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Five "Golden Rules" of HiFi?
4. Don't buy secondhand speakers (bad experience!)? Just asking why not second hand speakers, I have not had a problem in this area.Is it the weight when it comes to shipping and many not having the original box for this application to protect the... 
vinyl storage?????
If you have an ikea near you? Your in luck.I was there just this week they have a unit that looks very sturdy and goes for very little,you can find it in storage. The unit is not made for this application but I think it is attractive and would wor... 
What equipment do you most regret parting with??
Yes selling a Goldmund studio table with matching 3b arm,a pair of original Proac super tablettes, and the quicksilver mono amps, man what a combo for musical enjoyment. 
Any problem with a long power cord?
What a life we audiophiles would have, if all we had to worry about is only the length of our power cords? 
Cable Costs Relative to System
Anyone who would pay $13,000 for wire just to connect his or hers stereo, should be strangled with it. 
Music Hall MMF-2: How much can it be improved?
I would say your best bet would be to upgrade to a more expensive model such as the MMF-5 or 7 or go for a used vpi or other table of your choice and enjoy the ride. 
Sexiest Pop Song Ever?
Warwick singing Alfie 
Will the ipod be the death of the CD?
I agree with Chazro with his assessment about many young people sitting and listening to music and truly reflecting and trying their best to understand what a composer is saying. What with the short attention span in many and with the lost art of ... 
Best SS amps with sound similar to tube amps
I have found for a little cash you could pick up a used Classe DR-9 or DR-8 amps or another of this era and have almost the best of both worlds. Many of the newer breeds of SS amps are really not that much better, and they cost way to much for the... 
Will the ipod be the death of the CD?
You could very well see the dumping of CDs as we did with vinyl. I for one have found great bargains not only with my vinyl addiction but also with used CDs in thrift and believe it or not pawn shops. Many Telarc and reference recording have been ... 
High End Audio Rack
I am sure if you look hard you will find many racks for far below the 5grand mark that offer alot of what your asking and alot of cash left over for plenty software of your choice? 
UPS doesn't just damage and lose Hi-end gear
Sounds more like some Peta executives wife is going to enjoy a nice warm winter. 
Looking to get into Vinyl
I had the mmf-7 and it is a good tt for the cash. But I still believe for even less you can get a used HW-19 with an Audioquest pt-6 arm and achive even better success while upgrading it along the way on the cheap. 
Anyone using VIBRAPLANE under turntable? results?
I have heard fabulous things about the active unit, but the darn things are so expensive. 
Living Stereo sound bad?
I collect many living stereo RCA recording's, where ever I can locate them. Much of their popular recordings are much better when it comes to such things as pops, clicks and ticks. I have found many RCAs even when in excellent to mint condition th...