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Can 6AJ8's be safely substituted for 6KA8's?
@oddiofyl +1  Lord! I just got a flashback of spending hours with my dad on a Hickock tv10 testing tubes. Ahhh, those were the days.😁  
Nola Speakers closed down?
In my day, sometimes it took the express rider an extra day or three to get your response back. Now, if someone doesn't respond 3sec after clicking SEND...   
Masimo gives up.
And exactly what tariff would that be?  
Selling collection directly in the pacific northwest?
Son? 😳  
Soft-dome tweeter damage - NBD or permanently compromised?
@thecarpathian  I believe it's a mental disorder that prevents people from keeping their hands off that which doesn't belong to them?  To make it worse, when I had initially left the room,the grill was on the speaker. 😳  
Soft-dome tweeter damage - NBD or permanently compromised?
Decades ago, I walk into my music room to see the guest of a friend start to poke the upper mid dome of my AR 9lsi. I screamed STOP! He didn't stop. Upon closer inspection he had already flatted the tweeter. I was livid, first time I thought "...b... 
B&W High Pass Filter Pro Model
@roxy54 ever hear of civility?   
Do You Unplug Equipment During Thunderstorms?
One evening the ex and I, sitting in the TV room, had a bolt hit that side of the house. An arc came out a outlet on the far side of the room, split between us and went in an outlet behind us. Just the proximity to the TV killed it. If it had happ... 
Help me build up a jazz album collection. Can you suggest a must have album?
Any of Herbie Hancock's earlier stuff.  
The Real Reason Why Music Is Getting Worse!!
@jasonbourne71  +1 +1 +1 Plus the average listener today has the attention span of a goldfish.  
Bogus Ratings for MOFI SACD's
I left a review of a MOFI OneStep with a 2star rating, they published it and I got a call directly from Music Direct offering to send me a new pressing, and told me to just keep the first one. My complaint was that the MOFI quality control was cra... 
Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs?
I own thousands of CD, seems a little ridiculous to get rid of them and spend a boat load of money on the same material.   
Music Hall Classic Turntable
@tominnj  as far as a cartridge upgrade, Roy suggested an Ortofon 2M Bronze. He said that it was one of his personal favorites for the price. That is what I did as well as a phono-pre, and it has made for a really good bedroom system.   
Furutech Nanoflux speaker cables
@stephenjfoster  +1  Cultist are typically deniers of reality.   
Hang em High and Gilligan's Island
@kennyc  My MoFi OneStep of Gilligan's theme sounds incredible!