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I need shipping advice
FedEx isn't that more expencive but sometimes cheaper than UPS and their service is much more reliable. The dowside is that FedEx doesn't have any option for COD. It is easy to fool arround with COD by placing bricks or something instead of compon... 
Christmas music
Hmmm... Lucky you, Christmas music lovers!You can grab Christmas CDs in any supermarket for $2.99;HMV and Tower Records in NY sell them sealed for $.99 each in the clearance crates or even by pounds like potatoes!I've got Boney-M this way just to ... 
I've been unfaithful with an SET amp.
...you mean with 100dB efficient ones? I believe these horns are lifeless and have a black-n-white color of sounding. 
I've been unfaithful with an SET amp.
There is a truth in your words: In my opinion you cannot listen to SET for a long time -- annoying! It's very music specific if you want to listen to voice or some single instrument... Otherwise beefy push-pull will honestly play any kind of music... 
Best amp for ML Z Quests?
Your aim for VT100 is right on for a successfull setup.The most successful setup(i believe)in the price range you want to spend will be with pair of BAT VK60 monos (~$4000 used) 120W/ch in mono configuration.For successfull SS amp you will have to... 
Huge difference in sound : Spikes vs. Vibrapods
...do you get any tingling feelings bellow your stomack too? 
Audio at 54 Khz by Tannoy
It is true that most of us can hear 15kHz top, but there are harmonic freequencies present in music or any audiable freequencies that will go bellow 40Hz and above 20kHz. Ability to reproduce with presicion these harmonic freequencies will better ... 
Interesting article on musician's brain waves...
...It's a big thing for every musician at some moment to stop concentrating on the fingers and start concentrating on the music. 
Burn In Time for TruthLinks
...theoretically forever so erase from your brain that within the time they will be better in reality. 
I have an NAD C370 integrated and a NAD 2400 amp.
That's a nice biamp case: integrated coupled with power-amp.smaller power amp goes to upper binding posts and bigger goes onto the bottom. You can control the volume with an integrated amplifier.I'm not any good with sub setups(only meatball supre... 
Help: New Rega P3 & Grado Platinum; No highs
I'm affraid that it will be easier for you to aquire a step-up transformer than negotiate for exchange with Grado. 
Gthirteen's Rogue Tempest is HUMMING
...you can unscrew your outlet from the wall and see if there is a metal box or green wire.If you find either one of these, you can replace your outlet with 3-prong properly connecting signal, newtral and ground wires. I'm not sure if it will elim... 
Speakers for the party system
instead of replacing lovely dunlavys think about building up another pro-dj setup ~$2000 worth solely for parties i.e. some pro JBL monitors with built-in crossovers driven by some huge-ball parasound mono amps...i bet you'll find a plenty of 900s... 
How BIG is yours?
so far i have a modest collection of 600 vinyls and 150 CDs.Buying records for me is like buying sigarettes for smoker. Every week I do go to Manhattan and shop(or exchange with collectors) records. I've almost stopped buying CDs -- only for rare(... 
Help: New Rega P3 & Grado Platinum; No highs
Fatparrot is making a right point about arm's original internal and phono wires. They're horrible. I assume that not only the phono stage but tonearm wiring is also important to match the cartridge.