u/ScottRiqui

I'm trying to figure out if an MC352 will sit on a shelf that's only 17-3/4" deep. The manual says that the depth of the unit behind the faceplate is 21 inches, including clearance for connectors, but it doesn't say where the feet are located.

It won't matter that the front of the amp will protrude past the front edge of the shelf, but I'm trying to find out if all four feet will end up on the shelf. All I need is the distance from the back of the faceplate to the front edge of the front feet.

Had my wife's car wrapped in 3M Gloss Plum Explosion, including the jambs and insides of the doors. The original color was white, so I was afraid I'd see it peeking through here and there, but the owner (Charles) did an amazing job - If I want to show anyone the original color I have to pop the trunk or the hood.

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Is it normal for a new wrap to still be curing/offgassing after two months? We had a full wrap done back in mid-March with one of the 3M 1080 gloss colors, and when we go into the garage there's a sweet, strong plasticky smell. Since the car's garaged, it hasn't had much time in the sun since the wrap was installed. This is in North Texas, so the temperatures have mostly been in the 60s to the 80s, only recently getting into the low 90s for a few days.

It's not a big deal, but I want to know whether the the smell is at least possibly coming from the wrap, or if I need to keep looking for leaking chemical bottles in the garage.

This question is based on U.S. copyright law and definitions. Suppose I hear a speaker give an extemporaneous speech. The speaker has no notes, has never written down or recorded any part of the speech, and the speech isn't being recorded or broadcast as they're presenting it. At this point, the speaker doesn't have a copyright in the speech, because the speech hasn't been "fixed in a tangible medium" as required by copyright law.

I then go home and prepare a written transcript of the speech from memory. I don't have a copyright in the transcript, because I'm not the author and I made no creative contributions to the work. Even though the speech has now been written down, the speaker still doesn't have a copyright in the transcript, because under the definitions in 17 U.S.C. § 101, for a work to be "fixed" in a tangible medium, the copy or recording has to be made "by or under the authority of the author," which wasn't the case here. So is my written transcript in the public domain?

If the written transcript is in the public domain, then what happens if the speaker later prepares their own written transcript of the speech? Since the speech has now been fixed in a tangible medium by the creator, does the creator have a copyright in their transcript?

If the speaker does have a copyright in their transcript, what happens to any copies of my transcript that I made and distributed previously? Are they still in the public domain? Can other people still make copies of my transcript, even though it's identical to the speaker's later, copyrighted transcript? Or have my copies been "clawed back" out of the public domain, and any additional copies of my transcript that I make or distribute would now be infringing on the speaker's copyright?

Do you just replace it with the same model? Take the opportunity to try a different cartridge? Have it re-tipped? Exchange it for a refurbished one (if the manufacturer offers a refurb service)?

Budget: ~$10,000

Location: United States

Current Equipment: Rega P8 turntable, Parks Audio Waxwing phono preamp, Bluesound Node 2i streamer/Roon endpoint, Kanto YU6 active bookshelf speakers.

I'm wanting to get something that has a built-in amp so that I can switch to larger, passive speakers, but I'd like it to have preamp output so that I can use it with my active speakers in the meantime. So far I've looked at the Arcam SA45, NAD M33 V2 and NAD M66 (although that one would require an amplifier, it supports more of the Dirac room correction modules than the other two). Are there any standouts in the category?