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Actually i was having fun with some home depot plumbing terminations and out came these "milk churns". my wife thinks they look like .45 rounds. i swear the music got a little sweeter after they went in. either way i like how odd they are, so they stay. addition of a parametric equalizer taming about 5 room nodes didnt hurt either
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    • Von Schweikert Audio VR-4 JR
    Dark cherry veneer
    • Emotiva RPA-1
    200 wpc solid state amp.
    • Benchmark DAC1
    reference da conversion
    • Alesis Masterlink ML-9600
    archives vinyl, records xm, great transport
    • Polk Audio XRT12
    XM radio tuner
    • AKG 701
    Headphones
    • Bellari VP129
    tube phono preamp with gain control
    • Denon DP-300f
    my first turntable
    • Behringer Ultracurve DEQ 2496
    Amazing what it can do for a room
    • Noistrapper Revelation II 8 outlet power strip
    star grounded, simple setup. sounds black. liking it, nice to reallocated expensive conditioner money elsewhere in system where it can be more readily improved
    • Cablepro insight 2.5m biwire
    outstanding value
    • White Zombie Audio ZeroPointZero
    1m xlr
    • White Zombie Audio El Chupacabra
    1m unshielded rca silver cable. no grunge or brightness at all. just music and resolution
    • Signal Cable Magic Power AC
    bang for buck. plugged into cd-e5
    • Element Cable AC cords
    excellent bang for the buck
    • Finite Element Ceraballs
    Confoundingly did nothing under the cd player, but i was quite pleased with the focus found when they went under the preamp. a bit pricey, but they did work. are much smaller in real life than in pics.
    • mapleshade heavyfeet
    heavy
    • DIY Cable lifters home depot plumbing parts
    they resemble either a 9mm bullet or a short milk churn. i did notice a small increase in apparent depth to the soundstage and i like how they look
    • cardas myrtle wood blocks small size
    nice natural sound

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Senna74,

I wanted to stabilize the speakers and raise them slightly. I tried outriggers on the front and back and settled on the front only. I kept the stock spikes in back. This tips them back slightly which helps the imaging. They even took back the back ones even though I had installed them and they had some scuff marks. Also, they are adjustable so you can level the speaker. The original spikes are flimsy and it is easy to ruin the threads. The only catch is I had to go to the local hardware store to find the exact bolt thread to secure the outriggers to the plinth. No big deal. I highly recommend them. Here is the website:

http://www.oregondv.com/Outriggers.htm

tgrisham

Senna74, I have enjoyed reading the evolution of your system. What caught my eye was the similarity between our systems. I also love the VR-4JRs and the anti-cables. I have heard the Odyssey amps are fantastic. I have settled on the Bel Canto monoblocks for now. Funny, we even have the same rack! I went directly to the wall with the power to the amps. Definitely better. I hope you continue to have fun!

tgrisham