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The Demise of the Hi-End Audio Store
One reason I'm off tubes, buy a 2k pre and then need 3k worth of NOS tubes, which likely as not, are fakes anyway. 
Torn between two IC's... Please help...
Bet they won't sound much different, update when you decide please. 
What country still has music?
There are probaly 50K bands as good as any other in USA and space for say 30-40 in industry, any moron can ,and do, make a "hit", whether anybody ever hears it is either sheer luck or having connections. 
Gone are the days of the great audition.
Hmmmm, the only place I can think of that matches Elizabeth's description is Milwaukee. 
First favorite tune
Probaly the greatest American Standard ever written,"Stardust". 
magnepan mmg experiments continue
Zu Libtec and Mission sound good too, havent heard Goertz on MMG but know many use them.I used Sp4 for a while but just too cold for me, Analsis Plus Ic's, cheapest ones, were far more musical tham MA3's as well. 
Need some help. Rega RS5s over PSB Imagine Ts?
Rega will sound great in 12x15, Could say with Rega 3's in that room as well/ 
Cured of upgraditis?
Some VR33's would cure me, for a year at least. 
Speaker finish?
Well, I 've been audioing for over 40 yrs and wifey complained a bit when I swapped my AR-4's for Dahlquist DQ-10's( which look a lot like ESL quads_} . I sucked it up and went into FULL attack mode about I go to work, I lve her too etc etc, this ... 
Help with pricing on Electro Voice Sentry VI
I used to listen to them in a store where I sold stereo, as I recall about 1500 pr in 70's. One of the nicest, most dynamic just plain musical speakers I've heard in 40 years as an "audiopile. Used beats me, I can say if drivers refoamed , which s... 
Need some help. Rega RS5s over PSB Imagine Ts?
I've heard both quite a bit, I'd say for acoustic music in a small-medium room, Rega. In a bigger space or rock , PSB. 
Need a monitor while floorstanders in storage
Bang for buck Silverline Mins are hard to beat.Another very good choice is Focal 202, a stereophile class B at one time, not often seen but when 200-300 bucks usually. 
hair brained idea and a hello
Have lost several pairs of speakers to tube pre's I am wary of them. 
Anything better than 1.7 Maggies
Just so, a symphony orchestral can overwhelm a 600 seat hall, much less a living room. 
What country still has music?
Acman3, you speak a great deal of wisdom. My local college has a jazz studies program that has been rated #1 in US several times by Downbeat magazine.The talent of these young musicans is amazing, the few concerts I've been to were outstanding.If ...