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Cowboy Junkies fans........
Check out a band called Shivaree and an album called "I ought to give you a shot in the head for making me live in this dump."It's on Capitol Records. It's been getting great reviews-it's good-great production and an interesting contemporay slant ... 
What does what?
Onhyw61-interesting comments. I still think that a large percentage of purchases are done on reviews etc. and also good prices (2nd hand)on reputable equipment-I'm not totally convinced that "blind" buying of good seperates at say 3x cost of caref... 
Sources for NOS tubes
The power of Audiogon. And a reply I did get. Better late than never. Thanks Kevin. Regards, Ben 
Sources for NOS tubes
Regarding Upscale Audio. Whilst you can respect their stance on 6922 NOS due to their rarity-I wouldn't bother with them. I e-mailed an enquiry and got no response,none,zitto. Plain bad manners. Ben 
What price hi-fi?
Guys, Thanks for the advice and comments. I guess I feel a little greedy,I've did a lot of cost-effective upgrading with happy results all along the way-the occassional no-change or bad purchase (about $50 dollars of new tubes which sounded worse ... 
Will the HDCD format survive
It seems to a decent format in that these discs usually sound well mastered irrespective if you have a HDCD filter or not. It'll survive but probably fade over time. The other new formats(DVDA& SACD) are a joke since so little of it is actuall...