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limomangus

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Ever feel like a "low dollar" customer that your dealer doesn't think worth their time?
Good Service  should be expected when your putting down 30k.But I have never experienced that .I remember when I was a teenager I worked the summer .and now said let me get a nice pair of speakers. I saw in the paper a place on Madison Ave in NYC ... 
Should people with no turntable or reel to reel be considered audiophiles?
Good Question  ,but if I was deaf could I be an audiophile?  
Tube versus SS
They both have there place .I have some nice tube stuff Fisher integrated amp,Sherwood integrated amp,Harmon Kardon  Fm integrated amp,Caryin integrated amp .At times I like my tube stuff other times I like my SS...but it's nice to have change.... 
What are you streaming tonight?
I dont stream....lol 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Laura Branigan  she was good playing on my Nad C588 TT.....GLORIA..... 
WHat did Audiophiles hear during Tape deck era?
A NAK  cassette deck ,all there decks were great.Hardon Karman made good ones to.Come on you guys ,they were good.I still have alot of cassettes  I play.Prerecorded or one i made from albums.Cheap tapes played on a cheap cassettes  deck sound like... 
Passive Bookshelf Speaker Selection
Your choices sound  good.Listen and enjoy, remember get what YOU like .You are the one who will be listening  ,unless your married. DON'T  worry about what others may say....just sot back and enjoy. 
Cool it!
HOT air rises so always have ventilation on top of unit.No need for a fan. 
The very best sound: Direct to Disc
I think if I had to choose between paying $300 for a D/D or seeing the Artists  live ,I would go see it LIVE. 
Loudness - Why has the industry stopped producing amplifiers with this feature any longer?
It fell out of favor, when people  were told set there tone control to  neutral and loudness switch off. 
Which one to choose between two 80K$ tube amps?
$80,000 I could get my townhouse redone. 
Speakers that are a great value!
When you want a pair of speakers that cost to much ,just wait ,the prices will drop. Or buy used ,I have saved hundreds buying scratched or dented ones . 
Just confused
Wear headphones and smoke a j ,and chill out . 
In the middle of a pandemic, Stereophile reviews ~ $30K equipment
Well if you can afford a $125,000 watch that's nice .I hardly ever wear a watch and when I do my $150 Sieko serves me fine.I also drive a 2006 Honda Accord which I don't  gave to worry about getting scratched when I park it.I do have a stereo  sys... 
Unreal prices
All I can say is I bought a Sony Str 7065 ,70 wpc for $350 from Crazy Eddie's in Bklyn NY in 1973.This was Sonys top of the line Receiver.Its now 2020 and it still works ,nothing has ever been done to it. Sony equipment was made to last .