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Can you live with your current speaker until you die?
Someone mentioned buying some really great big tall speakers with a deep cabinet. And when they die, use one cabinet as a coffin to be buried in. That’s a cost saving idea, but I think I’ll go for cremation so a small bottle will work. 
Vandersteen TREO CT's with Pass Labs XA60.8
I don’t think one can go wrong with Pass, I think they make one of the better audio amps. 
Preamp tube
Why not try some NOS? American and European tube companies in the older days of audio  made great vacuum tubes. Sylvania, RCA, GE, Mullard, Raytheon and many others... 
Please...dont flame me (Bose 901-Series I help)
I bought the 901 series5 in about 1984. I had an old SAE 501 amp driving them with about 250 watts per speaker max. In my opinion the 901 speakers did not sound better with more power, just went louder and filled the room with loud sound. I anchor... 
Ethics are sliding by members!
Yep...ethics are sliding. 
Need Preamp and Amp to Match Vandersteen 3A Signature Speakers
This amp would sound awesome if you can find it in your price range. I own an LM Audio integrated and it gives wonderful sweet tube sound. http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/line-magnetic-219ia-integrated-tube-amp-review-300b-and-845-tube-magic... 
Need Preamp and Amp to Match Vandersteen 3A Signature Speakers
What is your budget? You can get really nice gear at $3000, but much better at $6000. Also whichever amp/preamp you buy placement on the 3a will really make a huge difference in sound. I have the 2CE Sig II and they are very nice speakers indeed! 
Advice Needed: Bluesound Node vs Vault
Keep in mind when getting a Node 2, as I have mentioned in a previous response to this post, the name for artwork in each folder with music is Cover.jpg. This is the default for Bluesound now.https://support1.bluesound.com/hc/en-us/articles/200271... 
Advice Needed: Bluesound Node vs Vault
I can only speak about the Node 2 from my experience. If you have many ITunes rips or files, Bluesound may not like the file folders and you may not have artwork for albums. I had to add many, many jpg files to my files for albums so that Bluesoun... 
Basic/mid fi headphone advice.
+3 Grado h-phones. To be honest if your phones sound too loud someone else can hear, you'd be looking at hearing damage. So many of us have it and tinnitus. Not fun.... 
Your single favorite musician on any given instrument?
Has anyone ever heard these two guys play guitar?Jimmy Hendrix or Stevie Ray VaughnSax- John ColtraneVocalist- Eva Cassidy, Aretha FranklinBass- Stanley ClarkePercussion- John Bonham 
Mccormack DNA-225 platinum
Looks like a great find. Those two are really good examples of Audio Excellance. Happy Listening. I have Vandersteen and used to own McCormack gear. 
Line Magnetic quality
Simna. That is gonna sound sweet.lets us know how you like the amp and tubes. As stated, the step up in going from LM tubes to NOS, Mullard, Genelex, Tung-Sol etc is a huge payoff in SQ. 
Bluesound Vault 2i vs. Meridian Media Core 200 for first music server
For anyone who has digital music files and wishes to play those files through the Vault (not ripping).https://support1.bluesound.com/hc/en-us/articles/200387457-Accessing-the-Bluesound-Vault-s-Internal-... 
Can you live with your current speaker until you die?
Audiophiles and audio equipment (including speakers) is like a cat or dog chasing it’s tail...