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What other obsessions do you have?
Making strip built kayaks and canoes. 
What causes 1 speaker to distort unexpectedly?
Thank you for the excellent suggestions. If it is a bad tibe how do I identify the bad tube so that I can order the appropriate replacement?Many thanks again. 
Smooth JAZZ ON SACD
Anything by Stacey Kent, if she has SACD recordings yet. If not still incredibly smoooooooooth! 
Bass Question - should LP range be so different?
Rwwear & Lugnut thank you for the suggestions and the link! 
Best name in audio?
Ozfly up in Ossipee New Hampshire is a bakery named "For Crust's Sake." 
Female Vocalist like Diana Krall, Jacintha.
Absolutely get Tierney Sutton!! Her "Introducing Tierney Sutton" is fantastic! Then get "Blue in Green", "Unsung Heros" and "Something Cool." If you have SACD "Something Cool" comes in this format. I'd love the opportunity to see her. She also has... 
The Best Inexpensive Wines Available Now
Thank you all for the terrific suggestions for wines. Some of these are unavailable in NH, but others will be purchased over the coming months to try.Dogpile, I'd have to say that I do enjoy the Clos du Bois reds and white, Kendall Jackson chardon... 
Looking for someone else to listen to?
I hadn't listened to Fairport Convention since the 70's, and then I purchased the 2-LP vinyl set of Richard Thompson's "The Old Kit Bag." Wow!! This album after two listenings has become a truly wonderful addition to my music collection. I'm now g... 
Magnum Dynalab MD 102 Tuner
Pettyfeversk I live in central New Hampshire and purchased the MD-90 with Kimber silver wiring a couple of months back. Obviously having a good antenna is important, but I easily pick up WGBH 89.7 in Boston and in stereo. I'm 95 miles from Boston.... 
Need comments on the Magnum Dynalab MD-90 FM Tuner
I got mine 2 months ago (don't know anything about the tube upgrade), though I did get it with balanced outputs and the Kimber silver wiring. It is my first stand alone tuner so I can't make a comparison except to say visually it is tastefully don... 
Which Classic Componets Would You Collect?
Thank you Lolo for your response. I didn't list my equipment thinking any of it might be collectable in the future other than the Linn LP-12 having already attained that status.Anyway, I would think, as you mentioned, the Marantz model 19 receiver... 
What speakers would match well to my tube system?
My choice of music for your speaker suggestions are 1. classical, 2. jazz, 3. rock/pop (James Taylor, Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers, etc.). 
Who has the oldest speakers?
I have a set of Infinity Column II speakers which I bought new in 1974. I just had the woofers and sub-woofers reconed. They sound great! 
Choral or Classical Vocal Recordings - Must Have
Thank you all for adding to the list of must have choral / classical recordings. I'm going to order some of these for my listening pleasure. 
An Aaron Copland Question
If Copland were alive today, he'd truly experience the reverence and acclaim that seemed to alllude him in the 50's. John William's Liberty Fanfare, though spectacular, would still pale to Copland's Fanfare if written today. A fanfare from a most ...