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Speaker Stands Question
Assuming good build quality. The biggest difference will be with where the speaker is located and oriented vertically and also whether the stands couple to the floor acoustically or are isolated. Best choice will vary case by case room by room and... 
REFERENCE 3 A SPEAKERS
Triangles have top notch soundstage when set up well for that but may not always depending, like most good imaging speakers. Cometes go for significantly less than decapos, an excellent value. Things get more crowded as prices go up. My triangles ... 
Please Help me decide what to do
I heard master and dynamic phones the other day at stereo exchange in nyc for the first time of a nice Rogers set. Nice product that I had not heard of. I've auditioned many phones recently and those were worth a second glance someday. 
What's the greatest bargain in SET these days?
Reb. How many more steps?Definitely reminds me of my electronic kit building days as a kid except this one costs way more and will sound much better than anything I've ever done. Still have all the tools though so with those and your journal one w... 
Can you recommend a simple Tube pre amp?
Nice looking product. 
What is the best HEAVY METAL speaker?
Having an amp more than up to the task helps with loud music. Avoiding any clipping at any time is always a good strategy. 
Would vinyl even be invented today?
Cover art is an lp strongpoint. On the digital front one can see read and learn more about music or artists of interest these days as the graphical user interfaces of software controllers continue to evolve and integrate with content and other app... 
Bookshelfs budget is $ 2000.
For just a touch warm and always mellow maybe take a look at some of ohm Walsh bookshelf models offered at ohmspeakers.com. Or maybe even a pair of more conventional refurbed ohm Ls there if available for a lot of bang for the buck compared to say... 
Most sophisticated and intelligent musician
Don't know about moby but his music reflects that to some degree at least compared to the norm these days. 
Freak Me Out
Try the track "yuri". By Oi Va Voi. 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
Enough time spent on this topic for me.A unique product here but lots of smoke and mirrors and an price tag to go along with it.Unique using a mu metal like conductor and magnets to do its thing. Both are commodity materials and can be had for not... 
What's the greatest bargain in SET these days?
Reb, nice blog. You are the Lewis and Clark of set amp builders from where I stand. :-) If only they had a web blog back in their day. 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
..which is fine. Let's just let the facts, as best those can be determined, speak for themselves 
worst sounding great lps
A lot of Queen I hear is recorded quite well.Days Of Future Past? I can't agree on that one either. 
Most sophisticated and intelligent musician
Would Frank Zappa qualify?