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Value of upgrading only 1 set of interconnects?
dorkwad, yes definitely, but usually I think double price. I always try to upgrade rarely but in as big steps as I can afford or think can afford. When new component including cable, burnt-in of course, is really much better you hear it immediatel... 
Are many audiophiles only seeking approval of the next purchase?
Not without it, I guess, so what ? Let the people be. Anyway, man has a right to be an a......, so does a woman. 
Any advice on buying quality vinyl
Sometimes it is not really better/worse but different. As an example,  original US 360 sound and Japanese first release Bitches Brew by Miles. I like them both and listen to them both. Japanese vinyl is of higher quality, the records sound quieter... 
CD Got Absolutely Crushed By Vinyl
No need to read anything when you can hear. And if you can't hear it doesn't matter, anyway. 
CD Got Absolutely Crushed By Vinyl
I do speak a few languages. Vysotsky's ballads are timeless and are going to be sung and listened to in 500 years and later.Tape sounds best not vinyl. But I have to listen to cds too sometimes because that music was recorded in digital. Can be li... 
CD Got Absolutely Crushed By Vinyl
chakster, I didn't like your jazz funk. Vysotsky is so much better, it's not quite music, though, it's poetry accompanied by intentionally out of tune guitar. 
Any advice on buying quality vinyl
Hard to be sure what is the first run and what is not, I just follow catalog numbers.If you are a good musician it is real easy to demonstrate it anywhere.I even heard on youtube and a few times live in New York City some quite good street musicia... 
Any advice on buying quality vinyl
What Bill suggests would be a part time job and possibly big expenses. As for obscure musicians, anyone can play like Miles or McLaughlin ? Never liked Hancock, by the way. I stopped listening to classical jazz a long time ago too, though. 
CD Got Absolutely Crushed By Vinyl
chakster, you are talking to the wrong crowd, they don't listen to Vysotsky and so cannot possibly even comprehend what you are saying. Nor do they theoretically understand that for as long as humans are humans and not enhanced humanoids digital w... 
Alternatives to Stillpoints
$1k for a set ? And they say that good cables are expensive.. 
Any advice on buying quality vinyl
I only buy original pressings that includes some Japanese first release pressings, mostly from 70s. Yes, I have just a few records that I would call Mint condition, most are strong VG+ and NM/NM-, and I have a few rare very playable VG records. Pr... 
Help with phono amp upgrade
Anyone actually compared Allnic 1201 and 1202 ? $1k is the price so good that it is a little suspicious, I saw nothing below $1750 obo, that's $1500 in reality, I guess. Make sure the tubes still have plenty of life in them. How much is to re-tube... 
Bryston 4B3 vs Mac MC462 vs Pass Labs X250.8, OR... GRYPHON Diablo 300?
Yes, I read that review too. It is sometimes unbelievable what a great amp can do with good but not great speakers. A number of people upgrade speakers prematurely instead of upgrading amps. Upgrade path is often not a simple thing except for turn... 
Help with phono amp upgrade
For tube phono stage I suggest Allnic 1201, for transistor - Sutherland 20/20. 
Bryston 4B3 vs Mac MC462 vs Pass Labs X250.8, OR... GRYPHON Diablo 300?
A word of caution. Gryphon Diablo 300 will outclass any B&W speakers. It is not a bad thing but you will not hear the Gryphon's full potential with those speakers.