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Classe move to China
Life support?Try a dead corpse being fought over by vultures for the scraps. 
Classe move to China
If you buy things made by slave labor you too will be enslaved.We ALL know Lenin was not a nice guy ,on the broken clock is right twice a day factoid it doesn't bear mentioning.Yes there are shades of gray but the people who harp on this are usual... 
How to pick a tubed integrated without hearing one
Sophia Baby Electric may well be the greatest buy in all of Audio,past or present. 
What do you like in an inexpensive tube integrated
Sophia Baby Electric,Eastern Electric MiniMax. 
Classe move to China
Lenin once defined a capialist as "a man who would sell the rope at his own hanging" . 
Magnepan 3.6, 3.7 or Tannoy Westminister SE
Again,it depends on the music you listen,Tannoy excells onboth tone,job #1 in acoustc music and dynamics,job #2.I've owned Maggies for over 30 yrs and like them,if I couldafford the better Tannoys,not many retired teachers can I imagine, the Maggi... 
Magnepan 3.6, 3.7 or Tannoy Westminister SE
If you have the money for Westminster SE's AND listen to classical music buy them. 
Efficient speakers with high powered ss amp?
Depends on how much gain your preamp has,often with high eff speakers you can not go farther than the very smallestrange of the volume knob mnaking it VERY hard to get an optimun volume level.I have an odyssey amp too,the best it ever sounded is w... 
Complete newbie needing guidance/purchase advice
Most people do not enjoy the selling process so do not do it. 
Searching for new speakers: Wilson, B&W, ??
I can only say that, for classical music at least,I would not take B&W for free could I not resell them.I never owned Vandersteen but anyone I ever knew that did was well satisfied.Often overlooked are the Rega RS3 and RS5 ,relativly cheap and... 
Where to find hi-quality CD's of classical music
Berkshire Records is outstanding,thet have a yummy actual store near Tanglwood.As stated however,the research is up to you, some labels like Dorain and Hyperion hardly ever make anything but quality. 
Lifespan of a quality solid state amplifier?
SS amps do sound better on 24/7,however I turn mine off every night because I see using extra power as a crime against the environment.YMMV> 
What to upgrade from Totem Forrest?
Many speakers can show any amp upgrade,not unusual. 
Rega RS-3
Were it only so ! 
Audio Technica AT-33PTG vs Denon 103R cartridge
AS i recall the Ditton tweeters might not the AT be an ear bleeder?