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Building a 100 album vinyl collection 3 must have albums are?
Sir John Barbirolli Mahler Symphony 5 Fritz Reiner Bartok Concerto for Orchestra Wilhelm Furtwangler Bruckner Symphony 9  
Building a 100 album vinyl collection 3 must have albums are?
Sony Rollins Saxophone Colossus  The Beatles White Album Patti Smith Horses  
Building a 100 album vinyl collection 3 must have albums are?
The Moody Blues In Search of the Lost Chord Blue Oyster Cult Secret Treaties  Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti   
Building a 100 album vinyl collection 3 must have albums are?
Frank Zappa Hot Rats Jefferson Airplane After Bathing at Baxters Cream Wheels of Fire    
Building a 100 album vinyl collection 3 must have albums are?
Miles Davis Bitches Brew Captain Beefheart Doc at the Radar Station Jeff Beck Truth                    
Building a 100 album vinyl collection 3 must have albums are?
Weather Report I Sing the Body Electric The Rolling Stones Exile on Main Street King Crimson Larks' Tongues in Aspic  
Who to trust when buying vintage ss ?
For some excellent box speakers I suggest old ADS's like the 410, 510, 710 and up! They are easy to drive and fairly efficient.  
Audio Research LS25 MKII Problem
That was a common problem of the muting activating going back to the SP6. I don't know if ARC came up with a fix for this? A shame if their later preamps suffer from this!  
Who to trust when buying vintage ss ?
Older NAD integrated amps from the 90's are an easy recommendation. They are fairly reliable and able to drive 2 ohms - something which the other amps from that era can't do - and sound superb! I have one in my collection, along with its cousin th... 
SR or SR top tier
Clever marketing at work here!          
Bad news for home theater enthusiasts
I recently bought on eBay a nice Samsung HD841 DVD/CD/SACD for $26. Plenty of choices on the used market!  
Bad news for home theater enthusiasts
There are still millions of DVD's available so that supply ain't gonna run out any time soon!  
MM Cartridge to MC Cartridge
The OP can consider the Grado moving-iron cartridges. The new Prestige series starting at $79 and up is worth checking out!  
MM Cartridge to MC Cartridge
@mijostyn : I disagree that one must spend thousands for a good sounding mc cartridge! The venerable DL103 wouldn't have held its esteemed status among audiophiles if it didn't sound good! Of course the higher-priced Denon MC's offer a more refine... 
MM Cartridge to MC Cartridge
@williewonka : you are right about matching the cartridge compliance with the arm mass. Low compliance needs a heavier arm. High compliance needs a lighter arm. This relates to the resonance frequency of the arm/cartridge combination - ideally bel...