schubert

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Apartment Dweller's Paradise - The Ideal 2 ch. system?
Ideal system for a SMALL space is a headphone system ,With a little careful buying you can get as good, or better, than the average10K$ system for a thousand bucks .And 95% of the population can adjust to "phones. After 3-4 weeks they seem normal . 
Best Budget Phono Cartridge?
Try Shure M97xe with the vivid stylus from LP gear . 
Why does all new pop music sound the same?
Sparky,  now most leave New England after their bout with Lyme disease, do you know if the ticks have taken over in Finland ? 
Why does all new pop music sound the same?
sparky, her name is Maria Kalaniemi , she also plays accordian and does so well .Band is tango-orkesteri  
Taralabs cables
Weather is nice in Vegas this time of year . 
Full detailed sound at 30 - 40 - 50 dB
For sure tubes are FAR better at low level resolution than any SS . Only you know what loud is to you .Atmasphere is the THE tube expert on here but from the maybe 6 tube amps and 30 SS amps I've owned I would say a tube amp with GOOD transformers... 
Tube vs. Solid State Rectifier
I'm no expert but on 4 tube amps I've owned the rectifier made the greatest difference in sound of anything . All used 12x6 or 12x4 . 
Dynamic compression in speakers themselves?
Even if you hate classical music buy something from Swedish label BIS to hear what dynamic is . 
Moving on from Parasound A21 (maybe?)
Belles . 
Is elliptical the best stylus profile
Good idea ! 
Moving on from Parasound A21 (maybe?)
Yes , that's all true and you have a good outlook on things .I'm pretty sure I'm older than you and there are worse things than dying.One of them is spending years in a hellish old folk's home unable to talkor take care of yourself because you cou... 
Why does all new pop music sound the same?
Amen ! 
Moving on from Parasound A21 (maybe?)
How true prof, how true .Rural life can do wonders for mind and soul .Can be a bit rough on body though when you call for the ambulance that doesn’t come to take you to the hospital that isn’t there, or gives you a $20,000 chopper ride to a hospit... 
Need recommendation for CD transport (not Cambridge)
Thanks for the enlightened post audioengr , rare to learn something that important ! 
Vinyl from Barnes & Noble
bpd24, a similar story can be told by many industries .Great post !