Ditto to everyone targeting shoes as the culprit. If you are wearing shoes when this static occurs then you need to take them off. One particular pair of shoes I wore was causing painful pops to my hand every time I touched my gear. I don't wear those shoes any more. Now if your problem keeps occuring after you take off your shoes, you may have a problem in your system.
Static electricity Killin me.
Everytime I get up and touch any part of my rig I shhot a two inch lightning bolt onto my equipment. It's gotten so bad that I'm picking the equipment I figure it has the least impact on to shock, before I touch the piece that I'm actually after. You guys experience the same thing? And if so, what's the best way to get rid of the buildup? Speaker binding post? Cd player chasis? If I touch the wadia 170i first, it actually stunts it for a second.