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Why aren't new vacuum tubes as good as old ones?
jyprez,You don't need the data, all you have to do is listen to NOS vs. New. 
Art Dudley compares CD Players
As far as digital is concerned, that $43,000 Kalistra DreamPlay will be nothing more than an uber expensive boat anchor in 3 or 4 years. Digital changes like the wind. 
Worst Rock Band Ever !!!!
Dexsie's Midnight Runners.Not sure of the spelling. 
Fun Adaptations to Hi Fi
ticocks,Thanks! 
Which Nakamichi to choose?
Seek out a Nak Dragon. It speaks for itself..... 
Fun Adaptations to Hi Fi
I would like more info on this unit. If it does what you claim, ( and no real reason to doubt you) it definitely picks my interest. 
Considering the New Tekton Design Encores? AND Owners Group - Experiences/Questions
Fair enough. It's all personal choice. :-) 
Considering the New Tekton Design Encores? AND Owners Group - Experiences/Questions
And of course, a reviewer is going to tell ;you that Paradigm is inferior..... 
Another Speaker Recommendation Request
+1,  tomic601.Can't go wrong with Vandersteen. 
Customer Service in High-End Audio
I know a speaker company that quite by accident, left out some screws from one of the bottom woofers of the speakers I had bought. I told them that I didn't have those type of screws for a substitute. They sent me a padded envelope with the correc... 
Deleted Threads by Admin??
calander,clearthink went on a direct attack on you for what he described as your "political reasons." Unless something was deleted that I'm unaware of, I'm not quite sure what you did wrong. Or maybe something I am mis-understanding??? 
DACs with a budget of $800
bensturgeon,Understandable with your $800 budget, but if you could stretch that to about $1100, you could get an Ayre Codex used, and have a killer combo with the Bluesound Node 2...IMOCheers,Tim 
Klipsch Forte IIIs vs. Heresy III with a sub
Wolf,The drivers in the Forte III and Heresy seem to be similar, at least I think. Would the wider spacing of the drivers along with the larger front baffle of the Forte be some of the cause of the lack of coherency you hear between the two? I'm j... 
What is this odd little box I've been storing for years?
I think it might be a genuine "Ozark do-nothing." My opinion, of course....  :-) 
Audio for the Young - Noho Sound
IMO, this seems to be sort of a "bait and switch" situation. The younger crowd likes music but uses it more as a distraction. Mostly with portable equipment. Leading them in with musical events won't work unless you have a plan to change their bur...