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Good or Bad idea?? ??
As Swampie says, you should factor in the cost of rebuiding the cartridge unless it is much less than ten years old and stored properly. Use should also be factored as well as the price of said cartridge. I believe a rebuild is around 1200.00 for ... 
How to determine high current amplifiers
A truly high current amp will double it's power everytime the impedence is cut in half. If you have an amp that has 400 watts at 8 ohms it should provide 800 watts at 4 ohms. 
McIntosh vs. Accuphase
These two designs are very different. McIntosh uses an output transformer much like tube amps and is an A/B design. Use of output transformers probably limits damping. Accuphase amps are usually class A designs with large power supplies. Accuphase... 
Rhea Noise
The company will replace noisy tubes. There has been a problem with some tubes being noisy with Aesthetix. 
Grace 902 as Preamp?
Get a receiver and replace all. 
krell 400xi intergrated remote problems HELP
Why would you press pre for an integrated amp? But make sure the power switch on the back of the unit is on. 
Ebay fraud alert
What would happen is he would send you a fake eBay email and you would follow the link and he would hi-jack your eBay and PayPal account. 
dvd component to dvi worth it???
There is no real reason to convert from component to HDMI. If the player had HDMI out then it would be better to use it in most cases. Then you would have a digital to digital connection. 
Using Conrad Johnson MV60 or MV60s as mono amps
Does it raise the power output to go mono? 
Anyone have a scratch repair tip for black compone
Felt tip pens work well or a sharpie like cruz123 stated. 
What happened to my Rowland?
Make sure the main power switch on the back is on. 
B&K Reference 30 ...running hot, hot, hot
It's a computer. 
Advice on popping noise from Audio Aero Prestige
There shouldn't be any moisture in a tube since it is in a vacuum. If there is it can't get out even if you freeze it or heat it. 
Advice on popping noise from Audio Aero Prestige
Why would anyone cryo tubes to begin with? It seem stupid. 
Preamp to Monoblock
It will work fine using the two front channel pre-outs.