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Whos Going To RMAF 2008 This Year?
wall street ampires just stole my lunch money. 
College student stuck w/ bad speakers: advise pls
nice used large advents... 
Merle Haggard Album Recommendations
the capitol years 
Cartridge for Grace 704 arm & Kenwood KD 500 TT
all under 3 hundred...grado gold, garrot k2, at 150x...the at rules.....nice table and arm 
Speakers that disappear
every single one of them 'do' and 'don't'....and hopefully always in a really good way. buy music.. 
What is an integrated stereo tube amplifier?
with or without knobs, get out of that mistake now. 
tired of "giant killer tube amp"
i have a beautiful mac tube combo(C22-II/MC275-II)which i'm sure i'll always keep, but i spend most of my listening time with a revox S25 integrated....it just sounds 'right', has a remote, and the phono board is killer.....it was so cool, i track... 
Audio Technica AT-ML150/OCC - Too Old?
can't speak to the condition of the nos cartridge, but i have several cartridges, including benchmark designs by lyra and london-decca. the AT 150x plays with those and more. 
Proac, Spendor or Quad 22L's has anyone compared
yes, they are very solid. if you're moving away from the big ML's however, i think proac and energy are the brands to 'live' with. If space isn't a factor though, the ML's are competitive well beyond their price. 
MFSL Beatles Abbey Road
it may have been re-shrunk. record distributers and retailers do this on occasion, if an lp has a worn or tatered bag. sometimes sneaky sellers do it as well, masking a better copy to look 'as new'. if you're going to play it, and its nice..no har... 
Anyone hear technics tt and vpi scoutmaster/Aries?
a turntable investment of 3k is not unreasonable if you have a a serious record collection. the aries and the better nottinghams are superb,but for 3k, a thorens 160hd with a rega arm may be another worthy alternative. If your house isn't filled w... 
Proac, Spendor or Quad 22L's has anyone compared
every brand you've named are more than solid, but keep the SL3's. you can spend 2k to 4k and still wind up with nothing more than a sideways move. if your sl3's were the exotic-new-kid-on-the-block-flavor of the month, they would sell for alot mor... 
Small and Excellent Speakers
your L7's will play in the league of the speakers mentioned in the Absolute Sound reviews...save yoour money 
Anti-skate
or, it is the track with the least dynamic extremes....an old audiophile recording trick 
Totem Forest or Mani-2 signature?
the forest continues to be the best allrounder in totem's line..if you factor in your investment