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Obscure brands worth considering
I bought Innersound electrostatic speakers about 20 years ago. At the time they were reviewed in Stereophile and given a class A rating. They are still in my system. I replaced one of the woofers about 12 years ago. Three years ago I replaced a tr... 
What sounds best: Vinyl or CDs
I have a lot of vinyl that I've collected at thrift stores, garage sales, even record shop over the years. Most of my records cost about a dollar but some I've paid somewhat more. I listen to mostly classical and the cheap ones from thrift stores ... 
Best small used monitors under $1000
I bought a pair of inexpensive LSA speakers that sound pretty good in my high end preamp going to Akitika power amp which I built for a few hundred dollars. Good enough for my casual listening. I have a mostly class A system for my listening (in m... 
What's been your turntable ownership over the years?
Linn Axis, basic arm, blue pt special cartridge. In the 70'sLinn Lp 12, added Sondek, tried Benz cart, got a used Lyra titan 80'sMichel gyro, added Orbe platter, Graham 1.5 arm (still have this)     several phono preamps, recently upgraded to Lehm... 
You can only take 5 albums to a deserted Island...
Classical (all on vinyl, some DSD remakes)Scheherazade, Chicago Symphony, ReinerAlso Sprach Zarathustra, Chicago Symphony, ReinerDer Rosenkavalier, Schwartzkopf, Von KarajanBarber, Recording of T. Schippers including Medea, Adagio for Strings, etc...