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How do you pay? Why?
Yes most all banks post funds from cashier checks and money orders the day you make the deposit, especially if your account maintains an average balance greater than the amount of the check or money order. The reason many people wait for a period ... 
Is HDCD dead?
Maybe it's because Microsoft bought Pacific Microsonics and now owns HDCD. 
Cartridge alignment help
Since you are using an ET-2 tonearm, you will need to get your hands an ET stylus reference gauge, which is just a simple piece of clear plastic the fits over the turntable spindle. The ET stylus reference gauge has a straight line ground in it th... 
Best bang for the buck turntable?
A used VPI HW-19 MK3 with any good tonearm. 
Turntable Suggestions
I suggest a good used VPI HW-19 Mk III or IV with an ET-2 tone arm. 
Help with isolation for Linn LP12 on wood floor
If you are on the ground floor, and there is a crawl space below your listening area, you may want to try reinforcing the floor joists directly under your turntable stand using blocks and wood shims between the bottom of the joists and the ground.... 
Black Gates - Standard vs FK/Non-Polars
I replaced all the electrolytics in my old Threshold SL-10 preamp with Blackgate Standards, and was totally blown away with how good it sounded after just a little break-in time. Of course, I was replacing 25-year-old dried-out electrolytics with ... 
Morph The Cat-Bass Notes
Hay guys, this thread is getting a little out of hand. Rja, I wouldn't take what Audiofeil says personally. He's just letting all of us know that he doesn't like it. What it boils down to is that some folks like Morph and some don't - but isn't th... 
Morph The Cat-Bass Notes
I'm not sure what Audiofeil means when he says "It's a poorly mixed recording", but I know that I'm enjoying the music of Morph the Cat. Anyway, who knows, maybe I have a "tin" ear and Morph is actually a piece of crap recording. 
Crossover ? Passive Vs. Active
I'm running my two-way Apogee Duetta Signatures with a Marchand XM9 active crossover. One thing you always have to be concerned with when going to an active crossover is that you can smoke a tweeter or midrange driver fast. Remember, once you go a... 
Morph The Cat-Bass Notes
I've only heard Morph the Cat on vinyl and I really don't know how low it does go, but I do know that it goes low! One heck of a great album. 
compressor for airbearing table
Give 'ol Bruce Thigpen at Eminent Technology in Tallahassee, Florida, an email or a call and see what he recommends these days. Bruce has been the air bearing guy literally from day one, and was closely involved with the development of the Mapleno... 
What's the frequency response of vinyl?
With the proper turntable set up, vinyl yields better bass than most CD set ups. For instance, my old VPI HW19 MkIII with and ET2 arm and an AT33PTG cartridge - nothing on the cutting edge have you - regularly beats the snot out of my Parasound C/... 
Boxing and shipping BIG speakers? Whats best?
DHL does a great job with shipping big, heavy, and fragile speakers. I recently had a pair of Apogee Duetta Signatures (two 150 lb boxes) shipped to me in Florida from Colorado, and they arrived in perfect condition. An added bounus wat the DHL wa... 
How many us a Line Conditioner with a Big SS Amp
Threshold Stasis 2 and Threshold S-150 powering Apogee Duetta Signatures. Both amps plugged directly into the wall, each on it own dedicated circuit, and that's the way it will stay.