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I think this idea was discussed a few issues ago in Stereophile, twice in the same issue! I think it was in some Conrad Johnson review, where CJ recommended this, but Art Dudley wrote something about it that seemed contrary to CJ's recommendation. Maybe I dreamt it all. I've actually tried this with Leben CS600 push/pull and Harbeth Super HL5. Yes, the 4 ohm tap controls the bass better...

>>> "I have other things on top of the speakers, too, but they're a little too, uh, controversial to go into right now." <<< Geoff, I don't think that Buddha realises just HOW controversial what he has on HIS speakers is !!!!! Regards, May Belt.

Hi, Jdurrett, welcome! You ask a fascinating question. I don't have a definitive answer. There are reviewers who actually do it for every album side they play. Other people say at the start of each listening session. Yet others say every 40 hours, etc...all the way up to hundreds of hours! It is also cartridge dependent, with some perhaps not requiring it at all. (Of course, MM ...

Quote: The back of my chair is not too high, but there certainly must be reflections off the chair to my ears (and indeed there are very observable differences when I measure from the LP with and without the chair) IMO chair reflection are very damaging. I grimace every time I see expensive high-back HT seats made out of leather because I know they sound terrible. A few years ...

There are way to many applications that don't or won't work with Vista. That's why I've stuck with XP. I'm waiting for Windows 7.