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Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list
OOPS!Had anyone mentioned Ry Cooder "Jazz" on german WB vinyl? 
Davis' "On the Corner"
Why stop on Bitches Brew there are plenty more and they're so great:Decoy, Aura, Siesta, Amandla, Tutu, DoBop. 
Why the limit on warranty to subsequent purchasor?
I tend to agree with Sean and that's why always prefere local pickups of used components. 
Bryston Vs Classe
Amthanh,Rating cannot be class AB. Class AB is a type of amplifier operation that works-off certain margin of neccessary power in class A than switches to class B whenever speaker impedance falls bellow certain point as designed by circuitry to de... 
Bryston Vs Classe
If you love Dynaudio you'll IMO love Bryston much better than Classe. Brystons are more revealing and detailed. More conservatively rated even than Classe. I heard Classe 350 monos and never felt that they have a true power rating. Even less power... 
Why the limit on warranty to subsequent purchasor?
business here stays on the first place to knock off the used product lovers.once the product sold new there is a need to sell another new and care less about its used price. 
Replace/Upgrade Oracle Alexandria tonearm?
The rule of suspention turntables is as follows:The sum of masses of armboard and tonearm must be always the same which means that by changing tonearm you must change the armboard.I can tell that AudioQuest PT9 and Linn Basic arms have an identica... 
How to bias...
If you boght already arrow-voltmeter, than you should clearly know what range you're measuring otherwise you will get either overscaling or no arrow motion.Please review every range and scale on the voltmeter before measuring voltage. 
Money no object,,,,which speakers would you own???
Puppy 7. 
The truth about interconnects - can you handle it?
Tom,Hope no hard fealings 'bout "cryin' towel"?:-)Seems to me that you're not "just listening" but calculating before... and this I consider also as a scientific tool to objectively evaluate worthiness of an investment. Many present cases with int... 
Burn in power cord by boiling water??
For all who hears differences and wishes to pass music through PC I dedicate a simple DIY invention:-----POWER CORD BOILER OR SIMPLY PC-BOILER----------1. Take IEC recepticle and wire it with 1.5...2' wires hot newtral and ground 26...12AWG. I sug... 
Does the subwoofer have to be on the floor?
...the hollow space is not a big deal and you can use it, but since sub has a large flexibility of placement i.e. can be realy away from the mains or somewhere in the middle of room or under the journal table or even under your desk. 
Using a good preamp with headphone amp worth it?
OK in your case I can clearly see that DIY will be the best option for you.1. You won't need any active preamplification if you're going to be only dealing with headphone amp.2. All you realy need is input selector with no volume control.3. A god ... 
Does the subwoofer have to be on the floor?
It certainly will with drowers!All I can suggest is to remove drowers and put sub in that space standing on floor as far as my imagination allows to picture your library. 
Ebay Tube Blues
Rick,Your assumption is not good since tubes are matched to each other. The negative grid offset voltage may vary in EL34 from -35V to -55V the more negative is grid voltage the less current flows through the testing socket.The grid supply is adju...