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How to remove tarnish from OLD Silver wire?
You can take it to a jeweler and have them polish it off. They have buffers that work real well. Might cost you 5 bucks, could be worth it if your cables are expensive. 
Anyone tried Wywire yet?
Yes i have tried them and they are very good. I guess i would not recommend a cable unless a way out was available. The 60 day gaurantee makes it real comfortable to give a try. 
Copper Sleeve over IEC
Hello everyoneIf you guys are interested in a cheap tweak, trying experimenting using different mouse pads under your cd, dac or laptop, I am currently using Certified data mouse pads under my bda-1 dac and it made a noticeable difference. It gave... 
Audio Research DAC7
Does anyone know what usb version this dac uses? If its the 2.0 or not 
What's wrong with a DVD player as a transport?
Steve, when u mod gear for people u should set their gear up or tell them. I have had it on slow mode for i dont know how long. For those who r interested, its in the Initial setup 2(hit setup on remote) - go to audio filter - choose sharp or slow. 
What's wrong with a DVD player as a transport?
Steve, how do u know if your sony 7700 is in "slow mode" - cant find my manual. Are u refering to the audio change on the remote? Lorne 
Personal amp evolution
I started out with a very poopy amp. cant remember what is was. Then i bought a carver. Remember when they used to use switching power supplies. It was somewhat poopy. From their i bought a marantz 5 channel power amp. This was my venture into 5 c... 
preamp suggestions - help :
I think u need to consider your source also. I own a perpetual technology dac that uses 24 bit upsampling. And i also own a Bryston bp25 preamp. If you are considering a source with and upsampling feature than go solid state. My bryston preamp wit... 
Words From the Wise
The last guy was great. But virgil's remarks "are out to lunch" I will tell u right now he isnt the guy who will sit down infront of his hi-fi and listen. He will turn on his hi-fi and maybe listen for awhile. Probably use it for company and recre... 
Why is 2 Channel better than multi-channel?
Oh this is easy. Because their are so many obstacles involved in gettin the sound from your speakers to your ears. If you have only two speakers screwing it up rather than 5, 7 or even the dreadful 10 the outcome is alot less noticable to your aud... 
Poor man's reference DAC
You got to check out the perpetual technology dac. It is wide range of upgrades available to it. It is a very nice sounding dac. A great toe tapping dac. 
Speaker Wires on Carpet
I would use speaker cable elevator on cable that does use much shielding.If your speaker cable is well shielded, and there are alot that arent, then u shouldnt worry to much about it. Talk to any seasoned guitarist. they dont want cheap cable runn... 
Words From the Wise
1. decide first if you want a 5 channel hometheatre or a two channel hi-fi. Trying to incorporate both in one system tends to leave one or the other neglected. I mean by system matching, with cost allowance. The hi-fi end will usually lose ground.... 
nakamichi Av10
does this happen with Dts or dolby digital? also does your amp just go silent or does it click when it goes off and then on again? check how much stuff you have on one 15amp circuit. You could be overloading the circuit, especially in DTS. 
hum coming from my subwoofer
Does your sub still buzz when turned on - on its own, with nothing hooked up to it? Unplug everything from the wall- including the cable from your amp or receiver(turn it right up). if it still hums or buzzes than it is an internal problem in your...