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Kudos to several dealers
Some additional names of people or companies who have been outstanding to work with in my experience:Tim Harrison, Audio Art, Richmond VA Ralph Karsten, Atma-SphereBridget Davis, Music Direct Jim White, AesthetixVu, Deja Vu Audio, McLean, VA 
VPI Record Cleaner
Klhender, just be sure to use pure isopropyl alcohol (typically shown as 91% - the balance being water) and NOT "rubbing" alcohol. I've used a formula very similar to the one Chazzbo just gave you for 12+ years now with my VPI cleaner on hundreds ... 
Best DIY Sound Dampening Materials?
Dds_hifi, instead of dampening the room, consider diffusers that will make your room physically smaller but acoustically much larger without losing energy to the dampening materials. Read Steve Deckart's fascinating article about his experience ad... 
Best acoustical guitar - any type music
Recordings with acoustic guitar I always return to for both sound and performance include the following (on LP unless noted):Alice Artzt, "English Guitar Music (Walton, Berkley, Britten...)", Meridian E77037 Alice Artzt, "Romantic Virtuoso Guitar ... 
Vpi 19mkIV or linn sondek 12
Jsbail, I've used a VPI MkIII for many years, and as Sdcampbell says, it "just sails along making great music." I've never had a bit of trouble with it, it stays solidly aligned and set-up, and it's also very easy to set-up initially. The VPI MkII... 
Redwiki - About racks, shelves...
Thanks for the description, Dekay. Sorry to hear of the problems you are having. The Studio Tech rack is so inexpensively priced, I was thinking to do as you are doing - buy it and then purchase custom shelves from Neuance. In my case, though, som... 
Redwiki - About racks, shelves...
Dekay, are you using one of the Studio Tech racks that has spikes extending from each of the four corner posts to support the shelves? Such as the Studio Tech PS-6B 6-shelf model shown here:http://www.globalmartcameras.com/audvid/access/furniture/... 
Redwiki - About racks, shelves...
Dekay,Jeffloistarca, and Redwiki, Thanks for your follow up. I have some new equipment coming later this summer and will need a better solution than the current walnut table with gear stacked on the floor below it! Dekay, thanks for the encouragin... 
Redwiki - About racks, shelves...
Thanks, Jeffloistarca. A dealer I work with recommended the Atlantis rack to me after I mentioned to him an interest in the Arcici Suspense rack. His recommendation is that the Atlantic is effective for a lot lower investment. I'm curious as to wh... 
Redwiki - About racks, shelves...
Redkiwi, this is an excellent post in response to a lot of variables with which you are not intimately familiar. I would like to follow-up with a question about the type/brands of welded steel racks you think would meet your criteria for your ligh... 
what to upgrade
I'd start with seriously considering Trelja's comments, Ampzilla. Think about where you want to go with your system over time. However, I agree with South_park and Sdcampbell that a change in your speakers will give you the most immediate and noti... 
Favorite solo piano players...cds
Ivan Moravec - an extremely intelligent and compelling musician, particularly rewarding as an interpreter of Chopin. Try any of his recordings for the Connoisseur Society label. 
How much do you listen?
Listening time all depends on what may be going on, but I will typically listen 3-4 hours in the weekday evenings and 8-10 hours over the weekends, on average. Of course, this is not all "critical listening" time - it's "enjoy it" listening time, ... 
Arcici Suspense rack experiences
Thank you, Avkmusic. I appreciate your feedback! 
Speaker Cable Lengths - W/ Monos
Like Welfed, I use 4' speaker cables with my monoblocks, and find that a comfortable length as well.