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"AT Audiogon" "ON Audiogon" Help
I vote for both. 'On' when your 'logged on', 'at' when directing other to it. Such as, I'm on the phone, but you can call me later at 555-0000. 
fusion jazz recommendations
Oops, forgot! Also, add Brand X to the oldies. 
fusion jazz recommendations
I ditto all those mentioned. Add to the oldies list:Jaco PastoriusSpectrum (Billy Cobham)Return to Forever (Corea & friends)Here's a good link to others fusion info: http://allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=C299As for modern day fusio... 
Best Tuner under 500?
For those who may be having problems with their Homeowner Assoc. and Antenna placement, note that the law may(?) be on you side. See http://www.hamradio-online.com/1996/aug/fccanten.html 
Best Martini s
for all you dry martini lovers out there, let me pass on this story of urban folklore that was passed on to me by an old army warrant officer. it appears that one of the army officers assigned to the manhattan project was a test site director and ... 
Speaker cable for Linn gear
i've gone from K-600 to TARA Prime 500 with good results, In regards to LINN K-400/600, in most setups it's probabaly convenient to have the tri/bi-wire in one strand; it's however a pain in the butt if your amps are not colocated. 
Bi-amp cable question
Most Linn pre-amps and amps are set-up for bi-amping (dual rca's). 
Ship to USA only?
Add the following other reasons: PAYPAL doesn't serve Canada, in other words no good way to verify the transaction. Your legal remedies, if get's to that level, are extremely limited. After almost 30 transactions on the web, my only sour one was a... 
Most achingly-beautiful music
I strongly ditto TomWat's jazz selections and add theses: Weather Report--Wayne Shorter's--A Remark You Made on Heavy Weather; Peter Gabriel & Paula Cole--Don't Give Up on Secret World Live. Looking forward to track down everyone else's select... 
Never Used -- in Sealed Box
I've seen equipment sold here, NIB, at slighltly lower than retail, however, much more than the same equipment that could have been purchased at www.ubid.com the week before! Some people are trying to make a fast buck. 
Biggest Sonic Improvement
Great question, however, I suggest modifying it to biggest sonic improvement per cost. Costliest: Switch from Dual 1241/Shure V15 to Linn LP12/Ittok/Troika turntable. I discovered information (detail) on very familiar recordings I never knew was t...