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How does Red Rose compare to older Levinson stuff?
The new things are all China made and while most sound fairly good,they sell for far to much. I think they are out of business again. 
BAT preamp owners
The BAT preamps I have owned, 3, had a character that was more solid state than tubes. 
Who makes Beautiful / Attractive Speaker Cables?
try the DNM, sounds and looks good very inexpensive 
Anyone tried Audience Auric Illuminator on CD's?
It works ok, but I like Turtlewax better 
Spindle/Bearing Lube
Audiophile Systems in Indianapolis will provide you with more of the red stuff. 
New ACME outlet sounds worse
It's called hype, and strikes often in audio 
Clueless and Seeking advice on TT purchase
Dear Clueless, Start reading Stereophile more, they are also clueless. 
Best all around box speaker between 15K and 25K
Don't overlook the Bugtussel's, they were much better than the Kharma's that I had 
What speakers are hooked up to your computer?
Wilson Grand Slams, when I get mail, the whole neiborhood knows. 
Help with UPS and Paypal
Take UPS to your local small claims court,they have a variety of excuses for not paying claims.You do not need a lawyer and filling charges are minimal. Once they are served for court they in most cases pay up. 
Does the length of an interconnect degrade the sou
The short answer, yes. this is a lot of cable for a DVD player. 
does high end system need expensive speaker cable
Red Dawn can be a bit bright, so in your case if a less expensive wire solves that problem, it would be an improvement. All copper wire does most things well. Your system has enough high resolution componets, silver or silver plated cables would i... 
Snell type B:any upgrades?
upgrade some other part of your system instead, changing the speakers is a long shot to better sound, and will destroy the resale. Better front end or improvements in other areas will make the speakers sound better. 
Electraglide power cables
some possible down sides to Electroglide, they are very stiff, and in time the internal conductors of mine have shifted changing the geometry, and becoming lumpy. I also own a Audience pc. it sounds as good without all the headaches. 
Coincident Total Eclipse vs. Von Schweikert VR 4
If these two factory would merge, they could have a speaker called the, Total Schweikert