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Reasonable RCA Connectors?
The Cardas are made of brass. Look at Vampire and the lower KLEI models.. 
Best vinyl purchases based on pressing, studio production, sound quality and enjoyment.
I’ll second wharts' recommendation of Andrew Gold, whose 1975 s/t debut solo album is mighty fine. In 1997 he put out a really well done tongue-in-cheek parody of late-60’s psychedelia, an album entitled Greetings From Planet Love by a group he na... 
I lost an m7 set screw. What do I do?
My local Ace Hardware has metric set screws. 
Carpenters
Karen was a good drummer too, mentored by Hal Blaine himself. 
What unknown musical artist would you like to share with your fellow audiophiles?
One man’s unknown artist is another’s very well known one. Audiogon members are unusually aware of cult-level artists, unheard of by the great unwashed.But I must take issue with your opening premise @mitchagain, that audiophile’s "are the ones wi... 
What is the best 5k-plus Preamp with balanced outs and Phono stage?
The EAR-Yoshino 868 is also available as a line-stage only. model designation 868L. Two pair balanced/XLR outputs (via transformers), two pair unbalanced outputs on RCA's, one pair tape outputs on RCA's. 17dB gain provided by a pair of 7DJ8 tubes. 
New $24,000 inter-connect
$24,000 will buy a lot of music. 
Tune of the Day
@slaw, yup, DTB have been on my radar for a while now, but for some reason I’ve passed them by. I’m somewhat skeptical of young Alt-Country/Americana bands, often finding them a little weak in one way or another. But DTB aren’t young anymore, are ... 
How to pre clean a very dirty LP before Ultrasound Machine?
@slaw, I feel your pain. Only "kind of" sorry? ;-) 
Best Phone Stage for under $1,000.000
I haven’t heard a word about it, but worth looking into is Frank Van Alstine’s $599 stand-alone phono amp. Alstine’s an excellent designer, one who took a look at the ARC SP-3, found what he considered correctable flaws, and came up with cures for... 
Tune of the Day
Yes! Fantastic song @slaw, written by the great Jim Lauderdale. Very reminiscent of The Everly Brothers, don’t you think? Harmony singing by the wondeful Emmylou Harris.Buddy Miller is not only a great guitarist, bandleader, and producer (he is im... 
New $24,000 inter-connect
I’m wondering if the price is a reflection of manufacturing costs, or Matthew Bond's perception of how much the market will bear. 
What is the best 5k-plus Preamp with balanced outs and Phono stage?
How much over $5,000? for a little over, the EAR-Yoshino 868PL. For a lot over, the same company's 912. 
Electrostatic Speakers
@stevecham, the word is, the Quad glue problems started after their production moved to China. For those who like to shoot the messenger, I’m not saying it’s true (or untrue, for that matter).I have original Quads (57’s), but if I was going to spe... 
Nature of the current used speaker market
@tomic601, What you talkin' 'bout?! I'm talking about the used pair of Magnepan MG 20.7.