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55” or 65” TV Screen Size and Your Speakers: Please Join Survey
The heck with that.... go down and buy an 82 inch tv.  
Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say?
Keep your mouth shut at all costs. If they like the sound of their system, that is all that matters. I liked where someone just said nice and let it go. Invite the friend over to your house sometimes and just happen to ask if they would like to li... 
An audio component you just can't let go
Klipsch sb3s and sb2s bookshelf speakers... they sound great but mostly taking up space in my storage space. If you are on a low budget, these will get you audiophile quality sound.  
SACD Players
Oppo 105d should do the trick. You can only buy them used.  
Truly Stunning Vinyl Album
Joni Mitchell's Mingus is an album that is outstanding after getting past the "Happy Birthday" first song on side one. The rest of the album should blow you away. The best of the Doors is also worth mentioning.  
AA for us
You might try telling your wife how much your audio equipment costs and that probably will keep you from having to attend any meetings.  
Is Recording quality the real culprit?
I struggled with this for several years and finally came to the conclusion that it's more the recording rather than the equipment that gives you the separation and sound stage. I wondered why all sound engineers didn't record in audiophile quality... 
No More Fake Reviews - So Who’s Gonna Tell Us What To Buy?
Hopefully the ruling will get rid of so much nonsense..... my bet is they are looking for a way around it as I type this. As a long time audiophile, I'm hard to fool now but as a newby I was prone to believe the nonsense I read.  
Looking at these specific preamps give me your opinions
Perhaps you should take a look at VAC preamps.  
JBL's Marketing Blunder..
I liked the commercial generally... don't be a beta male.  
Deals Gone Bad
Research the person you are buying from and make sure they are who they say they are and they have had a presence for years instead of someone who just pops up to sell something. I find pictures of them (if at all possible) and their current addre... 
I want to buy new speakers for 50,000 and see it used for 30,000, what should I do?
It depends on how much $20,000 means to you.... if it is nothing then buy new. If it is something then go look at and listen to them before you buy used. I've bought several used speakers and always worked out but not at the price range you are lo... 
Upgrade Interconnects/Cables or…?
Oops... the cables I mentioned were $40 not 12 something... my mistake. They sound really good though.  
You're not a true audiophile unless...
Anyone who has actually bought a piece of audio equipment a little out of their comfort zone with the intention of making the music sound better to them. Anyone who is reading this thread. Anyone who buys one of many audiophile publications and ... 
Upgrade Interconnects/Cables or…?
I can't believe what happened. I was changing around my system and needed cables a little longer than 1m. I wanted silver coated cables for sound quality and searched amazon. And there they were... 4ft silver coated cables.... the price made me th...