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Racoon fried my Monster AC Powerstation
Shadorne LOL. Yes but the plot is more complicated than you thought. Rocky raccoon has had it in for Dan ever since the gunfight in the black mining hills of Dakota over his love Mcgill who called herself Lill. But then as I recall, everyone knew ... 
Budget USB DAC
If you get the Fubar III it will come with the power supply and has the headphone amp. 
How many gangs
Try the vintage forum at Audio Asylum if no one here answers. They also have a radio forum. 
Creek 5350SE vs Rega Mira 3
Since you like the British sound check out the Arcam music solo. Very nice all in one unit for 2K new. Takes care of any space problems and less cables. You can use it with your Ipod. They make a Rdock of their own. I like Arcam more than Rega but... 
How to do defragment disk on Mac?
Norton Utilities and Techtool Pro are third party applications for Macs. Cocktail (10 day free trial) can be used for cleaning caches, optimizing ect. Or just launch Disc Utilities choose the disc you want to check and follow directions. 
Why spend megabucks on a tuner?
Well vintage tuner's make great nightlights. Actually, Unclejeff hit the nail on the head. Listen to hear new music and remind yourself about great music you don't yet own or just haven't pulled out and enjoyed for a while. After listening to Jeff... 
Do amplifiers deteriorate if not used?
I take my stored amps and turn them on for a day or 2 every 6 months. Every 3 months might be better but really it's just a hassle. Maybe somebody else knows the best compromise. 
Best short-lived band?
13th Floor Elevators The psycedelic sound of the Thirteenth Floor Elevators in 1966 and then Easter Everywhere in 1967 before Roky Erickson was arrested for drug use and locked up in a mental institution for schizophrenia. 
One's trash is someone else's treasure
That transaction would have left a bad taste in my mouth. That said who am I too judge Gemini. I'm just want to be able to look myself in the mirror. As long as he did not manipulate the person to sell low then it's up to his conscience. The reaso... 
Who makes speakers with relaxed high freq.?
You have received excellent answers to your question as you asked it. There are other problems that can create harsh bright sounds coming from your speakers. Cd player/ preamp gain mismatch comes to mind. Not saying thats your problem but take you... 
why don't they get it?
You need to compromise. Replace the bulbs with some blue led's like she likes. Come on big guy whatcha thinking? 
Large Advent Fried Egg Tweeters
I hear the cymbals quite clearly on my advents. The electrolytics probably need replacing. If you get the tweeter at ear level that helps. For a larger room you can get a second pair and stack them tweeter to tweeter which seems to bring out the m... 
Linn Intek problem
If you can locate a tech to work on it and going by what Jc2000 believes the problem is you might be able to simply bypass the protection circuit with the proper fuse. I've heard of it being done in other brands where the circuit becomes balky. If... 
John Dunlavy may not be with us much longer.
John Dunlavy, what an amazing life. Thanks for the article Jea48. 
Has anyone heard of this?
I wouldn't go for your idea myself but what I do frequent is acoustically well designed places to listen to live music with high end pro audio equipment. They are a real pleasure and the artists seem to appreciate these venues also. Ya try to brea...