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Think fast: What would you take?
Not having this discussion I said what I said and that's it. 
Think fast: What would you take?
I've been on Audiogon since December 2000 since then I've never reported a post until this thread I reported two by Millercarbon. Just stop it no one wants to hear your politics and ranting. 
How to check for blown Or fired speaker?
Correct @gte357s cheers and happy listening! 
How to check for blown Or fired speaker?
Yes your speakers are fine there is no audible damage and the incident lasted two seconds. If a driver was blown or damaged you would know. 
Update on Audiogon Member Almarg
@douglas_schroeder Sincere condolences on the loss of your father. 
Update on Audiogon Member Almarg
Oh my god this is so incredibly sad, Al is the backbone of this forum our Chief Engineer and Technical Director. Al I hope your remaining weeks are filled with music, love and laughter. And if there's a spare miracle floating around let it be yours. 
Please suggest streamer $500 to $1000 used
I think the sound of a Mini with an upgraded power supply outputting to a Dac is great. I use an Sbooster with mine. Retail on the Mini was $550 without the upgraded LPS my Sbooster was about $350 making the retail $900ish. Not sure what Auralic c... 
Please suggest streamer $500 to $1000 used
There are a lot of Auralic Aries on the used market since Auralic rolled out their G1 and G2 serious. I've an Aries Mini for the last 5 years and absolutely love it Auralic stopped making it a few years back and you rarely see them used. But the o... 
Balanced Audio Technology MK-30 tubes. Alternative to Sovtek 6922
Brad I would say that's a good idea nothing worse than an intractable problem that's tough to track down. Good luck finding a new preamp! 
Balanced Audio Technology MK-30 tubes. Alternative to Sovtek 6922
Brad in your vid the crackling stops after about 30 seconds,  is it there when you turn the preamp on and fades away? Or does it keep coming back? 
Thorens TD 124 or TD 125 MK.
Holy crap that's a pretty insane haul! All awesome stuff of the two tables the 124 is iconic and the 125 very good. The Marantz stuff is also iconic and highly collectable. 
What tubes do I need?
Just take some closeup photos of the original tubes and upload a link to the pics here someone maybe able to tell. Make sure you get detail of the  insides of  the tubes.  
Upgrade DAC from AMR DP777SE
That's a really nice dac rubinken sorry it's giving you trouble no chance AMR can fix it for you so it works? Or are you just sick of the AMR experience at this point?In terms of a new dac I can't comment on any of your choices but if you're looki... 
The lovely Capriccio Continuo Admonitor 311's a real gem. Your thoughts?
Congrats on your speakers Bill I'd never heard of them 'til your post but did some googling they look great! Cheers and happy listening looks like a nice system you have! 
Buying speaker cables on-line: Is this advisable?
Buying used is a good way to go with cables in general if you buy right you can always resell and move on to something new with little or no loss.