rlwainwright

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Electrical Ground to Water Pipe, No Earth Ground
Ummm, I would listen VERY carefully to what Jea48 is telling you - this man obviously knows what he is talking about...-RW- 
Are my speakers now the "weak link"?
>> What have you done to your room to make it sound better? <<Bingo!! You already have a very nice system. Now it's time to make sure that the room is optimally tuned to take advantage of your equipment. A thousand bucks or so judiciou... 
Any alternatives to Astell & Kern DAP's?
The iBasso and Fiio units have gotten good reviews. There are several models of each starting at $99...-RW- 
Vinyl Record Cafe's
I think you are doing a GREAT service by exposing those folks to the albums you chose - good on ya! And don't listen to the naysayers who are dumping on your idea - nothing but spoiled audiophiles...-RW- 
do players like Foobar improve sound of internet
>> It's even a bigger divergence potential than with record players running the gamut in sound quality from the cheapest ceramic cart players to the finest setups possible. <<Sorry, I ain't buying this. The differences between player s... 
JC1 upgrade to Lamm M2.2 or dartzeel 108B or Ayre?
I agree with Rzado. If you're willing to spend $20k, it seems that a speaker upgrade would be a *much* bigger improvement than an amp upgrade....-RW- 
Opinions on efficient bookshelf speakers 95db?
The Tektons have gotten great reviews from all. I think I'd go with them...-RW- 
KEF R107/2 vs REVEL f52
I guess you need to ask yourself: "Self, what is it about my KEFs that I do not like and would like to improve upon?" The KEF 107/2 are very good speakers indeed. As are the Revels. But this is beside the point.In the $6k - $8k price range, there ... 
Buying equipment
Swarthy, based upon what you've told us, I would recommend the following:1) Emotiva Fusion 8100 receiver: excellent sound quality, plenty of power, very easy for you to setup. And it also has multi-channel capability so that you could use it to dr... 
External Drive Help
Thanks for the headsup on CrashPlan, Sufentanil! This looks like a good piece of software and the fact that using it for local backups is free is very appealing.I doubt I will take advantage of their cloud backup service because I do not wish to i... 
External Drive Help
Al made a VERY good point about "cloud" backup - it is abysmally slow for large data transfers. This is not an issue if you simply need to restore a few files or a small folder. But once you start looking at multi-GB restores, cloud backups are, I... 
projector surge protection
The only reason I can figure for the multiple Cat 5 wiring is redundancy. It's much simpler to simply switch to another cable in case of failure than to have to run another line later...-RW- 
Dunlavy SC IV extra tweeter felt?
I found this from a Stereophile review: "with heavy felt around the tweeter"Apparently the felt is factory original and part of the design. Leave it in place and enjoy those wonderful speakers...-RW- 
Did you see this e-article in Yahoo news today??
You gotta be kidding me!! Here's a direct quote from that article:"The online store’s offerings are mostly classic albums like Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon or Carole King’s Tapestry. They aren’t obscure bootlegs or limited-edition collectabl... 
Quiet Introduction of the Magnepan 1.7i
/Homer Simpson modeMmmmm, MBL, mmmmmmm!/End Homer Simpson mode*Man, I *loves* me some MBL. I just responded to a "What would you buy if you won the lottery?" thread on AA and my answer was MBL all the way. Their stuff is to die for, IMHO...-RW-