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What are your top three live concerts of all time?
AC/DC-1979The FeeliesThe Meat PuppetsHonorable mention to: The Melvins and Guided By Voices.Only go see band in small venues and bars. Have seen many large concerts but none can compare.  
Excellent sounding cd/sacd players on the used market.
Used Resolution Audio. 
Are your speakers designed for your listening taste and hearing ability?
The real problem is when a speaker does something really extraordinary and most if not all other speakers fail in this capacity can you pick out the aberrant but superior speaker?  
Essence Super Gems
Problem may be that the designer of these speakers often did in-house modifications on the drivers used in his designs. 
Audio Rack Selection
If cost is not object then HRS. 
Would you donate a dollar to have these Members Review a Product?
The only reason Fremer likes it as he does is that now he has enough clout, deserved or not, to get away with it. The problem with Fremer is not Fremer himself but people like his fanboys that believe he is immune to the petty corruptions that tai... 
Would you donate a dollar to have these Members Review a Product?
Is this a serious post? I dont even want to read reviews from supposed "experts" like Fremer and the like. 
Gryphon Diablo 300 vs Vitus RI-101
Electronics from either of these manufacturers is top notch and will easily outperform anything from Parasound, Naim and especially Benchmark IMO. I would also suggest separates. The owner of Vitus is a bit of a pain and I have heard of problems w... 
Help building first tube system.
At your budget I would steer you away from some of the "pedestrian" brands of tubed electronics like: Prima Luna, Schiit, Rogue and a few others that I cant recall. These are not bad products, just not nearly as good as others that cost a bit more... 
45 tubes for Yamamoto A-08s
I have literally sold hundreds of pairs of old stock 45s and agree, for the most part, with gwalts ratings. I prefer a more linear sound so I think Tung-Sol are best, although most of my clients prefer National Unions. I dont think that there is a... 
Stereophile, Pass Integrated and personal taste
doug,I am using Ascendo Model M speakers with a Zesto Deluxe phono stage, Berning ZOTL One preamp, VAC Phi 200 amp and Zesto stereo amp. I use a Merrill-Williams turntable with a modest arm for the time being. I have just ordered  a Mu-Tech Hyabus... 
Stereophile, Pass Integrated and personal taste
I wonder now many of us really are qualified to judge which designer is at the top of the heap or not. The Berning designs are light years better than the Pass products I have heard or owned to my ears. And yes I have owned designs from both. Rave... 
Tube tester...anyone own their own?
If you need to have work done I would recommend Bud Allen without hesitation. You should do some research on former clients of Roger at Alltubetesters before sending him anything!I have: Hickok 539C, Cardmatic, Heath TT-1, Maxi-Matcher (power tube... 
Klipsch Heresy IV
I liked the 8 ohm compatible statement on the website when addressing the impedance of the Heresy.  
Klipsch Heresy IV
I think it is patently absurd to assume that any redesign will automatically sound better than its predecessor. My point was and is that ports require a smaller cabinet than sealed. Last time I looked simple laws of physics applied to all speaker ...