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Sagging Voice Coils?
SWINE GRAVITY! 
Cat damaged speaker, Help
Also try providing a system just for the cats so they are less tempted to disturb other systems. 
Peachtree Nova vs. INova?
Are there reliabilty issues with Peachtree stuff? 
S/Pdif vs. Toslink
As it was explained to me by my local high end salon, Toshiba's "toslink" wasn't very well designed in the first place, and requires that a digital signal be turned into light and then back again to current, which seems unnecessarily complicated u... 
High end speakers without bi-wiring?
Alan Yun of Silverline told me his (or my) Preludes were more "coherent" when single wired. He also warned me not to lose the jumpers as they were costly. Of course I biwired them initially (after all, what does HE know?), and after listening for ... 
Why magic at 80 db?
Tell those people to stop talking over your speakers. 
Modern Linestages
To somebody who appreciates it a McLaren MP4-12C at $229,000 likely beats the pants off of a Toyota Camry in every way, but these days you can, if you work at it a little, put together a stereo system in your house that is 98.372% as musical and e... 
Modern Linestages
The good news is that you can find GREAT preamps for very reasonable prices...they just have to be made in China. My dual mono balanced Kavent S33 weighs a ton and is crammed with groovy little parts (no clue what the parts do, but I've taken the ... 
Better XLR's
AQ puts a a really nice XLR on Diamondbacks. I've been using XLRs on recording and live sound gear for years and Neutriks have always been great, although the build quality of the AQs seems extremely high, and it's CHINESE! I personally don't thin... 
Why magic at 80 db?
Answer: DVR. I refuse to watch commercials EVER. 
Leave the turntable running?
Turntables should have a "do not use when drinking" sticker. Trust me. 
Cat damaged speaker, Help
I also feel that Vets should not be performing speaker repair without proper training. 
Why magic at 80 db?
I've been a professional musician for many years...guitar, loud bands, live sound mixing...blah blah blah...I was sitting in a movie theater a couple of years ago (rare for me as I usually wait for films to be available for home) waiting for the f... 
Why magic at 80 db?
I live next door to Bob and I really wish he'd turn his damn speakers off. They've been on 24/7 for almost a year!Doesn't the listening level depend on your mood, the type of music, the time of day, the ambient sound level in the room (cat snoring... 
Cat damaged speaker, Help
I would like to address the "thousands of Vets, NATIONWIDE, that perform the operation daily":...you should be ashamed of yourselves as you are a disgrace to your profession.