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As you have moved on, are there any items you remember fondly...or most fondly?
Perhaps beyond audio products, I sold some cars that would be fun to have back.  Porsche 944S2, Ferrari Dino, the first Lexus Coupe, '67 Stingray, Lotus Esprit, Volvo P-1800.....and too many others  
Can you share your older Pass Labs experiences?
at one time Ojai made good Syrah and I believe a Petit Syrah....but the Rhone/French makers do a great job as well.   
Can you share your older Pass Labs experiences?
Thank you all for your thoughts and input.  I have been on AudiogoN since the beginning and have had great success with sales, purchases and conversations with users.  I did have one very bad experience that became a stalker and I then had to drop... 
What are the current useless terms in this "audio world"
My fear is that the Swallow being referred to is the common Barn Swallow.....what an "8-track" of birds....... barn swallow - Google Search  
What are the current useless terms in this "audio world"
"parentheses" - or brackets,  my use of these on the words "Audio World" was and is the sarcasm I meant  
As you have moved on, are there any items you remember fondly...or most fondly?
Stereo5, I made the mistake of selling all of my special pressing and MoFi, etc. LPs.....what a major mistake.  But one of the great things about many digital recordings....they help you loose interest in your system....  
As you have moved on, are there any items you remember fondly...or most fondly?
Thanks to all.  One post reminded me of my early Empire Turntable (598?)  Still a classic look.  
Best Preamp and Amp combination, interesting finding!!!
I have had some that I liked a great deal from Audio Research, Conrad Johnson, B.A.T., and others....but my kick start was the Yamaha B-2 and C-2....not the best, but they gave me a serious start to this wonderful obsession....and yes, the Yamaha ... 
What are the current useless terms in this "audio world"
Thank you to all.  I got a few good chuckles out of your responses.  There is a classic Jazz song named, "Compared to What"...and it is true that everything can possibly be seen as something compared to something else, including humans.  
What speaker has the best tweeter?
Magnepans with the true ribbon tweeter are worth a listen.  
Listings about the product or promoting the lister?
https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisabbg1-conrad-johnson-act-2-mkii-excellent-condition-see-pics-tu... 
Will the placement of casters on speaker stands degrade the performance
Try putting casters on any piece of furniture you have and see what the effect is.  
Recommendations for speakers that sound great at lower volume levels.
The best late night low volume listening I have had was with Magnepan MG-20..............but it was also a heck of a system...CJ ART, etc.  I have had Martin Logan, Advent, Vandersteen and others.  The myth about efficiency and low level listening... 
How to remove scotch tape brown residue from album covers
My best success has been with a good single malt scotch......for me.  
Best Integrated Amp (for me)
Just my 2-cents/experience...of the several well thought of integrated amps I have owned, my favorite was actually a receiver, the Magnum Dynalab MD-208....I must have liked it because after moving on to other things I ended up buying it again.......