"Au clair de la lune" 1861.www.firstsou... 
Have a reflective Memorial day.
I live in Washingtons Crossing PA. a couple of miles from where his troops camped and crossed, also there is a National Cemetary an equal distance from my home.  Along a bluff overlooking the Delaware are 21 graves of unknow soldiers who froze to... 
Conditioning cds and dvds, before playing
Here is something from  the  archives  that really works, sometimes, RainX used to bead rain on windshields is great for repairing scratched CDs! Place a drop or two on the CD and us a soft rag to buff it around, so long as the scratch is not real... 
Ghost in the machine or I have the jedi force.
holmz OM or is it ohm thanks for the information..    
has anyone tried chinese cables?
it would be helpful if you Identified the business on aliexpress that you ordered from found reliable.    
What is the VERY BEST CD album you've ever heard?
A no brainer, Sgt. Peppers in college 20 kids crammed  in a blacklight lit room passing some joints when Peppers was played. This was not Motown. Another Joplin's Big brother and the holding Companie's Cheap Thrills. Playing that on a portable re... 
Technical assistance and recommendations needed
Thank you all for you suggestions will try some options presented. Stray _cat's seem like easy good ones to try .Now its time to tune in turn on and give a listen.  
Technical assistance and recommendations needed
"There was no happy medium as every recording reacted/sounded different to the new setting." nonoise Yes thats another matter altogether. As you see I’m a CD based system and honestly the biggest influence on the music sound is the quality of the...