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Stereophile review of the $30,000 tekton speakers
@MOFOJO, google 'Review Tekton Moab BE" and see what you get.  Beryllium drivers are very expensive.  Not sure if they are worth the price.  
Brand New Vinyl Static and Pops
Try a cartridge with a microline or Shibata stylus. Superior tracking IMHO.  
Are You a Swifty?
@Baylinor, Yup, she has nothing to offer the audiophiles.  
At what point do you...
@Yogiboy.    How about the Noxzema shave cream ad, Take it off, take it all off.  
Best HIFI Stores LA/Orange
No B&M retailer can give you a big selection of high end speakers.  Go to an audio show to narrow it down.  Then visit.  
Are your record surfaces as silent as CDs?
Also clean the stylus.  Just as important as cleaning you records.  
You tube hifi influencers. Love them or hate them?
Opinions are like AH's, everybody has got one.  
Equalizer in a Hi Fi system
Some room correction might be a better solution.  
Bootleg bust
I love Neil's music as well.  His Youtube concerts tell most of the story.  Read his book, you will love it.  And understand his wierdo hippy brain a little better.  
Stuff You Tried To Love
Grado Ref. moving iron cart.  Didn't have any liveliness regardless of phonostage settings.  Seemed to be in between somewhere, and I finally gave up on it.  
Rockport Lyras
This is not a thread, it's a frayed knot  
Best Sounding Adapter - Making RCA into Banana or Spade? Thanks!
To do this, you need a "preamp out" section on the back of your amp.  Otherwise it is a no go.  
Clean power and it's affect on sound quality
A lot of us are retired and have too much time on our hands.  Sheesh.  
Records and CDs
In the beginning, we had AM radio or vinyl.  The we got FM and cassettes or 8-track.  We have come a long way in the world of Hi-Fi.  I still listen to vinyl when I am feeling nostalgic.  Dad had  a medium size collection of vinyl including Johnny... 
DAC suggestions for a reasonably modest system
I second the Musical Fidelity Dac.  I use the nu-vista.  Not as revealing as some, but sweeter than most.  It's one you don't get tired of.