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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Pink Floyd "Animals" and The Cowboy Junkies "Trinity Sessions" followed up with Dire Straits "Brother's in Arms."It was a good night. 
What in wall speaker?
As a rule it will cost many times more to build a system "in wall" and it will not sound as good as a traditional system. Is that a good use of your money? 
Why Don't People Search The Forum Archives?
Didn't someone ask this a little while ago? 
How much does your system retail for?
Well, with new speakers, pre-amp and cables I am just a few pennies under $50,000. How did that happen? Those numbers just sneak up on a person. Don't tell my wife!!! 
what happened to cd player build quality ?
Albert I'd bring one along, but by the time I get to your place it would probably be either cold or bad. See you in a couple of weeks.Clbeanz you appearantly don't recall the McD Australian kangaroo meat uproar from several years ago!?! 
what happened to cd player build quality ?
Costs are up, profits are down. Everyone wants something for nothing. How is a manufacturer supposed to compete in the marketplace? What sells the most, a $100 CDP or a $1000? People want it cheap.Quality is seldom an issue when it comes to buying... 
What music do you want to play really loud?
Pink Floyd "Animals" the whole thing.Midge Ure "Pure"Carl Orf "Carmina Burana"Alice Cooper The box setJethro Tull "Crest of the Knave"According to my wife there are a lot more, but I can't think of them now. 
Pics with ads?
I am often amazed by the dismal quality of some of the ads here. How about the: "since you're looking at this ad you know how good it is." Are these people total idiots or just poor salesmen???I have looked at some of these ads and I knew nothing ... 
Stereophile confirms new gear is getting worse....
I have subscribed to Stereophile since it was eight issues a year and the smaller size, which I prefered. Not the eight issues but the smaller size. They fit into a suit pocket.For quite a while they seemed to be on an upswing, with more reviews a... 
Krell fpb-200 advice
I have had the FPB 200 for over a year now and I have no complaints with it. I certainly can't disagree with the experience of others but my Krell has never been bright or grainy. The bass has good slam. Not as good as the bigger amps. If you are ... 
Does unequal speaker wire length matter?
Timing will be off resulting in a loss of soundstage and imaging. It will be similar to listening to a system that is wired out of phase. It could be bad enough that you would be better off with a boom box. Lamp cord would be a better option than ... 
Out of Phase?
That happens more than one would think. 
Top Ten Speakers of All Time?
The best I have ever heard were Revel Salon's. The midrange was so liquid a person could swim in them. How about some of those Kharma's? 
Budget, Seperates, 1,200 AMP & PRE, suggestions
Just get some more purpleheart and make valentine presents. 
"notched" records....what's the story?
Companies initially pretended that the damage occured accidentally in the factory, and sold them at a discounted price. Usually they were left over from overpressing LPs that ended up not selling for full price.