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Ozzy is done
A well deserved retirement.   He was killing himself to live!  
6922 Preamp Tube Recommendations
Mazda 7308 French Military   
A cartridge with more bite, please and thank you
Consider Lyra cartridges. Dynamic, lively, extended frequency range, nice midrange, tone, and soundstage. Takes a little time to break in then wow!  
Cartridge setup experts: Azimuth critique
Fozgometer with Ultimate Analog test LP. No guessing  
Best Alignment Protractor?
Mint LP along with a USB microscope and plenty of patience.  
A double bass is the best instrument to pair with vocals
No Erik you're actually quite right. Have a listen to Big Daddy Wilsons' song "If you were mine". Just his vocal and stand up bass. One of my favorite demo tracks.  
Do You Tell Others How Much You Have Invested in Your System?
I get that question more about my watches. I guess that's something that they can relate to more.  
Why do so many sellers take offense to offers on their listings?
I try to price an item low enough to my willing to sell for price so that I attract a buyer. I think 30% over that may keep people from bidding. So I guess a 30% lower than my willing to sell for price offer would be too low a starting point. I g... 
Best Phono Cartridge for VPI Titan Turntable
Lyra Kleos on my VPI 3d reference gimbaled arm I really enjoy it. +1 test pilot Lyra Atlas. The Hana Umami was also suggested when I purchased my VPI.            
Best Examples Of Cymbal Decays On A Recording
Fleetwood Mac - Dreams  The first cymbal crash at the begining has a long decay. I heard it on lesser quality systems than mine and it is not as long and sustained. The more transparent the system the more noticable it is. It's a great test for ... 
SCAM ALERT For AudiogoN Sellers - Too Many Questions
I advertised a pair of vintage Klipsch on another sight and being that I'm from Mass, a potential buyer from NY asked for a video of them actually playing before he made the trip.   He came with cash in hand. I let him demo the speakers in my sy... 
$5K DAC OPTIONS
Don't over look the Sonnet Morpheus. $3200 proprietary R2R DAC from Cees Reutenburg also of Metrum Acoustics. He's using a less expensive case then the Metrum DACs  but uses his 3rd generation R2R boards with the option to use the defeatable bui... 
Where did you buy your first audio gear?
Images Sight and Sound Harbour Mall Fall River Mass. Sansui RZ9500 (Stereo5 may know this place) 1990   Leiser Super Store Seekonk Mass Advent Maestro 3 way speakers. 1990 Tweeter Audio store I got one of the better Sony CD players at the time... 
Best Dedicated Streamer
Metrum Acoustics Ambre. Great Roon end point.  
Washington Post article on MoFi vs. Fremer vs. Esposito
Any mention of MoFi offering to buy back the albums they lied to us about being all analog, at full price or better yet for the premium we may have paid for certain albums???   I'm with Stereo5 on this one. No more!   Disappointed in Massachus...