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WHEN DID YOU FINALLY STOP...
I stopped after reading a simple comment on a board like this.  "Sooner or later you need to sit down, stop reading, stop spending and just enjoy the music."  
Biggest "bang for the buck" audio gear you have owned(in your history)?
Carver or Sunfire. 
A MEMBER IN NEED OF SUPPORT
God Bless you and your family. 
Looking for an amp that punches way about its weight and I can grow with
Sunfire 
How old are you?
65 
Diminishing Returns
I reached this point a few years ago. A little hard at first, but then you just start enjoying the music and looking for great recordings and you feel satisfied.  I'm far from an expert, but I've learned enough over the years to realize that dimin... 
Fairy Tales by Radka Toneff
I heard this woman for the first time the other night.  I just ordered this CD.  Can't wait to hear it in my system! 
BEST FEMALE VOCAL EVER
Check out Radka Toneff  
New $24,000 inter-connect
I paid $27,000.00 for a pair and I have to say they were 3x better than my $9.49 pair. 
Warmer sounding Solid State
Sunfire 300x2 
Bob Carver new tune expected
I have a sunfire tube preamp ($1200, used, refurbished)  going into my sunfire 2 x 300 ($1000, used, refurbished) going into my ML Ascent i's ($1100, used, and yes refurbished-new panels) and I'll put it up against ANYTHING 10x the price, anytime,... 
Best female vocal recording on CD?
Mary Black - Beautiful voice!!! 
Yanni or Laurel?
The real story here is if you can accept the fact that you hear one and someone else hears the other.  COOL!!If you can't accept that you have issues. 
Solid State Power Amps That Sound Most Like Tubes?
Sunfire 
Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable?
5K cables, heck $500 cables are for people who just think they need to spend more and more and then some more on their audio system.  It's almost sinful, but then again to each his own.  To people who don't believe me I always have 2 words that sh...