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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Ferit Odman - Dameronia with strings 
Poor Fritz
"By buying the mdf and gluing it together yourself obviously. It would cost far less than $2200 I kid you not."Some of us could not do it right even for $22000. We pay others to do it better. 
Utube reviews hit or misses accuracy
twoleftears,To make it even more clear, I have read insinuations that Luxman’s AB amplifiers work in A until certain wattage and only then switch to AB. It has been floated on the Internet, but no word about it in anything more official/reliable. 
Utube reviews hit or misses accuracy
audioman58,"...the Luxman 505 mk2 which is a class A design"Is this really that way? Luxman's website does not mention it, but it does mention class A for some other models. I was under the impression that 505 (I, II) is AB. Where did you find thi... 
KEF ls50 meta’s are on the way
Regarding new technology in headphones..."In fact I can imagine a few departmental heads soon asking awkward questions of their R&D departments as to why KEF got there first."I do not think that KEF is already using this absorbtion in their he... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Jennie Tourel Sings OffenbachLP 
Speakers Nominal Power handling/Amplifier
Canton, Jamo? Wow! "The best and the biggest brand you have never heard of."I have never heard less than great Canton speaker and I have heard a decent number of them. 
Utube reviews hit or misses accuracy
"...the Luxman 505 mk2 which is a class A design..."Is it? 
If you could buy any system, regardless of price, what would it be?
NOS Philips 22AR 470 
Wanting to get back into the hobby and want to start with the speakers.
"If you want inert you will need a concrete wall at least 12 feet thick."True. My room in Altamira never resonates. Not exactly concrete, but it works. For full ambiance, it does help to put nice paintings on the walls. 
Vinyl collection, now what?
I do not have experience with USB turntables, but do with digitizing records.Partially good move on not digitizing them. It is a project, it is a chore, and it is time-consuming. If you can find CDs of what you really like, I would strongly recomm... 
Speakers which always sound good
Anything by Kenjit. Electronics by Guitar Sam. 
Guidance for choosing step down transformer for audio gear
the spec listed on the back of the NAD is "100-120V~, 200-240V~, 50/60Hz, 500W"Owner’s manual mentions only different power cords with different plugs. It does not mention any switch to go between 110 and 220. Still, check it all around that there... 
Try to train them...again, or simply shoot them?
+1 douglas_schroederStand a few steps back. It is just a CD and it is your son. You can buy a new CD, no matter how rare and precious it is. It is not worth being upset with your son over it. You have very limited time together. 
Guidance for choosing step down transformer for audio gear
In case you have not stumbled on it yet, this thread has comments from more than one person who has done it. You can learn about France while looking for those posts, too.https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/moving-to-france?highlight=moving%2Bt...