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A new player in the quality Mono cartridge game
Thanks for the heads-up. 
Tone of Muisc, SF - worst hifi experience. Yours?
Agree with OP. Thanks for the warning about Tim the narcissist. 
Does anyone else think this
OP is correct. Youngsters listen to headphones. My teen is barely interested in a decent dac for his laptop. I don't know of a single teen with an actual stereo. I guess a few have been handed down by us. Nothing like the summer I worked just to b... 
Does alcohol impair appreciation of sound?
music improves drinking. 
How important is bass to you?
if bass really matters, why do so many people buy stand-mounted "monitor" speakers? They don't sound much like real music, to me, because of the lack of bass. 
Disappointing audition after great review
A question in which you fail to identify the component to which you refer is worthless. 
Tone arm upgrade
+1 on Origin Live. I had the same upgrades to an RB300 as you, but upgrading to an OL Encounter was a revelation. Vastly superior. Have since moved up to an OL Conqueror, and really have no further urge to change arms. 
Songs that trigger you to switch the station or...
Chicago. Blood Sweat and Tears. Journey is masterfully irritating. my teenage son had to play "Don't Stop Believing" in marching band during a football game that was a blowout. Pure torture. 
Theres a firesale of the Modwrights oppo 105 units
4K blueray players are bound to be out soon, perhaps this Christmas, so this is probably the best time to unload a 105 before the next models come out and the value plummets. 
Japan - Recommendations
+1 Czarivey has his priorities straight! 
Audiogon has no 'likes'
Czarivey, can we assume that "perfect as-is" was sarcasm?recently they seem to have broken the picture function, now pics frequently must be opened one at a time. 
Diminishing hearing ability?
Stingreen, agreed, up to a point, I often do without them. But with "high frequency hearing loss" - which means above 2kHz, when we're talking about hearing aids, which is around the frequency of tweeter crossovers - without hearing aids, cymbals ... 
Diminishing hearing ability?
Obviously you need to have your hearing tested, then consider good hearing aids - which run around $6K/pair - just another component in your system. They are equalizers with some digital processing. 
what do members day dream of to Pink Floyd?
hallucinogens are required. 
Grado Statement Sonata 1 - bent stylus
My Statement Sonata mysteriously developed a bent cantilever, is that what you are referring to?