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Aged components / service!?
Depends on the manufacturer. Companies like Dynaco and Hafler seem timeless. 
Critical listening and altered states
@dwmaggie   Cut the fiberous Core out, and you won't get sick. In my youth, I got sick as the devil the first couple times, then I was told to cut that center core out and went through a moving away gift of about 100+ buttons one summer and never ... 
Critical listening and altered states
The people who are saying "altered state" listening is wrong, are the same people who will tell you your favorite color is wrong as well.  If that's your pleasure, go for it. Enjoy. 
The "Snake Oil" Trope
OP  I have broken off a pair of Audioquest bananas. They are not very malleable. It only took shifting a speaker and snap-snap.  
A Surreal Dream full of Audio Knowledge!
@anotherbob, Thanks that link eas the best part of this entire thread. 
Another great gone, this time its Charlie Watts
God bless you Charlie. Hopefully I will get to see you, Jimi, Keith, Janis and Jim again some day. 
PowerBall Lottery Winner
@travisg  That's exactly what I did, and never regretted it a minute. 
Sonus Faber vs Wilson
@mijostyn    Unfortunately you'll never get back what you have invested in the wife. Better idea is to attempt to collect the insurance you have on her. But you are on the right track. 
NEVER BUY CHEAP CASSETTES - - YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR
I worked at a place that at one time was the largest distributor of magnetic recording media in the world. I got a hefty discount on my purchases, so I used to buy several cases of TDK MA-XG and SA-XG in all lengths every week. I still have a fair... 
Lucky cartridge hunting today
@teo_audio +1I'm hit! Audiophile down.🤕 
Why the cost increase?
Simply thank Biden for the increase in EVERYTHING you have to purchase for the next couple of years....at least. 
The stereo sounds fine, music is great, but Jeff Bezos came back to earth.
@devilboy  +1@nonoise  -2....make that-3 
The stereo sounds fine, music is great, but Jeff Bezos came back to earth.
@three_easy_payments  But that was measured with an Amazon ruler that only has 11in per foot. 
The stereo sounds fine, music is great, but Jeff Bezos came back to earth.
@chris_w_uk  He does have a mini me, his name is Zuckerberg. 
Amplification: what are the biggest advances of the last 40 years?
Biggest advance is definitely the price tag.