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unrelated to audio- digital camera buffs please
Check out Canon they have always made nice P&S digitals as well as very nice $8K high end bodies. 
Removing phono stage from Primaluna
That was easy :) I should have figured that out.Thanks 
Binding posts on Nautilus 804S question
I used a small thin paring knife to gentley pry them out on my B&W DM602'sa real pain i have of course lost them to the cats now 
What equipment or event thrust you into the hobby?
A story in the NY Times about tube Ipod dock and a colleague with a dead aunts old Mac mono amp. Got me looking into tubes and deciding that after 16 years of SS cheapo stereo to take the plunge. Still falling :) 
Quiet, Reliable Hard Drive
I have 3 Maxtor's 250GB, 300GB, 1 TB. The 1TB was only $450 and i forget its on its so quiet. I have had no problems with any of them and the two smaller drives get carried back and forth from home to work and to service centers. 
Looking for a first Tube Amp for under $1000
Take a look at the PrimaLuna amps. They go fast here but you can find a PL1 model for under $900 (35wts) or a PL2 for just around $1000 (40wts) and has more punch. They are both auto-biasing, 4 inputs, you can use a few different tubes in them, ad... 
What's your greatest purchase...
So far the Primaluna PL2. Its made listening to music so much fun. And thats just the beginning i hope. 
Speakers under $750.00...Preposterous Notion?
I am very happy with the BW DM602 s3 i bought used for $400. I'm using them with my PrimaLuna PL2 and it sounds great with tubes. I think it sounds very nice, no fatigue with a solid range of sound. 
A simple request---Please pack audio gear well.
I just had a similar problem. I ought a cdp off of Audiogon a few weeks ago. The seller had good rep and was selling a barely used unit. It was double boxed and shipped in the original box, well packed. Well i had bought off of Ebay a few weeks be...