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Are the Grammy's becoming irrelevant?
A better name for the awards is "Grannys" 
best preamp ever - cost is no object
>>assessing talent in tennis is as subjective as assessing the merits of components and stereo systems<<Really? I KNOW that Anna Kournikova is not as good a tennis player as Martina Navratilova because I KNOW that Anna has won no grand... 
Emm Labs Transport with other DAC?
A retailer's recommendations must always be taken with a grain of salt. 
Are the Grammy's becoming irrelevant?
Could somebody grab the helm and get the ship back on course? 
Are the Grammy's becoming irrelevant?
When my favorite artists and albums AREN'T nominated and/or mentioned, it makes me feel good about the music that I believe matters. 
Pass Labs XA- ".5" ???
So Joefama, are you all straightened out on the upgrade situation?Just wondering because you seem to have disappeared.Do you enjoy humble pie plain or a la mode? 
Record Cleaning Machine Fluid
Thanks Doug and I'm consistently amazed at audiophiles, as a group, believing that a product costing $20-$50/pint or quart or what have you will provide better performance than a basic cleaning solution discounting far more salient factors such as... 
Record Cleaning Machine Fluid
"Beading Up" is just about as useful as "suds" in a soap formulation. Suds have NO practical cleaning effect. None, nada, zip, zero. But to the user it looks real cool and it must be doing something. Any soap or cleaning formulation can be made "s... 
Generic Record Cleaning Solutions
First of all soap is an anionic surfactant by definition. That is, it has an negative electrical charge in water which enables it to reduce the surface tension of the water which in turn enables it to break down the grease, oil, and dirt molecules... 
AVALON Indra ??
Replacing both Opus models. $16KMarch or April 2007No Avalon affiliation 
Top 5 Song Writers Of The 80's
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Pass Labs XA- ".5" ???
Joefama,You cannot send a pair of XA series amps to Pass and have them upgraded to XA.5 series. Perhaps the cost "upgrade" you allude to is the price difference between the current XA model and its' XA.5 counterpart.Call Peter and get clear on tha... 
Pass Labs XA- ".5" ???
Greg,The XA-160.5 will be released after the 100.5, 60.5, and 30.5 so buyers might be waiting a year or more. The upgraded 160.5 and 200.5 are the last amps scheduled to be released in the series.Good luck. 
Tube pre-amps $3500 under to add "warmth"
I think it's quite clear that mrt really doen't have a concept of what tubed gear, past or present, should sound like.His unrealistic expectations run contrary to almost every manufacturer and participant here so let him pout, complain, and whine.... 
Is a Koetsu Rosewood Sig Overkill for my JMW 9Sig?
>>I'd eat my own children before giving up on that.<<Could we see pictures of your children?