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There's also PARTSEXPRESS.COM. They do carry 1.5ft RCA stereo cables. Less than 10 bucks before shipping.

Have you looked at bluejeanscable yet? Though for a 1 foot pair, it will cost you more than $15.00, more like 25. When you want custom cable lengths, you're gonna pay more.

There can be a difference. Look for a low gauge number for the wire used inside. Personally, I use BlueJeansCables for all my interconnects. Their prices are hard to beat. The 7ft HDMI cable I just got from them was under 30 bucks shipped. Very well constructed cable, using 24 gauge wires...

Frank, I'm in the Fresno area, and I can tell when your system is running!

APC is coming out with their UPS units for HT. Though a bit pricey. They offer voltage regulation and filtering as well. I'm opting for the non-UPS version just for the voltage regulation. APC AV

I bought a 10 pack of the non-locking banana plugs. Seem to work very well. Their locking plugs look very interesting also.

The 'free flowing' cable inside is for the ground shield. It should probably be hooked up at the turntable ground, since you said it shows no continuity back to the RCA connector. Should help reduce induced noise.

John, I think you meant to say run your sub in series with the mains, using the speaker level inputs and outputs. He should contact Velodyne and verify the setup he is trying to use. Most plate amps I believe use a seperate crossover for the speaker level connections, non-adjustable.

Just how long do I have to play them to pop popcorn?

An XLR is a balanced connection. Tends to be much more resistant to noise I believe.

John, You're correct. Though the SOS is easy for ANYONE to use. It's also extremely small. Don't forget to add the cost of a new microphone to that BFD, and some measuring software, as well as a PC to run it.

The S.O.S. is designed to remove the largest measured peak in your subwoofer's response. It contains its own signal generator, comes with its own microphone. You hook it up on the RCA connection between your receiver and subwoofer. You put the microphone at your seated listening position. A...

The cheapest place to get the SOS that I have found so far is from the manufacturer. Here's the link: SOS Homepage They charge $269.00 plus shipping, add taxes if you live in California.

You can buy the same unit the ULW-10 uses for any sub. The SOS (Subwoofer Opimizer System).

That says it all. Don't change it if it looks that good.