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Picking a mid-tier HT receiver for optimal audio
I have a Boston Acoustics AVR-7120 (same as the Sherwood) and it has proven to be very nice in many ways. The USB input is nice too. 
Vince Welnick R.I. P.
'74 was good although it has a unique sound. I think I wore that Louisville tape out in the 80's...nice to have the cd now.I read Phil's book recently and it gave me a lot of perspective on the music. I recommend it, even to non-believers. 
Vince Welnick R.I. P.
I agree. History rarely ceases to teach us that the holding back the strong forces of capitalism and self-interest are temporary. From Jerry's guitars to soundboards, hippies are as greedy as the rest of us. 
Vince Welnick R.I. P.
Nice post Jsonic. The job of Dead keyboard is a dangerous one indeed. Almost like selling your life for a few good years. My "era" for seeing shows began in the late 70's but most were 1981-1987. I've seen/herd the "post Jerry" gigs and the thing ... 
Long run speaker wires
I bought some 40' Canare 4S11's from Bluejeans and I should be able to get them installed in the next week or two. I'll let you all know the outcome. 
NHT T-6 speaker placement
Sorry, those speakers are the NHT L5's 
Denon DVD-5910 or the new Arcam DVD137?
Went with the 5910. 
Plastic ring over tweeter opinion
I posed the question to the speaker manufacturer and they wrote back:"Hi Nick, I forwarded your question to our head engineer, and he strongly urges that you not do any of the things recommended on that website. Many of the things recommended on t... 
AudioQuest OptiLInk Pro 2 question
Thanks, just ordered a Van Den Hull Optocoupler. 
AudioQuest OptiLInk Pro 2 question
By equipment do you mean my AVR or cable box? It doesn't look like there is anything non-standard back there. 
Long run speaker wires
Mjw55, which Audioquest wires? 
Long run speaker wires
I have looked at the Canare wires on www.bluejeanscable.com They seem to prefer the Belden 5000 series. Anyone have any experience with either?