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Comparing speakers at home questions
What particular speakers are you talking about ?  
Comparing speakers at home questions
Play the new speakers first, and they must be burnt in for a few hundred hours before critical listening, for a few minutes. Do you generally like their presentation ? If not - there is nothing to talk about. If you do, start comparing with the ol... 
When to change a cartridge?
Bill, you are a serious musician. I wanted to ask you about Lamm amps. Did you compare them with other top tube amps ? VAC, CAT, some Japanese perhaps ? In any case, there must be something very special about Lamm. But you don't use Lamm preamp o... 
Anyone familiar with Mullard 12AX7 10M tube ?
10M are sort of guaranteed for 10000 hours. Well, other Mullards might last just as long if you are lucky, but I don't count on it. I count on 5000 hours. So far I have about 2000 hours on the narrow long plates.  
When to change a cartridge?
Bill, of course it makes sense. What is your musical instrument ? Your system is so good that, yes, there is absolutely no need to think about upgrades unless perhaps it is relatively minor, just some fine tuning - tube here, cable there. I keep... 
Anyone familiar with Mullard 12AX7 10M tube ?
I can't say because I only installed Mullard 12AX7 narrow long plates in my VAC's Avatar SE preamp section and they sound excellent. I did read that, yes, there is a  difference, there is quite a range of Mullard sound.  
Anyone familiar with Mullard 12AX7 10M tube ?
I see. Yes, it might be equipment dependent to a degree.  
Question for Atma-sphere, will expensive power cables improve your amplifiers?
I heard that Gryphon and Accuphase stock cords are not too bad. And also Boulder, I think. The most important cable in the system is tonearm cable not power cords.  
When to change a cartridge?
Bill, that's quite a set up that you have. What would it take to go even higher ?  
$3500 floor standing speakers used. What would be your choice ?
Thank you. ProAc 3.8 is within this price range. Would they match well with my amp ? I have no idea.  
How often do you upgrade turntable ?
Well, I also have $4k-$5k front end but I don't pay for records that much. I don't go over $100 or so per record, though did pay $150 once. That was a promo copy of the first Japanese edition of Bitches Brew by Miles Davis. It sounds best, and I h... 
AC Power
ghdprentice, what conditioner do you have ?  
How often do you upgrade turntable ?
Yes, there is a point, unless you already have one of the very best. Other priorities ? What are you talking about ?  
How stereo changed our lives.
Yes, cassette, still the tape. Bill, you are probably right about LPs and 45s, I don’t know. Still, I would guess quite a number of people had reel-to-reel decks.  
How stereo changed our lives.
Radio was the most important invention. After that - the tape.