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Furniture polish vs. Walker ultra vivid on cd's
furniture polish or anything that will lift grim or anything sticky will eventually eat the factory laquer. 
Best Cheap Speakers - New or Old
geogap....i too have advents, and they compete with my gradient revolutions, and my other 'much more expense' speakers...henry kloss was a genius. 
Best Cheap Speakers - New or Old
large advents, epi 100's, dynaco a25's, jbl 4312's or century 100's, snell j's, allison 4's o 7's 
Favorite driving music
radar love-golden earring 
Amp/Int Amp for SF Auditor Spkrs
an amp or integrated with at least 100wpc or more will maximize your sound, and give you better control (and articulation) of the bass. 
Opinions on SS amps
i wouldn't fret to much about 'acclaim'. there are literally several dozen ss brands which build state of the art pres and amps, as well as integrateds. given you have wonderful rowland amps, i would try a comparable pre amp, and use the bel canto... 
What is better than Bose but costs less?
just get the bose 
System Synergy
a stereo's final signature will always be its loudspeakers 
Cartridge comparison for best match
i still believe a retip is the ticket...even if you get another cartridge, that van den hul was by all accounts...lightning in a bottle...still a benchmark, and an extremely rare piece as well..good luck 
NAD 372 v. Jolida 1501
both theil and avalon work well with amps that 'control' the drivers. the nad fits the bill(i've heard many thiels with nad), and offers a lot of quality for the money. i'm not a jolda fan, but to be fare, i have only heard jolda used with lesser ... 
Why over-sampling and filtering... and why not?
the move to no correction, pretty much has ended. 
What amp &pre amp are the best for Hales T8
big cj's,arc's and macs will do, but hales are so neutral, that they sound great with any quality ss amp. driven with pretty much any quality ss from 200wpc up, they will be outstanding. articulate and balanced from top to bottom. otherwise stay w... 
Linn VS Krell VS Rega
all three deliver, but there really is synergy with both the front end and power being linn.... 
Room size and floor standing speakers
full range floorstanders for sure 
System Synergy
a revox system (with factory interconnects)and a mac system and yes there is synergy...there always is, butits fun to experiment too.