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What is the answer?
Correct! 
Best Option To Liquidate CD Collection
Let's try this again. Yes, Qubuz is having problems, but tidalhifi.com is coming this fall . . . I hope! 
Best Option To Liquidate CD Collection
Thanks for the update, Mofi. :( Another, "oh, well," . . . back to ripping. 
Best Option To Liquidate CD Collection
Get ready for Qobuz, coming by the end of the year from France. Full CD rez FLAC streaming, probably about $30/month. And I finally got my computer server done last week . . . Oh, well . . . 
Do you buy on ITunes store? If so, i need advice.
Mexmo, they call it "redbook" because that was the original color of the cover of the book with the specs for the CD. 
Replacement for Squeezebox Touch?
Looks like they'll continue supporting the Touch:http://forums.logitech.com/t5/Squeezebox-Players/Logitech-UE-Smart-Radio/td-p/884530 
Best Audiophile chair around $200
Not sure of the price but . . . this one 
Black foam/wood triangles? What are these called?
Corner traps 
VTL MB300 Delux modded vs MB450's
After I had the VTL Deluxe 225's, I got the VTL Deluxe 500's and, then, the MB450's to compare. I decided I liked the 500's and sold the 450's. After a while, I saw a killer deal on a pair of 450 signatures with MIT caps, got the bug, and bought t... 
Taming edge from remastered CDs?
I agree with many of these comments. I often find remastered rock CD's do have more detail at the expense of being edgy. My friend brought over the recent remaster of The Stones' "Exile on Main Street." We both found it hard to listen to. I pulled... 
Frank Zappa?
"Freak Out" was one of the first three "rock" albums I ever bought, back in high school, along with the Velvet Underground's Banana LP & Hendrix' "Are You Experienced".If you haven't seen "Baby Snakes," watch it. You're in for a treat! 
Best Methods For Removing Dust From Drivers...?
A Swiffer should do the trick. Lightly brush the driver. The fibers act like dust magnets. Good for all equipment, too. 
Is tonearm bias a compromise, maybe a myth?
I thought Madonna was a virgin. 
Beware MSS Hifi, avoid Fraud
Is this the same guy?http://centralny.ynn.com/content/health/healthy_living/52236/niskayuna-man-arrestedIf it is, he may be more than just an audio pimp. 
a solid state amp that is recessed in the treble
I am now using VTL Deluxe 500 mono tube amps now. Before this, I had used the VTL 225 monos. And before that, a Levinson 27. The Levinson 27 (or the more powerful 23 in that series) is a very warm sounding solid state amp. I had tried a Levinson 3...