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New to this. How do I stack my stuff?
boxer12 said:Makes perfect sense to me. I would keep experimenting with the speaker placement as well. Also love the Bonhoeffer book! Some sources say the speakers and the listener should make the corners of an equilateral triangle. Moving the cha... 
New to this. How do I stack my stuff?
So, I've been reading various internet articles about speaker placement. All of them say get the speakers out of the corners because they will be too boomy. However, my first impression of this system in a larger room with the speakers out away fr... 
New to this. How do I stack my stuff?
I have experimented with pulling them out into the room a little but I have to say I could not tell a huge difference. In fact the bass seems better where they are in the picture. But, I will continue to play around with that. They are a load and ... 
How to find the good CD recordings?
I will look into that. I may have some of that on vinyl. When I was in college in the early 1980’s I bought a used double album called Led Zeppelin BBC Broadcasts. It cost me $20 which was crazy money for me back then. It was my understanding that... 
New to this. How do I stack my stuff?
djones, the chair can be moved. I had not thought about putting the pre-amp down low, but can do it easily. There is other furniture in the house that I could also use in place of the little table. A simple but very sturdy and heavy oak desk. But ... 
How to find the good CD recordings?
Sting's Ten Summoner's Tales sounds good too but I really dislike a lot of the songs on that album. 
Value of burn/break in?
I'm in the same boat, but it doesn't take much. A little shift here and angle there. Again, I don't have my Audiophile License yet but it really does make a difference. The main things I was able to notice with my inexperienced ear were bass tight... 
New to this. How do I stack my stuff?
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New to this. How do I stack my stuff?
shadow, I was never really worried about the prospect of wood catching on fire. Quite a few heavy duty racks are made of MDF board. This amp has a tremendous heat sink that flows from bottom to top...you can see right through it. The heat sink ele... 
New to this. How do I stack my stuff?
I made these (see picture below) this afternoon. I don't think there is any risk from the heat of the amp since the wood isn't really under the hot parts or heat sinks. It also sits another inch higher over the carpet so it should cool even better... 
New to this. How do I stack my stuff?
Wolf said: A block of ice makes an ideal amp stand but unfortunately it melts almost immediately rendering it less than ideal. You are not thinking like a real audiophile. IF ice is a good platform it would not be that hard to make a small cooli... 
New to this. How do I stack my stuff?
djones51 said:"I guess I am not quite understanding what you're trying to do."   Its complicated. ;-)First, I'm just playing the game. It seems like everything in the audiophile world needs some sort of special treatment. A lot of it sounds silly ... 
How to find the good CD recordings?
Thanks gosta. I'm still working out all the pros and cons of Tidal. If it is worth it to pay $20 a month ($240/year!) for the hi res stuff then it seems to me it would be imperative to have the equipment to listen to it at the highest quality leve... 
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Yes. That’s what I mentioned in the last line. The nice thing about these block feet (if they ever happen) is that they could be very versatile. I could even fit a sorbothane disk between the foot and the marble.Now I wish I had a bench belt sande... 
New to this. How do I stack my stuff?
Elizabeth, is your concern about wood under and amplifier purely a safety concern or a sound concern?I've been digging around in my basement and have found a 3x3 inch walnut post. I am planning on cutting it into 3x3 inch cubes to use as feet unde...