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I was thinking the other day about all the audio stores that were around when I was a kid
String I'm Rutgers class of 81.  Remember hifi haven.   Bought an omni sonic imaging gadget there once as a poor college kid.  I worked at the nearby tech hifi on George Street  part time as well.   
Tube Integrated Amp - Help Please
I've seen but not heard the Rogers amps at Stereo Exchange in. NYC.   Very nice looking and looks to be built quite well. I'll bet it sounds similarly good.   
Neutral electronics are a farce...
Great post. Welcome aboard!  👍 
Tannoy vs. ATC
Good stuff! 
Is New Vinyl Exempt from Loudness Wars?
Cut to meaningfully compare formats you have to compare the best of both.   Quality of individual releases in any format can vary from horrid to the best.  Format alone assures nothing.   
Is New Vinyl Exempt from Loudness Wars?
RR,Sounds right to me.Cheers! 
I miss the Audio classified ads of the 70's and 80's in the newspaper
"I picked up a mint Dyna 70 and Pas-3 for four bucks one time. Bought a Marantz mono preamp for seven bucks. "Right, I forgot I do miss the prices in the olden days as well.You can still get lucky once in a while these days scoring cheap good old ... 
Neutral electronics are a farce...
"EMI is radio frequency interference just like RFI."RFI is a type of EMI. Radio-frequency interference (RFI) is when the EMI is in the radio frequency part (just one part) of the spectrum. So EMI is not just like RFI. Lay off them lattes!!Dr. Mopm... 
No bass with new turntable?
Hey whatever it was sounds like things are better now, maybe even working as it should.  The loose cart connection would be my first bet, but does not matter at this point.   Next time, to be able to determine conclusively only change one thing at... 
Audio Research discontinuing lower lines components?
Well sounds like Audio research brand is taking it on the chin at this point.  What goes up must come down I guess.Cheers! 
Audio Research discontinuing lower lines components?
Yes but the very rich get represented best except at election time, no matter who gets elected. its just a matter of which ones more than others. Dog eat dog. Good news is anyone can become as rich as they want. It takes hard work smarts and deter... 
No bass with new turntable?
Yes its hard to know without hearing.  Is there truly no bass whatsoever?  Not quite as much as the CD player?   Is it the lowest bass had with CD missing but rest there?   
Servers: Are we there yet?
" If ain’t broke don’t fix it."I usually tend to agree with that.  I still drive a 1996 Toyota for example.   But the full potential of music streaming is yet to be realized for me but things are moving forward nicely, so I want to keep up in this... 
I miss the Audio classified ads of the 70's and 80's in the newspaper
Other than as nostalgia, not much I miss really from back then except some family and being a lot younger of course. 
Audio Research discontinuing lower lines components?
taters true but there is a reason so many find it entertaining that they might not even realize behind all the dazzle and glitz. It resonates with almost everyone at some level, Schwartz or no Schwartz..