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Nordost Blue Heven vs Nordost Red Dawn?
Horrible I/C's...no shielding. Tried a set and hated them for the 2 weeks I kept them. 
Best Electrostatic loudspeaker?
I've owned a few 'stats as well as Maggies, but my current fav's are 1 ohm Scintillas which betters the others I've had. The upstream gear is very important to any panel speaker and makes a huge difference in it's voice. 
Bryston serial codes-how do you get date?
I've had a multitude of Bryston amps and preamps, most have 6 digits and you can't glean a date from those number. 505395 is a recent 5B preamp and 448577 was the 4B amp. Calling is the way to find out 
Vinyl NOOB questions
Thanks all. I should have been a little more clear on my post. I still have about 500 albums, mostly in good condition. These have been sitting for years, back when I had a Dual 1229/mm and a Rotel integrated with AR3 speakers, so now you can gues... 
Which would you pick between these 2 and why?
I blew it on my last reply. It should have said I bought a second McCormack, a ...read above 
Which would you pick between these 2 and why?
DNA 0.5. This amp is much more transparent than the 125, not that it is a bad amp, but with my setup the soundstage is much deeper and the detail is phenomenal.The 125 has more mid range warmth and bass slam though.I think the 125 would probably b... 
Which would you pick between these 2 and why?
I bought the DNA-125 in the end. It's driven by a Spectral preamp and it sounds much better than the Bryston, of which I have owned several models.While the Bryston is very detailed, to me it lacks character. It's very honest but no soul to it, no...