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Sky HIGH fi
I do the same ozzy62, it's fun...so I guess they do contribute some entertainment here... 
Dual subs and or speaker uograde
there's a good thread from earlier this year,  where Duke talks about subs with tower speakers, sometime two subs sounding great,  and they don't need to be identical... 
what happened to the Belles website ?????
though it does seem to have been recently updated... 
To biwire or not to biwire, that is the question
Talk to Vandersteen...avoid internal bi-wired cables 
FM Tuner for audiophiles-is it a bad idea today?
it’s a great idea...few seem to know how good a good FM station can sound on a good tuner...lucky to have Don Scott modified McIntosh MR-74 and Luxman L-110...though many very good vintage tuners can now be had fairly inexpensively 
Does Power Cord Require Burn-In To Sound Good?
you will never get agreement here...use it a few weeks and you will know... 
suggestion for a SS class AB amp that sounds like a class A ... if such a thing exists
if your vinyl sings then maybe your amp is fine, and your digital chain has some issues. Not only cabling,  but try another DAC, not necessarily a more expensive one... 
The Belles Aria Signature Integrated Amplifier
The Primare I-30 from 2007, was replaced by the Class D I-32 in 2011 
The value of a good FM tuner?......, now and in the future...
He was on Audiogon as bdscott  
The value of a good FM tuner?......, now and in the future...
He told me some years ago he was getting out of the audio mod business   
Tube-based DACS: Positive? Negative? 
I had great sounds from the Aesthetix Romulus CD Player. I believe their Pandora is the identical DAC,,, 
The value of a good FM tuner?......, now and in the future...
I'm a very happy owner of Don Scott modified McIntosh MR-74 and Luxman L-110. Use them much less now, and probably wouldn't spend much now on a new tuner, but very happy to have these... 
Opinions on Transparent Cables
I think Transparent's lower cost cables are terrific, and often overlooked because of their super expensive stuff... 
Why is black so popular for components?
Is black actually the most popular? All the gear I looked at for purchase was available in silver only, or silver/black choice, none in black only... 
Why is black so popular for components?
all my gear is available in silver, and some in silver only...