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Live vs. recorded
Studio over live all ways.I buy live music for the "many" variations the artist comes up with during a performance, not for it's sound quality. Some performances are better than others. You can tell an artists commitment to their music by how well... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
F.S.Blumm - Zweite Meer [Morr Music LP '05] 
What Chores do Audiophiles Hate?
Audiophile chores hated: Cleaning records; TT adjustments; speaker placement; cable swapping.Non-audiophile chores hated: Draining pet abscesses; yard work of any kind; drinking domestic beer when the host has nothing but; xmas shopping; second, a... 
Rush fans on the board ??
2112 was my intro to Rush. Then I bought all their records back from that point: Caress Of Steel; Fly By Night. I didn't get their debut until many decades later (of which I paid $3 for used and cleaned up very nicely sounding killer).I grew up 90... 
Happy Birthday Neil Young
The original “folk-metal” produced by pop music's hired gun Daniel Lanois (i'd prefer to hear a Steve Albini collab). I'm on my second listening session on this one and it's defiantly an interesting listen.Checkout this review 
Advantages of bi-wire?
Douglas_schroeder echos my experience when determining whether or not I was going to bi-wire.With my ProAc D2's the results are convincingly positive. A single run is a downgrade. 
New favorite VINYL Album?
Eddie Vedder's Into the Wild out on Cameron Crowe's label Vinyl Films Records. Nice LP package. 
SUT for Lyra Dorian Mono
I'm using an Auditorium 23 SUT with my Dorian - to nice effect. 
Finding a Power Cord that sounds great
Jrn, you don't run the L9CT into a BPT conditioner do you, or any power conditioner for that matter? Wondering how BPT cord works when run thru conditioners other than there own i.e. a Shunyata Hydra-4. 
Leben CS600 required tubes
I've got Mullard EL34's (produced in Russia by New Sensor) in mine now and they sound great. I didn't like the Russian NOS 6P3S-E (I only tried one plate voltage...) or the stock 6L6GC Sovtek's (altho I liked them better'n then the 6P3S-E's).Think... 
Opinions - The Absolute Sound
Both The Absolute Sound & Stereophile are a complete waste of money. Not to mention if your do decide to waste your money on either of them - they'll JUNK MAIL you to death every 3 months soliciting "re-uping" your subscription. Save your mone... 
Tell the truth How often do you clean your gear?
Dust everything (incl. spkrs) twice a week with a lambswool duster, compressed air and spray the gear furniture once a month with Pledge Multi Surface (anti-static) spray. Run a dehumidifier nights and weekends year 'round (my setup is in a baseme... 
Who's Your Favorite Bass Players; Why?
Laura Ballance of SUPERCHUNK fame. If you've ever seen her play live you know what I mean - her bounce around is better than a Box Furniture Co. D4A rack! 
The Great Vinyl Debate
Guys - (Koegz/Tzh21y) the inner groove thing is not the debate here. Thanks for your comments but lets move on as Koetz has done.Peace. 
The Hub: AudiogoN's RMAF coverage is Online
Very nice thanks for sharing. I have to get to one of these events soon...