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My vote for Tweak of the Week
Aw shucks. looks like I missed this thread the first time around. Especially the post by Ohlala. 
ipod/itunes problems
My young niece wants an Ipod for Christmas. Ipods make music. We talk about music here. 'nuff said...on the above asides.Oh, to learn more I went to my firefox search engine and toyed with various searches in the google search engine. I was amazed... 
Oooops Just got caught...
Both my wife and I love it when we get company and the guy notices my McIntosh 2102 ('The Blue') and my Audio Aero Capitole amp ('The French') in the corner of our living room, both glowing in their peaceful serenity.They just drift on over and...... 
My favorite local FM Station is using HD Radio ?
I did listen to my favorite FM station in both HD and analog in a car radio. Your above post is the first I have heard of that incorporates HD FM in an in-home environment.The comparison that I could do with the car radios showed an improvement wi... 
Tuners that do it?
It is amazing how some tuners can sound better. Of course it also depends on the quality of the transmission. 
Best Source for Replacement/Upgrade Tubes??
call Kevin at www.upscaleaudio.comYou will not be disappointed. 
Passive Bi-Amping-Amps With Level control
I talked with the folks at virmode a while ago. they were impressive, although I did not try the product. 
How do I keep my cats off my amplifier?
1. Get a tube amp.2. Velcro: in strips or a sheet of it. Attach to top of amp. Cat will be seriously annoyed.3. Get a squirt gun, then for for solution #1. seriouly, velcro is your answer. Cats hate the stuff. 
hospital grade or commercial grade receptacles ?
Buy yourself a bunch of Porterports and use them. Nobody has ever complained/regretted buying them. 
No More Pop-Ups
I just started using Firefox. I am impressed. 
DishNetwork 811 HD receiver
I own the 811 and i am very happy with it. I do live in a major metropolitan area where OTA (off the air) HD signals are easy to get and, while the can get the OTA signal I am still happier with the Zenith HD receiver that I had before the 811 so ... 
Rives PARC or Tact 2.0 AA for room correction?
If you do a search hereabouts on Rives you will find many a happy customer. 
Sex and the balanced interconnect.
check out www.A2Zcables.com 
Whole house volume controls?
There are also available infra-red controlled panels that you can mount in each room with the master controller located at your system. You air your remote at the panel and it re-creates the signal at your system so that you can control everything... 
Who has solved the HVAC air noise problem?
Another suggestion is to put your system into a cabinet with an independant cooling/air flow system. Your room will always need air conditioning so I am not suggesting you do without, but if you were to build a cabinet for your system that has a v...