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jond

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Viva Solistino Amp
@maxboy00 Congrats on your new amp and best of luck with the brutal waiting period! I would imagine a Viva amp in addition to sounding good would have very high WAF as they say. Cheers! 
Bluesound Node 2 vs. Auralic Aries Mini
I think part of the confusion here is in the G2 series there will be an Aries G2 but not a Mini G2. The original Mini will still be produced and supported as far as I know based on what I've heard. 
My rant; we don't know what we don't know
It cracks me up that a guy with 3 posts declared this "by far the best post in Audiogons history" but perhaps it was. Sadly I tried reading it and gave up due to the lack of paragraphs. If your going to rant at least make it readable. 
Cassette Tape
If it's sealed in the package old stock doesn't matter. And frankly I'm shocked someone is still making cassette tapes! I will say those don't look well made to me, maybe its just the clear plastic but they look cheaply made. 
I need to buy a complete system.
I would suggest if you have $20-25K to spend on a new stereo spend a bit of money traveling, either to Hifi shows or good dealers. Take some time and do some listening buy it once and buy it right if you can. We can recommend gear until the cows c... 
Cassette Tape
Yes Ebay I was always partial to the Maxell XLII-S. 
Amps or Speakers which one to upgrade next
@defiantboomerang first I deleted my post it was impolite at best, my apologies. I will say that statements like "your gear is garbage" are textbook examples of trolling. I sadly fell into the trap of feeding a troll.  
I need to buy a complete system.
Where are you located? Any good dealers near you? 
Acrolink Cables, anyone heard them?
@david_ten nah if they fall all you have to do is rub them with snake oil :p Speaking of tangents!   
Oppo protection plan ??
Protection plans and extended warranties are a great money maker for companies and frequently useless for consumers. I always avoid them YMMV. 
Acrolink Cables, anyone heard them?
Ha I used blue genes because in the tangential thread stereo5 did, it looks suspiciously like an auto-correct or bad voice dictation to me. And @david_ten  yes those Acrobat cables are amazing, until one of them falls! 
Acrolink Cables, anyone heard them?
@stereo5 haha thanks I couldn't resist! 
Acrolink Cables, anyone heard them?
stereo5 I personally think you should check out blue genes cables or possibly Nordost? And beyond! 
Streaming Services - do they do everything?
Sorry but am I the only juvenile that giggles every time they see Schiit in certain sentences? :) 
Streaming Services - do they do everything?
ghosthouse fantastic post and considering how often the streaming topic comes up these days it should be made into a sticky for all to read.