gmuffley

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Most Rockingest Preamp south of $2k used
Tsciame is right, the Modulus 3A is hard to beat, but customer service is a misnomer in their case--if you need service. 
Guilty Pleasure recording?
Soundtrack from "Bladerunner". 
GMA callisto vs vmps rm 30
The VMPS RM-30 are hard to beat and compare well with far more expensive speakers. 
Electrostat - M-L; Quad or Soundlab - reliable
For most users, Quad panels last 15-20 years before requiring refurbishing. I do not consider that to be unreliable. 
classic sounding 25 watt tube amp
Music Reference RM-10 
best used VPI table?
Aries series 1,because you won't need to upgrade the platter. 
Oxymoron: High powered tube amps that stay cool
Only the Berning 2100 and 2101 meet your definition. 
What system do you get your audio epiphany on?
KLH 9 electrostats driven by ARC tubes in the 70s. 
Hobbies other than Audiophiliac?
Fast cars 
Music Reference RM9 - user comments please
Used full range, I much prefer SED 6550 in the RM-9 MkII over the El-34, primarily because of the increased bass drive and impact the 6550 affords. The ultimate choice is, of course, system dependent and influenced by listening preferences. For la... 
The most haunting music you ever heard?
"The Lark Ascending" by Ralph Vaughn Williams 
Silliest audiophile equipment of all time?
I think that anyone who buys Machina Dynamica products should lose the right to vote. 
Schumann Resonance and it's effect on music
I am waiting for an equipment rack that rotates precisely 180 degrees out of phase with the earth's rotation. 
Genelex KT-88:Gold Lion/Monarch &re-issues
I am not suggesting that NOS Gold Lion KT-88s are worth $1600 a quad, but the originals still sound the best and they last for years, if not decades. 
VPI Super Platter
Unless you have to have the outer ring, stick with your Aries 1 platter. There is no inherent advantage to an inverted bearing over the original design. I am not saying the inverted bearing is better or worse, because I have never tried it-- only ...