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Should a good system sound bad with bad recording?
does a kid hear prat from his favorite boombox? does a drunken dancer here it from a 'way-loud' pa in a disco? do i hear it in my favorite recordings? are there good eric clapton records with no prat? are there bad ones with it? is it put into the... 
whats your idea of loud music.
go back to the dealer with humble pie/rockin the fillmore and crank it up until he cries like a little girl. remember, the flea-watt amps where originally built for and by a generation that thought vaughn monroe was a god. 
Anybody heard the DeVore Videlity Gibbon Super 8?
serious dealers or manufacturers will arrange a trial period. if you are not satisfied, you are only out shipping. also scrutinize the lines carried in your community or surrounding towns. i travel the u.s., and attend the trade shows. the super g... 
Finding Pure Water for Record Cleaning - very long
just but the premixed stuff, and live on the edge. 
Talk Thunder 3.1b CDP?
if you bought it at a big discount you've got a pretty nice unit. 
Maggie 1.6 vs Von Schweikert VR 4
the maggies are made in minnesota. the vr4's are of dubious origin. the maggies are classics. the vr4's give a great audition. there are no 3 fingered kids working at the white bear lake facility. 
Anybody heard the DeVore Videlity Gibbon Super 8?
don't buy any speaker without an audition 
Another sign SACD is dying
i have worked in product developement for several 'big' indies for the last decade. i also have friends at uni wea, and sony.... its outa here. the focus is all on upgrading(milking)number51 redbook and the internet. 
Your ONE all time favorite love song?
people who died-jim carroll band 
Why so many "newer" Mac's for sale?
big joe is right. mac sells more amps aound the world in one year than 20 or 30 other name brands. they also have an organized dealer network who have 'as a whole' maintained mac gear of every era. they ask a lot, because in this case, its worth a... 
180 Gram vs. MFSL
the mfsl line had superb quality control and pretty good sound. some of the newer pressings of the same records have 'as good', or 'better' fidelity, but the qc for surface noise is non existant. 
Just bought a nitty gritty, hear no difference.
there is no substitute for a stack of lint-free cloth and a big ole bottle of juice........rub well and air dry. 
Jazz recommendations?
bill evens.....trio 64, 65 
I am openning a shop. What equipment should I sell
used(on consignment). and if you must carry new products, don't take on any vendor who won't give you extended(and i mean extended) terms......if you pay the manufacturers in 30 or 60 days, you'll be out of business in no time.......my advice woul... 
Another sign SACD is dying
the sacd's that are coming out(including hybrids) have already been committed to(particularly from the major labels. the windows for production, manufacturing and marketing are typically 10 to 18 moths before street. a small community indeed in it...