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Building your own HiFI rack (hasn't been discussed in a while)
wqgq_641  sapele is beautiful know it to well Was turning  some of it on the lathe when half of it split and gave me 58 stitches  
Building your own HiFI rack (hasn't been discussed in a while)
I make stands and rack for audio if you make a rack yourself the shelves need to be a minimum of 1.5 inch thick and hardwood any less and it will pass vibrations into your gear If I was to buy a rack the ones Mapleshade sell fit the billTomEnjoy t... 
Your vote for greatest (covers) album
Ok then Emerson Lake and Palmers cover of Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition  
Your vote for greatest (covers) album
When I was teenager I bought an album just for the cover art but it turned out to be one of my favorites and it is the album was           Oxygene by Jean-Michel Jarre the artwork was the planet earth peeling away revealing a skull Yes had some gr... 
Doe you enjoy your listening to music and your system more with others or alone?
I never listen alone Jim,Jack or Johnny are there  
Bent the stylus on my Elyse 2 cartridge
I did the same thing about a month ago snap that sucker right offsomebody suggested to use a pair of needle nose pliers TomEnjoy the Music 
Going Price for Apogee Divas?
blue book trade in $4220 
Will this amp trick work for increasing bass performance?
You need to remove the bass from the mid/high amp you can use a pair of Aesthetix Atlas amp it has a internal high pass filters up to 200Hz they start at 10K and go up from there                                                    biamping can have... 
Advice on turntable decision: Mac MT10, ProJect HL Signature 10 or Clear audio Ovation
the one thing with direct drive it is harder to isolate motor noise that is why most good directs are so expensive I think there are better TT over 15K  then Technics    
Virtual Axpona
Thanks for the info 
Phono Cartridge for $1,000.
If you like the Virtuoso you can't go wrong moving up the Clearaudio line I'm very happy with the Talismann even if I broke off the @#$% cantilever and will replace it with the same 
Looking For Advice After Dumb Vandy Purchase
 don't forget the Codex Cradle you can get it at Audio Connection  
Vandersteen updates and amplifiers
those are some good looking Quatros  I have Quatro woods also power with the Aesthetix Atlas if I was change my amp would be Aesthetix Atlas Eclipse stereo or mono blocks  
Looking For Advice After Dumb Vandy Purchase
John at audio connection might have a Rogue Cronus with high pass in it to hold you over 
Looking For Advice After Dumb Vandy Purchase
I have Quatro woods with Aesthetix Atlas it has internal high pass and it works great but the M5-HP sound even better I had a Rogue Cronus before the Aesthetix powering my Quatros the guy at Rogue put in high pass filters in it for me that might b...