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Best Midrange for DIY speakers
I like the Scan-speak 18W/8545K. Look for them at: WWW.MADISOUND.COM 
absolute best component you ever owned
Long lost 16 year old ears... 
What is the meaning of a true audiophile
An "Audiophile" is: A person who hears differences between audio components (hardware and software) and values highly those faithful to musical values (you dig?). 
Best amp for Proac response 2.5
Bryston 4B-ST. 
good vintage tuner
Any of the Harmon-Kardon "Ovation" series. 
Best sounding New Age CD
Obviously a mouth-breather...My favorites: "White Winds" - Andreas Vollenweider;"Elevations" - Don Harris (stricktly synth);"The Dreams of Children" - Shadowfax.Peace 
Speakers for ARC VT-100. Desire AIR
As usual, I recommend the KEF Reference-II. these were made for something like the ARC VT-100 (which I currently own). Before committing to anything else, make sure the speaker has a tube friendly impedance curve. My Audio Artistry Dvoraks are a t... 
Top 10 TV Shows
Gunsmoke, Ben Casey, Tonight Show (with Steve Allen), The Fugitive, 60 Minutes, Seinfeld, Cheers, Bob Newhart Show, Mary Tyler Moore Show (as Mary Richards), Captian Kangaroo. 
Anyone heard "O Brother Where Art Thou?
Saw the movie yesterday -Totally blown away! Long live the "Soggy Bottom Boys"! P.S. Anyone notice the "Odyssey" connection (thanks Jan)? 
Best Travelin Music
I've found cruisin' comfort in Lou Reed's "New York". 
The best speaker you ever heard?
Dunlavy SC-IV, version II; Hallucination Quality... 
Freak Me Out
Siouxsie and the Banshees: Peepshow; Sugar Cubes: Life's Too Good; Serge Prokofiev: Scythian Suite (Mercury); Anything by F. Zappa or Cptn. Beefhart... 
Seeking amplifier information
I auditioned the Mk-V version of the BEL 1001 monoblock amplifiers last week ($7700/pr) and have new respect for solid state. For about half of this, you can get a "previously heard" Krell FBP 300 (mucho-more-macho) but you lose the monoblock adva... 
anyone with a 'system' near me?
Pay no attention to the first two deadhearts... It's normal for healthy humans to desire the company of others with similar intrests. G13 is right about it being a lot of work. I belong to the Chicago Audiophile Society and it's almost out of the ... 
Any opinions on Leagacy stuff?
I visited their Springfield, IL factory/showroom and thought the "Classic" was the best sounding thing there. Their larger models might shine in a HUGE room but I wasn't that impressed with what I heard.