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Billy Cobham Spectrum 40 concert
Spectrum is an amazing album and Billy a terrific drummerI have his autograph from the late 70s when he performed with George Duke, Alphonso Johnson and I forget the guitar player but they brought the house down! 
Should I Repair a Plinius 8150 ?
A real shame it died because the 8150 has some nice reviews out there, warm and musical if memory serves me right. I would not spend $800.00 + to get it fixed however. If you could find one used (a long shot) it would be a little over $1000.00 I b... 
Nasty problem - ideas?
you could try the switching the cables from left to right and eliminate the source etc... until you find the problemgood luck 
Oldest piece of gear you own
Sansui TU 919 production years 1977 - 1980sounds lovely 
Alarm Clock with Audiophile Grade Sound?
OP wants alarm clock! 
New rogue sphinx or used rogue 99 preamp
get the specs of the Parasound in front of you then call Mark O'Brien at Rogue he will tell you. 
Alarm Clock with Audiophile Grade Sound?
my parents have a Nakamichi and it is a Proton with the Nak name on itI agree it sounds pretty good, maybe slightly bright 
Alarm Clock with Audiophile Grade Sound?
the Cambridge Soundworks i755 gets terrible reviews on Amazonproblems galorefwiw 
Alarm Clock with Audiophile Grade Sound?
Bojack, the Tivoli is perfectly reasonable sounding for what they are and have a decent tunerbtw what is audiophile sound?LOL... 
Alarm Clock with Audiophile Grade Sound?
if he could find a used Proton clock radio they sound nearly as good as a TivoliI still use mine and it sounds great despite being 30 years old, I have the Tivoli too and it is a bit warmer but not that much better imo 
Goertz or Grover?
I found the MI2 to have very beautiful midrange tone and realistic bass the highs were very open and maybe a bit forward but never got on my nerves like Jambalaya mentionsfwiw ymmvhave not heard Huffmans either 
Kimber kable 8tc or 12tc warm?
driving Maggies I found the 8TC to be a bit light weight, nice tone but lacking fullnessthat was just one system and not yours...ymmv 
Amp with best bass control
Plinius is better than most 
What are these B&W speakers worth?
an old Stereophile review lists the 801 series 2 as $4500.00 new and the general rule of thumb is half price for used equipment but these are too old for to be half price (IMO) plus I presume they are series 1 since you did not mention. You could ... 
Repair or replace my
I used to own a TK7E cartridgethat was a long long long time agoI also had a Sonus Bluegood luck with fixing the RabcoI would not chase that dream myselfthrowing good money after bad