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Stereophile, no more bench tests????!!!!
As always, almarg said it all (mapman too). I find especially useful and interesting---and necessary---the input and output impedances of tube pre's and power amps, and the modulus of a loudspeaker's impedance. The interaction between all three ca... 
GIK - Free 3D Acoustics modelling!
Erik, ASC IS expensive. I got lucky and found my Traps for $10 each, including two 16" ! I found them in the mid-90's, listed in The Recycler, a Buy/Sell newspaper in SoCal. I went to the sellers house to pick them up, and the place was empty exce... 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
Brooks Berdan was a big fan of the Oracle Delphi (he even came up with a mod for it, which Oracle ended up copying), to which he mounted many of the Eminent Technology arm. But when the HW-19 (and then the TNT) was introduced, he switched allegian... 
I like Steve Guttenberg.
So, do you long-haired reviewer "haters" also hate long-haired musicians?! If you've seen clips of Classical orchestra conductors from the first half of the 20th Century, you know why Classical was at that time referred to as long-hair music. 
Stereophile, no more bench tests????!!!!
TAS "reviewers", with their "chocolate", "caramel" colorations, and "yin/yang" & astrological references. Too "new age" for me. Subjective taken too far.  
AT ART 1000 vs London Reference vs Ana Mighty Sound 103.3
@audiofun, a Tzar dealer will provide that $10,000 cartridge for audition?! I don’t have a spare ten grand, but would love to hear it. I'm a diehard Decca/London enthusiast, getting my first in 1972 (a Decca Blue), and current owner of two (about ... 
Shure to leave the phono business
How ironic. Analog is supposedly in the throes of a resurgence, and one of, if not THE, iconic cartridge makers goes down?! Who hasn’t owned a Shure? Out-of-fashion in the high end, but high end doesn’t drive the business, does it? 
GIK - Free 3D Acoustics modelling!
C’mon Erik, one bad experience with ASC products and you write them off?! I fairly recently visited Audiogon member folkfreak, whose room was designed with heavy input from Art Noxon, and is fitted with many ASC products. Incredible sounding room ... 
Stereophile, no more bench tests????!!!!
Good bye, Stereophile. 
Nakamichi Cassette Decks
Recordings made on Nak’s must be played back on Nak’s---and visa versa---to sound "right". Nakamichi used a different EQ curve than other companies. 
Tube pre-amps: balanced a big deal?
The only tube pre-amps I am aware of that can drive 600 ohms are Atma-Sphere’s and EAR’s. Atma-Sphere’s because Ralph Karsten is an unusually hip designer, EAR’s because Tim de Paravicini does most his work in pro recording studios (including Pink... 
Direct Servo Subwoofer Suggestions
Rythmiks are indeed the ones---the 12" F12, 15" F15, or 18" (take a guess ;-) F18. The Rythmik website has a lot of info on the designs. For those who think smaller woofers are "faster" than larger ones (a gross over-simplification), single and du... 
AT ART 1000 vs London Reference vs Ana Mighty Sound 103.3
I found it inexplicable that after Art Dudley finally heard a modern London (the cheapest model, I believe) not long ago, and wrote a rave review of it in Stereophile, he never endeavored to hear the $1500 Super Gold, $2800 Jubilee, or $5300 Refer... 
Good Speaker within a budget of USD10,000
Used Sanders ESL's, if you can find a pair. 
Tube pre-amps: balanced a big deal?
Ralph, what is the AES standard, again? Which signal on which pins, etc? Thanks---Eric.