I personally find Xenon gas with its higher density yields a tighter bass and helps cut down on room reflections. Can't breathe it but that seems a small price to pay for good sound. Argon? Really XenonMan? I am disappointed.

Tony is correct about the other forum being rabid about cables. If I used the mid line cables from one of the recommended makers over there I would have needed $7,000 (yes, seven thousand) to replace the RCA interconnects in my system. Then I would get to hear about how if I would only go to the really good stuff I would finally hear what everyone who knows is talking about. I think it gets silly and love a good cable debate blood bath from time to time.

I have been using Signal Cable IC's which have served well. The one benefit I see to moving up from included or peg board IC's are better connectors. Since switching I have never had a connection related issue. The ones I use are comparable to the Blue Jeans, I went Signal Cable as Frank gives discounts to Polk forum members.

Several years ago there was a huge thread here about the clever little clocks. The forum masters eventually shut it down but it was hoot while it was going. It seems someone was selling two little windup clocks that if you set them up in your room the sound quality improved drastically. I though it was some sort of human gullibility testing from the government or something.

There have been several "magical" clock looking devices --

http://www.stereophile.com/artdudleylistening/listening_85/#psXAZX5FgWg8ClhA.97
http://www.stereophile.com/miscellaneous/784/index.html#H2lC2QTYJr9PMXWQ.97

http://www.ultraaudio.com/equipment/machina_dynamica_clock_signature.htm

http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue23/clock_nespa.htm

My personal favorite is the

Blackbody Ambient Field Conditioner

Note only is it visually striking but the science behind it is total {insert your own word here}.

C'mon Outlaw. Please, PLEASE give us something to talk about that isn't totally a waste of bandwidth.