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Who has the Sickness, the Phile or the Non-phile?
kota1 First, there is no "war." Tell that to Virgin Record stores or Sam Goodies, wiped out and a distant memory of nostalgia ... Tell that to the brick and mortar "high end" audio stores, remember those? You're conflating inevitable chan... 
Who has the Sickness, the Phile or the Non-phile?
kota1 2 channel music hasn't changed in over 70 years. It started out as 3 channel, went to two channel and got stuck. The stalwarts will dig in and defend the beach but that war was basically lost after CD sales imploded. That's very colorful... 
Short?
j-wall Power conditioners don’t restrict all noise coming from the outlets in the house. A good one should get very, very close. My Shunyata Denali allows noise through to my speakers when I click on my vpi record cleaner. What makes y... 
Who has the Sickness, the Phile or the Non-phile?
This is not an either/or question. It's not a black and white world.  
Bad news for home theater enthusiasts
fredrik222 ... insanely silly to talk about price on a forum where people spends tens of thousands on a power cable....  It's always reasonable to discuss price and value here. Many audiophiles will not even consider a $10K power cable. And ... 
Any Advice for those Listening to Youtube Reviewers?
curiousjim It’s all entertainment, whether it’s reading a magazine, or watching a YouTube video. That's probably true. I'll just never understand how some could see Hans or Amir or OCD guy as "entertaining."  
A Story about a Defective Signature Platinum
lewm Cleeds, I guess you’ve never been in Brooklyn. I’ve been to each of the City’s five boroughs and have found nice people in every one. Of course, there are also the nasty New Yawk types, such as I encountered at Grado.  
Bad news for home theater enthusiasts
dean_palmer ... file transfer over the internet will be able to exceed the quality of physical media ... the technology and infrastructure is already there and capable. No, the infrastructure is not "already there." Not even close, especia... 
A Story about a Defective Signature Platinum
mijostyn I believe this policy is being set by Music Direct. My only recourse ... Is to let everyone I can know and avoid Music Direct and any of their subsidiaries like the plague. The person who let you down here is your dealer, but you fee... 
Audio Research LS25 MKII Problem
I’ve owned ARC preamps for decades and never had an issue with the muting circuit itself. The most likely explanation for your issue is that the muting circuit is doing its job and you have a bad tube.  
Why Don’t You Post Your System on Your Profile?
This has been a most useful thread. It contains all the information anyone would need to understand why some A’gon users would never post their systems here. There are some pics of my system on The Friendly Forum For High-End Audio.  
Any Advice for those Listening to Youtube Reviewers?
Most of the YouTubers I've seen seem to be more about themselves than about audio. Most have to invent a crisis, controversy, or drama to have anything to talk about. And of course you can't tell what anything really sounds like while listening to... 
Any High End Tube Preamps with *gasp tone controls?
jasonbourne71 My ARC SP6 has tone controls ... If your preamp has tone controls, there's no way it's an ARC SP6. SP3, maybe.  
The "Very Best Record Cleaning Formulation"
lewm cleeds, Have you really experimented with mixtures such as the one recommended by Wizzzard, for your Nitty Gritty, and compared such a mixture with plain water ... I use commercially available cleaners for the NG, such as VPI. But sin... 
A Story about a Defective Signature Platinum
Who's the dealer? Rather than attempt a DIY repair, I'd suggest you send it to an expert for evaluation. You can't do better than Steve Leung.