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Who’s been tinkering while trapped?
I see. The book from 1974. Older than two weeks for sure.Wasn't it that those people with Charles Manson wrote Helter Skelter lyrics on the wall? Is that why book is called that way? 
Whats playing on your system today?
George Jones & Alan Jackson - Good Year For The Roses 
Who’s been tinkering while trapped?
Isn't Helter Skelter a song? It has been here for more than two weeks. It is 50 years old, I think. 
Why no Virtual System pics??
"$278 for the AMG branded one, $105 for the "regular" Mercedes part, same exact part, different part numbers and prices."Check ABS modules within the Volkswagen group. It used to be $1000 vs. $1500 vs. $3000 depending on the dealership (eg. Audi v... 
Help regarding SACD/CD players
Any CD player will break down with time. The amount of time depends on your luck at this point. I have some that seem indestructible and some that have not been so. 
Integrated Amp $1200 or less
Yamaha.I read in one of these threads that Primaluna is made in China. Limits choices somewhat. 
Who’s been tinkering while trapped?
I doubt it is considered tinkering but, over the last three months, I ended up using iPod Touch with Bluetooth speaker and/or Walkman/earphones combination probably 97% of the time.I realized that I did not miss anything during that time. At least... 
How Do You Live The Audiophile Life
AirPods are audio equipment, too, so I would say yes. Maybe Bluetooth speakers, too. 
How Do You Live The Audiophile Life
"It has been fun but the business basically was born from unhappiness with high end retailers."Lamborghini cars share similar birth history. 
Sure 1000 dollar earbuds
stringreen,Forget about irritating, implied incorrect, too. Shure does not make $1000 in-ear monitors. Just earphones.In any case, all of their earphones are highly regarded as (to keep in line with all of this above) you are Shurely aware. 
New speaker day - Tekton Enzo 2.7 review
dtapo,That is an informative review. Congratulations and enjoy.What made you finally pull the trigger on these after two years of thinking, if I understood your two posts correctly? Were you able to hear them in person? 
Sure 1000 dollar earbuds
stringreen,Are you asking about SE846 earphones?They seem to be the only Shure earphone model around that price. I have tried them. As it always goes with such devices, half of the appeal is in fit and these were not good fit for me so the sound w... 
Why are audiophiles perceived as being wackos?
"People I speak to are always in awe at the amount I spend on equipment, vinyl and SACDs."I think it happens to all here. However, I think that the bar is not set very high. Thousand dollars at most? Yet, so many people have the biggest and baddes... 
Why are audiophiles perceived as being wackos?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_of_all_trades,_master_of_none 
Big source improvement using CD player
Actually, to add to that, I use SONY server probably 90% of the time for Internet radio. First I was lazy enough to change CDs, then I became lazy enough to even change songs. To make it worse, some days I am lazy enough to turn it on. I would nee...