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Am I totally nuts or just a bit off?
Rrog, your answer makes a lot of sense to me, thanks. 
Am I totally nuts or just a bit off?
Tosta, if so properly mixed must be rare indeed.I did walk around with a eyepatch for several years till the VA finally gave me a glass eye, was no big deal. 
Music Sung with Passion
Men tend to project their own passion for her, unto her.I have an in-law who is a well respected and recorded jazz player who told me most jazz guys have a hard time with her inability to keep time.In Music as in anything else, many people are in ... 
Am I totally nuts or just a bit off?
Don,to me stereo is artificially wide on must music while mono is more realisticly deep. Does live music have a center channel? 
Audio Stores in Virginia Beach, VA area?
Whenever I go to an audio store away from home, I buy something, if only stylus cleaner, detox, few 180gm pressings etc.There was a time I walked into one in Chicago, fully just looking, and walked out with a 2k preamp. 
Audio Stores in Virginia Beach, VA area?
Shame? It's a store not a church. 
Low-Powered Tube Amp for Zu Soul MkII?
EE has the highest build quality I've seen in 40 years in Audio. 
25 Watt Tube Amp for 90db Speakers?
Al, just told it like it is.People say, for instance. you can drive Maggies with 50 watts.Yes, sound will come out, but if you want Classical crescendo fidelity, about 500 watts @4 ohms will be required. At least for the 5 pairs I've owned . 
Suggestions short 3' tall floorstander?
Could just spend less(gasp!) and buy a pr of Rega RS-3 which is all a reasonable person needs.Of course reasonable and audiophile are mutually exclusive. 
Low-Powered Tube Amp for Zu Soul MkII?
Eastern Electric amps sound great, an 8watt mini-max is less than 1k much less two and is quite small, 40 watt EL34 less than 2K.At times on here a mini-max will go around 500 bucks. 
5751 Triple Mica - really that good?
Sylvania 5751 trips are fantastic, used them for years but seldom seen, by me at least, in recent years. 
Some is good, then more is better?
I have a lot of Morrow, in IC's seems significant but in SC not so much, seems counter-intuitive but is so for me. 
Cambridge Topaz AM10 vs Yamaha AS300 vs Onkyo
I agree with Kotta,Yamaha quality is better and they have always had decent phono stages. 
Good cartridge for Sansui SR 838?
Grado Red. 
Pangea 9se, Cullen Crossover or VH Audio Flavor 4
Come to think of it no doubt some have never heard of Trollop much less the Oracle at Delphi.Should have used Kardashian references, as they say, my bad.