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Speaker Sensitivity AND Power Requirements
Hi again all, thanks for all the good responses. Here are the answers to questions asked.  My man cave is actually pretty big, it's a basement of sorts and is just over a 1,000 square feet.  My gear is a few feet out from one of the long walls and... 
Record Cleaning Mystery
Thanks to all for your great replies. I will look at the lips on the vacuum arm. Maybe they need changing.  I do pick up dust on both sides of records and yes there is no platter on the Pro-Ject cleaner.  Obstruction is an interesting thought. The... 
Record Cleaning Mystery
MAterial is a light gray. Looks like dust. Happens on side one. I do clean stylus prior. 
FM alive and well here...curious question
I never would have sold my old Yamaha T-1 Tuner if there were any good FM stations in my area. Nothing but commercials, DJ's talking over songs, and the same songs played over and over. Soundds like AM to me. I would rather play a record or a cd. ... 
Lifters ForGetting Cables Off The Floor, Worth It Or Snake Oil
Hi all and thanks for your responses. Teo, thank you for the extra and interesting thoughts. Not sure what I will do yet. The tidying up factor is at a minimum having me think about it. The lifters are on Music Direct.  
Advice needed Please, To Fix Or Not To Fix?
Thanks, just clarifying. My Integra that died was pretty old, didn't even have HDMI inputs. So even though it was a solid piece,I doubt I have heard any where near the sound from my DVD's yet. 
Advice needed Please, To Fix Or Not To Fix?
The Onkyo I'm looking at has Audysey but is not THX certified, is that a big deal? 
Advice needed Please, To Fix Or Not To Fix?
Marty, Thanks and I understand where you're coming from. My place is very small and my home theatre set up surrounds my tv in one corner. My two channel rig takes up most of the wall that runs away from that corner (right side as you face the tv. ... 
Advice needed Please, To Fix Or Not To Fix?
Marty, I hope you see this. I can get either the Onkyo HT RC 360 or 460 for around 300 bucks. Do you have an opinion on these? Anyone else seeing this I would appreciate any input. Thanks. 
Advice needed Please, To Fix Or Not To Fix?
Marty, my room is pretty small. I will experiment with the extra speakers once I get something. Thanks. 
Advice needed Please, To Fix Or Not To Fix?
Marty, thanks for all that info. I realized I have two extra speakers ( Ireplaced them with Yamaha mini monitors for the left and right front speakers. My rear or surround speakers are small Energy. The spares are the same. What do you suggest? I ... 
Advice needed Please, To Fix Or Not To Fix?
Marty, Amazon has it listed for 499.00! Here is a dumb question. My Integra was 5.1, this is 7 channels. Do I need to get more speakers? Can I just hook up my previous gear and be cool? Sorry I must sound ike an idiot. 
Advice needed Please, To Fix Or Not To Fix?
Marty, thanks for that input. So is Best Buy where I can find it should I choose? 
Advice needed Please, To Fix Or Not To Fix?
Paraneer and all the other guys that responded, thank you for the advice and honesty. I will get a new piece. I was using it for movie playback only (Whatever I buy will be used the same way, I have a separate two channel rig for music only) and h... 
Why do my rolling stones albums sound bad?
I must say that my Stones remasters of the Beggars banquet, Let It Bleed, and Sticky Fingers CD's) sound really nice. So they did have some recordings, sucks about he vinyl quality being sub par.