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FYI New Audio Research (ARC) Trade-In Program
but......as I recall last years program required an msrp of double the traded in component.....not tgat this gets current flowing for me..just to be fair.... 
How much should a person spend to get a decent power conditioner?
Just to make sure....repeating testwith:Crooked Still - Shaken by a Low Sound..... 
How much should a person spend to get a decent power conditioner?
For grins last eve I decided to test ( double blind of course - hard to see out of both eyes after a few Reds ) the theory and well accepted claim that the power amp should not be plugged into the conditioner...yupfront end into an Isotek, amp int... 
NuForce STA 200
Hard to beat my $199 Audionics CC2 but yes I am considering the Nuforce as a $499 returnable follyit has good genes for sure.... 
Prize or turkey? MC202
List it local pickup onlySeattle is fair size marketiMO no box hurts a heavy dense amp like thatbut again a very nice single ended Autoformer amp - really sweet sounding 
Interesting video with Richard Vandersteen talking about his subs
You rabid fanboy.....love his products and thinking.... 
Best speaker/system piano concerts
a good reason for attending church choir practicesit on the bench and three other places and you will get religion, and then a mic feed listen will turn you into an athiest..ha. 
Lampizator evolution
@rockyboy you did pretty good getting the Aurender that fast...must be great can and bottle collecting near you.....$$$$$i missed the server ? but i use a NAIM Uniti-Serve with a Pardo LPS and very importantly HRS Nimbus feet and a damping brick..... 
McIntosh (MC601) amplifier overheating problem
the only MC amp i have at moment runs 6L6 output devices.... however i can attest that Ayre did handle failures with grace  - I had a VX-R that the thermal tracs failed in one channel, lucked nto help with Twenty series upgrade at that time which ... 
How much should a person spend to get a decent power conditioner?
but IF ya want a kick @#&*$ system you work both, component and cable noise issues and clean power....and more than a few good firms build power conditioning into the product - Ayre and Vandersteen come to mind.... 
McIntosh mc202 or not?
sent you a PM 
Vandersteen Sub woofers v Rythmik Subs
my brief flirtation with the 9 is over...home “ home “ in Seattle listening to the 7’s......in my room, why ?????? 
Vandersteen Sub woofers v Rythmik Subs
@noble100  - why not start a thread on swarm ? I am sure it will attract a ton of interest 
Diffusion or Absorption
are the steel doors hollow ? 
How much should a person spend to get a decent power conditioner?
a wall wart is a digital switching power supply, i guess you refer to them as a puck...anyway, well documented and measurable the trash they dump into power line as well as RFI generated....cleaning that up = goodif possible get a linear power sup...