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What Does It Take to be an Audiophile?
Passion, compassion, your own sense of self,.....and cash.. 
Expensive tweaks-are they worth it?
I think expensive twerps are always worth it...oh...sorry,you said tweaks.. Actually, some of the least expensive are the most "worth it".1. Make sure your cable TV feed isn't introducing DC voltage on your homes AC ground.2. Level any mechanical ... 
Change Nordost SPM cable to IC?
Call Vince at Nordost.....nobody knows it better..... 
Top Ten Interconnects of all time...
Recently received a 1m. pair of interconnects from InnerSound and, esp. at the price, they are very, very good. 
Are Tuners - Audiophile quality
Sean makes a very good point...what your reception location in regards to broadcast signals is. I am so used to being in the "sticks" that a very directional antenna with very good side and rear rejection..and rejection of 6 and 7 on the TV VHF ba... 
Trying to eliminate hard upper midrange
Do you have cable television in your home? If you have a single family home and can find where the cable is connected to the outside of your house, check how they have grounded it. If the cable has a ground wire, usually green, going to a conduit ... 
Balanced vs. Unbalanced Inputs
actually...it seems like the edit feature is gone, even before another post......gues we will have to "proof read" damn!Sorry, that should have been guess...not gues, and I should have done a big "A" on actually.....P.S. Actually is the best word ... 
Are Tuners - Audiophile quality
It is true that a TV antenna has enough range to pick up the FM band that is between channels 6 and 7 VHF. That said, an antenna that is designed only for the FM band will do a much better job of rejecting channel 6 and 7 and a lot more RF that yo... 
Which came first, the chicken or the egg
Well guys, think I'll sign off from this one. If Mr. Blob7 is somehow not a crock..then my apologies. But from what I see in these two posts...I think he should call the guy at Hello Simply Music...should be able to get what he needs there. 
Which came first, the chicken or the egg
Actually thunders...my question was, his first post dated the 29th states gear he says he owns including speakers front, center, subs..etc., in this post he sounds like he has an empty room and his 1st reply on this post says he is thinking about ... 
Which came first, the chicken or the egg
Think we've been had guys....his other post states that he has already purchased the REL Stadium III and now his reply to his post above states that he is thinking of the "Roc sub"...and the list goes on from there.. 
Which came first, the chicken or the egg
Hey all, which post is true? Actually, even in dissenting opinions, I think all of you/us have been trying to help the person that started this post. I just noticed that Blob7 ran a post a day earlier saying that he had purchased many items..speak... 
Bookshelf Speakers
If you have the chance, listen to the KEF Q15.2, it is worth your time to include this in your search. Best of luck. 
Another music great passes...
I am sorry to see so few posts on this thread. I doubt if many AudiogoN members that grew up with the Beatles know what a major influence Mr. Atkins was on George..let alone most other guitar players of our day. The style and class that Mr. Atkins... 
Another music great passes...
Sdcampbell, do you have any idea if the Japanese cd is 20 bit or anything newer than the '95 re-issue here in the US?