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Recommendation for a power conditioner
+1 randy-11Discussing your load requirements with a licensed electrician and having him inspect your dwelling is a fundamentaly safe and economical place to start. I had three dedicated 20 amp uninterrupted BX clad lines and breakers installed for... 
Turntable Upgrade
If your near the Bay Area you might want to contact this seller and arrange a comparison. https://www.audiogon.com/listings/turntables-well-tempered-audio-simplex-turntable-2017-07-17-analogRead the reviews for the new lower priced Technics GR.   
Crossover for music and movies
The manual for your receiver appears to be quite extensive including an appendage for the Audyssey equalization as it pertains to home theater use. After a cursory look I didn't see the ability to set up multiple equalization settings which is not... 
Your Favorate JBL's from the 70's
4530 / D140 theater scoops built from plans purchased from JBL for electric Bass driven by a Marantz 8B preamplified by a modified Fender Twin Reverb. Far more headroom than any commercially offered Bass amp until the debut of the acoustic Control... 
Most "Accurate/Realistic" Sounding Speakers?
As an Upright Bass player I think what your looking for is not a function of any particular speaker system, not that they don't play a substantial roll. Its the generational distance from the original recording be it digital or magnetic tape along... 
Nht 2.3 speakers
Like these?http://www.ebay.com/itm/NHT-2-3-WOOFERS-/322334544953I was able to purchase woofers for a pair of 1.1s two years ago directly from Now Hear This in Benicia CA. https://www.nhthifi.com/pages/contact 
Curved and Straight Tonearms
rotariesIf the azimuth cannot be fixed by the limited headshell adjustment, you really need to return the cart you bought, you have a cartridge problem not a tonearm problem.  The headshell provides more than enough adjustment. Unfortunately the d... 
cardas speaker positioning
It only looks ridiculous to non audiophiles. Those cabinets are on the job.As soon as I plop most guests into the sweet spot and play something familiar no explanation is necessary. For those who still don't get it I might go as far as to refer th... 
Stay away from the nad
Your frustration is understandable.Personally, I'd send an email to NAD describing in detail the issue you're having. Include your purchase information, model, and serial number. Giving the manufacture an opportunity to make an offer is free and w... 
Best Subwoofer To Use With A Two Way Speaker System
perazzi28, thank you for your informative response and the accompanying links, very helpful. 
Curved and Straight Tonearms
When using the Fozgometer I find the ability to adjust azimuth on the fly with the vernier adjustment on my Well Tempered Classic arm very convenient opposed to the crudely limited head-shell adjustment of my S shaped Technics arm. 
Best Subwoofer To Use With A Two Way Speaker System
Perazzi28, I find the Sutherland N1 preamplifier very interesting. Appearance wise I especially fancy the nixi tube numerators. If you have a moment I was wondering what you were using for a preamplifier previously and your impressions of the N1 e... 
Best Subwoofer To Use With A Two Way Speaker System
The days of putting a sub in the corner, choosing a bass heavy recording and trying to make adjustments while standing behind the sub are long gone. Today your matching the sub to your room and the mains. There are a few powered subwoofer brands t... 
Avalon Time vs ProAc D100 , Dear Audiogoners please give me some advise.
hugos7, your welcome.I faild to mention that I haven't any experience with the ProAc's. I'm an upright Bass player. I drive the Eidolons with KT88 based tube amplifiers. I augment the extra low frequencies with a pair of powered subwoofers with th... 
Avalon Time vs ProAc D100 , Dear Audiogoners please give me some advise.
For what its worth, the only piece of audio gear I've purchased since I acquired my Avalon Eidolons was a Benz phono cartridge. Prior to the Avalon's I was on the equipment merry-go-round listening to the system but not the music.My wife's first i...