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How To Remove Dust Caps

Some of you have wanted to make modifications to the connectors on your amps and other equipment, but you couldn’t figure out how to do so with the black dust caps in place. These four steps should...

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How To Restart a Stored Tube Amp and Pre Amp Yourself

  We all like to swap out equipment, but handling your equipment the right way is imperative for both maintaining it and your resale value.  Some audiophiles may take a break from listening or may just...

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How To Clean Brushed Aluminum Faceplate

Want to keep your equipment in tip top shape, read here how to properly clean any aluminum faceplate, thanks to one of our members advice.  For the best method for your particular equipment the...

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How To Treat Your Room Without Overdoing It

In this article, we’re taking the beginner’s approach to room treatments with tips from seasoned audiophiles throughout. By now, you’ve noticed that even the best equipment can sound horrible in a...

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DIY Quadratic Diffuser

Quadratic diffusing panels are often used by recording engineers when standing waves present a challenge, but they’re also great for large or oddly-shaped listening rooms. If you’re a DIYer, here’s a...

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How To Repair a Rubber Surround

User Stereo5 wrote in to the Audiogon Forum asking for help with a damaged rubber surround.  He was looking for a quick method to tide him over until he decided to invest in replacing the surrounds. He...

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How To Clean Mirror Finishes

Mirror or ultra high gloss finishes on your audio components look fantastic, but they can be magnets for fingerprints and dust. Keep these tips in mind when cleaning.  First of all, you want to avoid...

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How To Grade Your Vinyl

Whether you’re looking to sell vinyl or become better informed as you add to your LP collection, here is a guide to grading vinyl.  Both the standard UK Record Collectors marks as well as Audiogon’s...

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How To Insure Your Vinyl Collection

For the average person, a simple Homeowners Insurance policy will cover against any theft or damage that befalls his records.  Vinyl aficionados, on the other hand, have likely spent years and...

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How To Describe Sound

New to audio or just want a refresher on the terms?  We found this handy guide on how to describe different sounds thanks to the Bay Area Audiophile Society.  Is your system sweet, detailed, and clear?...

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Top 5 Vinyl DO’s

1. DO know how to start and stop them. Use the cue lever on your turntable to raise and lower the needle. Your hands are never truly steady, and it’s easy to slip up and gouge the grooves of a record...

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How To Coil Your Cables

Frustrated by tangled headphones and other cords?  Follow this simple method we found on Popular Mechanics to learn the best way to coil your wires. Picture by: Martin Laksman Step 1: Over Loop Holding...

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DIY Coasters for Speaker Feet

Audiogon member, Invenio78, wanted to protect his hardwood floors from the spikes on his Martin Logan Vantage speakers with Mapleshade Threaded Brass Heaveyfeet.  So he came up with a cool...

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How To Clean Anodized Aluminium

Anodized aluminum is used for most faceplates on high end audio equipment.  You can avoid stripping or scuffing the finish by avoiding alcohol and/or ammonia based cleaners.  Here are some ideas to...

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Dipping into Digital

Audiogon Forum stalwart, Bifwynne, has been wondering how he can dip his toes into the digital waters without drowning.  Normally, when someone says they’re thinking about starting down a new audio...

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