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How to isolate a refrigerator?
at lowes they have some rubber blocks that people put under washing machines to keep them from walking across the room due to vibration. they are about 30 bucks for 4. at the aircondtioning contractor supply they have the cork and rubber pads in s... 
Cheap transport vs computer HD
steve, are you saying it would improve my music fidelity vdac if i got the convertor they just put on the market? i,m going mac to wireworld violet usb to vdac to morrow ic to pre. thanks. 
Cassette Deck??
you might go to a pawn shop and find a sony, kenwood or denon for 50 to 75 bucks. [i found a 350 dollar kenwood for 10 bucks at a flea market that has been playing fine for 3 years.] if it looks clean and not wore out it might give you some good s... 
Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend?
i have dedicated ac and ps audio ac plugs. vibrapods, brightstar pods and black diamond cones, all upgraded cables. seperate power supplys to replace walwarts, room treatments, modified magnepans, furman conditioner and other tweaks i,ve forgotten... 
Best Rock Album in 2011
i have been playing the new dave alvin and robbie robertson cds. great music 
can i improve my system with a better cd player?
stands for digital to audio convertor. turns digital data into analogue so your preamp/amp/speakers can make music. they are in cd/dvd/ipods/computers et al. usually they are less than wonderful so in the last decade many companies have been makin... 
Room Treatments for Maggies
if i didn,t dampen the upper corners and rear wall in my room [14 x 18 ft] i couldn,t stand to listen to my magnepans. standing wave boom is awful. and i have the spks 5 feet away from front wall and 3 feet in from sides with home made stands and ... 
Number of yrs. to reach the finished line?
great. i've been setting up systems since 1975 and will never quit even if i win the lottery. ha. i have recently got to the point of diminishing return i can stand and would have to spend a lot more money to get just a bit better sound. so for no... 
where do I put my v-dac?
hi, i would put the vdac with the cd player i intend to use the most . if the players both have optical then this would give you some more flexibility possibly. 
Why Not Return the Favor?
human nature is fickle and often self-centered. nice system by the way. john 
Do you ever doubt you ears ?
i hear differences in recording technigues. one cd will sound open and dynamic and then another will sound flat. no gear,accessories change but the sound sure does. 
Mapeshade cable lifts or any cable lifts?
seriously,,my car goes faster with those flame decals on the side. but i do keep my cables off the floor. looks cool and sounds better. ha i want to find they way to test for placebo effect. i personally like placebo effect, works for me. 
"God Bless the Child" on Idol?
haley has got "it" as far as i am concerned. can you imagine anyone else on the show singing led zepplin and alanis morrisette songs so well? and to try rhiannon could have really backfired. but it didn,t. she has star quality which is the point o... 
Peachtree iDac reliabilty?
my decco had the usb input stop working within a week which peachtree gladly offered to fix. the dac still works with optical and ic so i didn,t want to spend 70 bucks to ship it across the country. the remote lasted a year. i like the concept and... 
pure ipod dock
the pure i-20 dac has sound quality that is superior to the ipods internal dac. if you have ripped your cds to your computer and synced your ipod using the best quality settings then the i-20 will perform very well when compared to a good cd playe...