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Pat Metheny Fans, Great Suggestions Please ??
I'm rather fond of his duet with Charlie Haden called 'Beyond the Missouri Sky". 
First cd purchase
I bought Kenny Loggins's "Celebrate Me Home" CD. It was and remains the single most dreadful recording I have ever played. The things is so bright and thin that it makes the fillings in my teeth hurt. 
What tube amp to drive Guarneri's?
Yes, the smaller room is a bit of a problem, although, I've successfully used Avantgardes in the same room. The bigger room in my other home sounded great regardless of what was in play. I think a clock radio would have sounded good in that room! ... 
What tube amp to drive Guarneri's?
My room is 19'x11' with 8' ceiling. I think the Guarneri are the rare small speaker that sings in large spaces. They seem to thrive on having open space around them. They won't play deep bass, but they do mate well with REL subwoofers like the STR... 
What tube amp to drive Guarneri's?
Davey,I had the set up in two different rooms. They actually worked better in the larger room which was 21' x 15.5'. I don't listen at obscene levels, but never clipped the amps. 20 watts of Apollo SET is probably like 80 watts of SS, and I'm sure... 
What tube amp to drive Guarneri's?
I used to own the Guarneri and drove them at the time with the Welborne Apollo II single ended amps. They produced 18-20 watts. The combination was pretty awesome. I would think a good single ended 845 amp would work. Something like a Komura 845 o... 
HiFi-Tuning German fuses opinion
I use one in my Neiro and one in my M7. I think they allow you to hear a bit more of what your equipment is saying. Inexpensive for the improvement 
Tuntable not working with wood floors..Help
YOu might check to see which way the floor joists run. If they are running towards your equipment, this exacerbates the problem by transmitting footfalls right to the rack. If this is the way your floor joists run, you can try moving the rack to a... 
How to stabilize speakers without spikes.
Many years ago I owned the 'steens with sound anchor stands. I had wood floors and I simply put pennies with little felt dots on the bottom under the spikes. The whole operation probably cost about 10 cents. 
Kill Top End Extension - All Silver Ribbon Cables
Your new amp needs to break in. If the transformers are new, you should not really expect any magic for a few hundred hours. That's a lot of wire to break in, plus all the caps. I'll bet if you just wait it out, you will be pleased. I can't imagin... 
Richmond VA
Mr. Fonda,We do have a very active Audio Club in Richmond now. Our next meeting is on Sept. 24th and will feature some DIY stuff and turntable set up, etc. 
Jeff Korneff
My understanding is that Jeff is NOT doing audio right now. A buddy has recently contacted him and was told this. 
non over sampling DAC better than 24/96 or192 DAC?
The 47Labs Shigaraki fits your budget 
How do the Electro Harmonix 6sn7's sound?
Sub par 
non over sampling DAC better than 24/96 or192 DAC?
I totally agree with AER. Nice synopsis!