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Animal damage to system
Back in an earlier life I had 4 stacked Advents. My cat at the time, Tony, thought the grillcovers made great scratching posts. One time I absent mindedly left the the covers off and he decided the woofers felt pretty good on his claws. Those woof... 
Audiophiles DO NOT USE DHL-READ MY NIGHTMARE
We're paying additional money so they won't loose our stuff? Still sounds like an huge scam to me. 
Audiophiles DO NOT USE DHL-READ MY NIGHTMARE
I've always wondered about "insurance" with these shipping companies. What exactly are you paying to insure? That they will do the job you've already paid them to do? And then if they don't do it (deliver your item intact) they fight you every ste... 
Isoclean Fuses
Stehno,Aren't the internal fuses fast-blow and the external slo-blow? Just wondering if the $25 fuses came in fast blow. I've got a DNA225 and was considering the same fuse change out. 
Conrad Johnson ACT2 against Audio Research Ref 3
Just curious, how many 6H30s are out there? Are they still in production and how much do they cost? What is their average life span? Thanks 
a great take on big$ cables
If I've decided there's do difference in cables (my dogma) and I'm stubborn enough, I'll probably never hear any difference in cables. That doesn't necessarily mean there is no difference. It just means that I refuse to hear them. That's fine, wha... 
Could some one explain how to buy best cables?
A few things to remember. 1. Anyone can build a cable (no credentials of any kind required). 2. Once you've built a cable, you can essentialy say anything you want about the cable. The more money you have, the wider you can spread your message. No... 
Dunlavy V replacement drivers
Somewhere I read that a dealer in Des Moines IA bought the parts from Dunlavy. Audio Video Loogic comes to mind. If you contact them please post results. 
A trick with Scotch Whisky
You've committed a sin for which there is no redemption. The peat bogs weep their sad lament. Heresy! 
RCA Digital: Stealth, Pure Note, Cerious
Teajay,I did my homework before ordering the Sextet. Your review was part of that. Thanks. I ordered the balanced Sextet with the new Stealth XLR terminations which added some to the cost. Serguei said the cable would have to be built but I should... 
McCormack DNA-225 Platinum and McCormack DNA-500
Here's another possibility. How about 2 platinum DNA125s or DNA225s wired to monoblocks by SMc? Might be interesting as well! 
RCA Digital: Stealth, Pure Note, Cerious
Rx8man,While I've never heard them I've heard some real good stuff about the VD Revelation and Revelation Signature digital cables. I'm told they can be amazing in the right system. These might be worth an audition if you like the Master. I have a... 
Any reliability horror stories out there?
Audio Alchemy gear functioned sporadically. On a good day it all worked, transport, DTI Pro32, DAC, and sounded pretty good. On a bad day it took a lot of fiddling around to get everything to lock. 
Marigo Labs Signature 3-D stabilizer.
Tab110s,I'm giving the Stealth Varidig Sextet a shot. 
Wadia 861se VS. Audio Aero Capitole MKII se
Denf,If you go the mod route, let us know how it turns out.