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Responses from alpha_gt

How much does your system retail for?
About $11,000 American. But I bought it all used on Audiogon for only $5,000! Hurray for Audiogon! 
A speaker so loud it can kill you
My speakers are so loud they could get me killed! By the neighbor! 
Magnepan 1.7
Darkkeys, I came upon this thread from your system page, and with any speaker you need to be sure it will fill your room, at 24 feet long and 16 feet wide you have a lot of space to pressurize, and you may need something bigger than the 1.7's to g... 
Your 5 Fav Rock Concerts
Favorite for the music of the scene? I've seem ZZ Top 6 times, Rush 3 times, Black Sabbath was great, Marshal Tucker was unexpectedly great, Kings X in a small bar was Super! 
You know you're an audiophile if--
When you return home from a party you comment on how bad the sound was there. 
You know you're an audiophile if--
You can't make love to your wife without the stereo on! You stop in the middle of making love to flip the record! 
You know you're an audiophile if--
You finally finish putting together that perfect system and you already know what you are going to replace each piece of it with in the future! 
Tonearm Lift?
Keep your eye on the turntable and tonearm sections of Audiogon, I see them listed in there quite often, and I can't remember the exact price but I remember thinking that it was resonable. I didn't know such a thing existed and now it is on my wan... 
The Hub: How about a dedicated listening CHAIR
I recently bought a new recliner, for my sound room of course, and 2 grand is not uncommon for a regular recliner these days, the one I bought cost $1800. But it has no built in anything, it's kind of like that V8 commercial, konk, I coulda had a ... 
Sonic Frontiers - A Score or a Flushing?
Do your surfing and find a certified service center for the amp, send it to them and get an estimate. If the estimate is high at least you will find out what the problem was and try to fix it yourself, but chances are getting them to fix it will b... 
The Hub: How about a dedicated listening CHAIR
I think it's a grand idea! I read many people selling on Audiogon for the reason of downsizing, they are not as into the complicated gear as they once were. This is a perfect solution for them, and the price is right. These are the people that iFi...