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Don't sell your tube amps
Mine are all vintage/restored, so I plan on keeping them. I have been buying NOS tubes as backups. Interesting article but right now I’m looking for the “old stuff” 1960s and 70 RCAs, telefunkens, Amprex, etc. and it’s like “get it if you can.” I ... 
Mystery Of Red Plating
Yes, I hade a McIntosh MC30 red plate tubes, from bad resistors. Trashed the tubes. Definitely a serious condition which needs repair.   
Storage boxes. Can I discard high end shipping boxes, and still sell in the future?
Save your boxes if you can. It is very important for selling and shipping. I have mostly McIntosh and the boxes are critical.   
Cleaning audio components with 90% isopropyl alcohol
You really should get some CRC +1 @toddsyr if you can or Deoxit D5, for contacts and pots and the green F5 for faders plastics etc.    
Audio Research Closes Doors in Receivership
@ghasley I said I saw that on another post and was asking further information on that? I think highly of Audio Research and wanted more information on whether that was true or not. Thank you for providing more information on that subject.  
Audio Research Closes Doors in Receivership
@bigkidz I did when I posted and there were none. Thanks  
How do you assess a DAC?
Aside from what type of hi rez files a dac can decode, it’s all about personal taste, so let your ears be your guide.  
My speakers have gone AWOL
You’ve reached that place we all are searching for….enjoy and congratulations!  
Are all Tannoy GR series (turnberry, Kensington, canterberry) made in Poland?
Interesting, I have a pair of Tannoy Churchill’s from when they had a presence in Kitchener Ont. Canada. The drivers and outboard crossovers were made in Scotland and the large main cabinets were made in Canada. Where it’s made now is really a bus... 
What does Nominal Impedance mean?
Thank you @dweller!  
Music Server Advice
I’m an Esoteric fan. I have an N05 Network player with a Qnap NAS. I use this thru my home Ethernet network with fiber connection before the N05. The NAS was easy to set up so if you can do that sort of thing I would recommend it over the “all in ... 
New amps
Never  
Audio Research REF 6 to REF 6SE upgrade.
This is what I hate about these so called “upgradable” components. You’re sold on something being upgradable and future proof and then it costs almost a much to upgrade a component as it does to buy a new one. Why…..  
Help me upgrade my beginner system!
New speakers!  Once you have the ones you want everything else falls into place. Speakers….  
SPDIF splitter
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