jdombrow

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Best Ceiling Speakers for $1K a Pair
Not sure about the price, but look into Radian. 
Can someone guide me as to what Single driver ??
The Single Driver Website:http://melhuish.org/audio/ 
Passive Pre - No Regrets?
So, you only want to hear from people that had positive experiences? It sounds like you've already bought the unit and now need support for your decision. Just kidding. But, what about comments from people who haven't had good luck with this? 
Used turntable & arm combo for under $2500.0
If enough people responded, you'd eventually have recommendations for every table on the market. Deciding on a turntable can be a long process. It took me approximately 6 weeks of daily reading to choose a table recently, and I still second guess ... 
Kill Top End Extension - All Silver Ribbon Cables
Perhaps everything just needs to break in for a while. 
tech websites
http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/tubediy/bbs.htmlhttp://www.audioasylum.com/forums/t2/bbs.html 
Calling all Musicians out there
For bass players, there's "TalkBass.com" which is a great community, and also provides classifieds. Harmony Central (http://www.harmony-central.com/) has a number of musician forums, but I believe there are better ones out there. It might be a goo... 
Upgrading Benchmark
Here's one place that's done extensive work on them:http://www.empiricalaudio.com/ 
the changing sound of compoents over time
Try cleaning all your connections with Caig's De-Oxit and Pro-Gold. 
I need a cd player that is fun to listen to
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00022IBPM/103-3498040-3477468?v=glancehttp://www.elc.co.uk/toy-32971 
Who makes speakers with relaxed high freq.?
You could save quite a bit of money by adding some Cardas interconnects, which typically provide a warmer presentation. There are other cables also, but the Cardas are the ones that come to mind. 
i'm looking for a dull 12ax7 and 12au7, ideas?
Trolling, trolling, trollingLook up his last post. 
tube linestage suggestions
I'd add the Bottlehead line stage to your short list. 
Question about solder
If you were building something new, wanting to use a high quality solder might make sense, but since you are only replacing the binding posts I doubt that the solder will make any difference at all. 
1st order crossover?
What speakers are they? Have you tried asking the manufacturer or the dealer?