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Suggest one obsure album we all should hear
Tony Bird of Paradise    
Shave your CDs
umm, I don't know about this. I've heard of shaved ice and shaved  umm woodchuck but shaved CD's???  
What speakers have you mistakenly let go and then later repurchased?
Snell Type B's. I'm on my third pair!    
Looking for Speaker Recommendations
OP. I can't speak of Focal as I haven't spent much time with them. B&W speakers are definitely NOT fatiguing! If they are to you then I'd guess there is an issue with your room. You really need to listen to a set of speakers in a well set up s... 
Has this happened to you? How can it be stopped?
I have a long established reputation in my area as a lover of hi fi and music. Over the years things have just come my way. Just today a guy from a local radio station dropped off a Teac X2000r, free of charge! A bag of ten inch reels came with it... 
You're overbudget on gear, one more thing...
If there's an angle to be exploited, it'll be found on this site. If P.T. Barnum were alive today, he'd be selling on Audiogon.  
what’s a song cover that you think is better than the original?
I'd rather be cool  and say Eva Cassidy but I'm going with John Denver's cover of "Angel From Montgomery". He does a great job on it. Joe  
33rpm vs 45rpm - which is better
Sorry, this isn't to suggest that 7 inch 45rpm's sound better than 33.3 LP's They do not. Joe  
33rpm vs 45rpm - which is better
The quality of the 45 RPM speaks for itself. Why on earth would anyone spend more money and go through the hassle of dealing with four sides to listen to one album if the quality wasn't better? Joe  
Top 10 vintage cassette decks
I suspect the OP is looking to make his rig look a bit more sexy by adding a couple of nice looking decks. I owned the Luxman 5K50 cassette deck. It didn't spec out as high as the latter decks but man was it a nice looking deck! I would avoid it a... 
Michael Fremer leaves Analog Planet
If people like Michael Fremer then who cares where he goes so long as he's on this side of the grass.  
Advice from Audiogon family - best speaker $3k-$4k
This is the most personal of choices of all the components in our systems. I believe speakers come first and everything follows. You have to travel and listen! Askng for advice here is like asking someone to pick out a girlfriend for you. And like... 
Concerning high end audio names in new cars
spenav, If you put Mark Levinson or B&W in a car one would hope it would be at least a little above average. Joe  
Songs that sound like Dylan
And no one‘s mentioned Tony bird. I guess he’s too much of a rarity. He was a White African guy who moved to New York City in 1978. He lived there until his death I think three years ago. I had heard that even Bob Dylan dropped into one of his con... 
I wonder what you would think if we scheduled a monthly Zoom Meeting?
It would be interesting, or not. I'd be up for it. It may be a cluster you know what. I imagine people would be kinder. Zoom meeting are great. I do a couple a week. They make the impossible possible. Good things could happen. There would be off s...