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| A personal challenge 2-1/2 packs a day from the age of 16 to 26 years old. Quite cold turkey 31 years ago and was the best thing I ever did. Like Jose says, the urge goes away and lessens as time passes. | |
| Should cable elevators be used? Thought I would chime in for a different approach as it seams most everyone has their cables routed on the floor. I suspended my speaker cables UNDER my floor. They are hung with a plastic connector every other floor joist. No part of the cable si... | |
| Testing a GZ-37 tube Thanks for that information Hifihvn. I tried it with my other testers and it worked well. Now how about the PX25 tube? None of my testers has that one listed. Do you know of another setting that might work for it?I did a quick check on the net and... | |
| Electronics cleaner Atmasphere-Thats one thing I didn't try was the rapid operation of the switch. Good idea. Oh well, I'll try that next time there is an issue. The unit did go into Audio Research for a new switch. And I figured this was a good time to have the pre ... | |
| how high is the drop test at ups? Wow, success story. Good for you. And Bravo to Phase Technolgy. | |
| French Doors Tpreaves,"all my interior walls have insulation for sound deadening" This is a very nice feature you have but typically you will not see insulation in interior walls unless a consumer specifically requests it when the structure is built (in my geo... | |
| French Doors Theo is correct that you can have a custom size door made to fit the opening and not have to go through the extra work to reframe and drywall/ paint. You may have to do some research as to who can make this door for you. And be careful that someon... | |
| how high is the drop test at ups? I hate to be the one to bring this up but there might be an issue collecting insurance (I'm assuming the package was insured) because the box has no damage to it. It is possible that the equipment got damaged without the box showing any damage. I ... | |
| The Audiophile's Wife That was very entertaining and made my evening (along with a little Electric Dirt and Dirt Farmer by Levon Helm). | |
| Electronics cleaner Well I just talked to Calvin at Audio Research and he said what I thought he would- It needs a new switch. He explained that it's probably a mechanical issue and that a cleaning probably wouldn't work, but I could try it. He was right, it didn't w... | |
| Final verdict with amplifier I don't know in your particular case but for some reason Carver amps seam to be rated at high power outputs but they don't seam to "sound" that loud. I remember years ago I had one of those Carver 400 "cube" amps hooked up to a pair of Klipsch Cor... | |
| Heaven or Hell Another vote here for power issues or something other than the mind. The difference in sound qualty was just too drastic in my case to be in my mind set. Things turned for the better once I introduced my power conditioner into my system. | |
| Best steak to eat while listening to your rig? I don't eat steak while listening but my favorite is a NY strip. A charcoal grill is the way to go. I have to say the flavor is far better than a steak cooked on a gas grill. Everyone thinks I'm crazy using charcoal instead of gas, but they also t... | |
| Tube Rolling - Any tips or caveats I'll add be sure to buy from a reputable person or dealer. If you plan to do lot of tube rolling you might consider a tube tester. The most important thing is to make sure your tube doesn't have a short. Most testers should be able to test for sho... | |
| FM tuners - Are they OBSOLETE ? I hope not. I just aquired a McIntosh MR78! I am a regular tuner user as there is a good classic rock station in the area. Long live FM! |