shtinkydog

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How did 70s rock music transition into 80s music?
@bdp24 you don't know why you find them so alluring?  here's a brief list to jog your memory: Like cockatoos One more time 100 years Plainsong A strange day Push  (the "Orange" version) This twilight garden The same deep water as you Unde... 
Magico M9 a ton of weight and a million dollar price tag $750,000
so at twice the price, are they twice as good as these Avalon Teseeract $327,000 Speakers with 4.5 Kilowatts per Channel??    
Why is Audiogon checking my browser?
@ticat  the way i got around this is going to forum.audiogon.com.  no need to restart your compuer.   
Is blasphemous Music ok?
you mean like "blasphemous rumors" by Depeche Mode?  
Why is Audiogon checking my browser?
there's still times that i try to access the AG home page and i get a page saying that i have been blocked by AG.  go figure.   
Best integrated amps
@orcodisco  so what did you go with??  
Becoming an audiophile has been like a second... No, third childhood.
@vuch welcome.  enjoy the ride. there's a lot of fun to be had!!    
Table-Top Tube Radio
@rbschauman perhaps one of these for a 2nd or 3rd system:  Dayton Audio HTA100BT Hybrid Stereo Tube Amplifier with Bluetooth USB Aux Phono In Sub Out 100W (parts-express.com)  For the money, it is insanely good and looks fantastic, if you're into ... 
What Is Most Important?
The music, of course.   
When a budget speaker is preferred to a high end one...
i have much more fun listening to my budget bookshelf speakers than i do my big @$$ expensive ones.  I 2nd what russ said above in his last sentence.   
McCormack DNA 125
There's a few McCormack pieces on usaudiomart right now, FWIW. no affiliation.  
A system for my college-bound daughter
ummmmmmm...  
Are CD lens cleaners (disks) B.S. or effective?
they've always worked for me.  the one i have has one brush at 9 o'clock and another at 3 o'clock.  apply one drop of solution onto the 9 o'clock brush, insert the CD, press play, and you're done.   
How did you get started in this hobby
won a boombox at a spelling bee in 3rd or 4th grade.  i've been hooked since.  couldn't even tell you the brand name.   none of that mattered.   
Which pair of speakers changed your Hifi life?
Infinity Kappa 9s Wilson Watt/Puppy