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Coolest looking vintage tuner.....
Go to FM Tuner Info site and look at some pictures.I have never seen one in person but agree with the above vote for the Yamaha CT-7000 and I also like the look of some of the 70's Pioneers...it's all personal. 
Review: Ridge Street Audio Poiema Interconnects
Nice review Jon. Are the Ridge Street cables, stiff, pliable, somewhere inbetween? What are the cost of these cables? 
Electrocompaniet EMC-1 24/192...Where to from here
Hi Michael, I wish I had some useful info for you, but my switch from the EMC-1UP to my Classe Delta CP-100 was due to purchasing all Classe gear at once rather than simply changing CDP's.Anyway, the Classe CDP was basically new when I received it... 
The problem with the music
I gotcha Ben, no doubt some (maybe a lot) music is compressed. 
The problem with the music
Hi Ben, you mention that you believe that there is intention to make sure the sound hits the mass market. My question would be, if the mass market doesn't know good from bad, why not make it good? (I am not agreeing with or disagreeing with one si... 
The problem with the music
As a generalization, has the recording industry ever been interested in, or rather, concerned about, making audiophile quality recordings? Is there a past era that excelled the current era of recording?I for one would like to have Cinematic_System... 
Review: Pure Note Paragon Interconnect
Thanks Jose, the additional info is helpful. 
Review: Pure Note Paragon Interconnect
That's quite a line up Jose. Was your system the same for all the cables you tried, besides the aforementioned CDP change? Any you wish you had back? 
Review: Pure Note Paragon Interconnect
Jose, you listed other brands you tried but not the models within those lines, would you care to share what they were? 
Concerto pre-amp vs. the Synergy IIi
Raquel is correct. I asked JRDG about the Concerto and Synergy IIi and was told that the Synergy IIi would be slightly better because of the separate power supply, slightly quieter background I believe is what they said; but I believe you would be... 
Just got my B&W Signature 805's long
Patrick, something else to consider is something larger from the new B&W Nautilus line, these should sound much more like your S805's. 
What CD cleaner to use?
The front of my shirt. 
The majic of early 1970's rock and it's influence-
As it was already stated, we all generally have a soft spot for the music of our youth. With that said, I think young kids today also like what is called "classic rock" today, so there is some staying power to it. Personally I am not a big fan of ... 
Blind Power Cord Test & results
Two seniors have already said it better than I, but I simply would like to add that different results will ocur with different gear. A number of years back I had "stock" Meridian power cord from some Meridian gear that I owned and I had this power... 
What is " lowball"
From the responses it seems that almost everyone has an opinion that differs slightly. People say it is rude to not reply to a lowball offer, but is it rude to offer someone a rediculous price? And it does happen. I think if someone is really push...