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Who R U?
I am 48 , have been involved in hifi for 25 years-hardly ever known a woman who cared about it! And they can hear better than us guys! 
Best Electrostatic Cans-Stax vs. Koss
Not even close. I used to sell both at a retail level-Stax all the way. 
Need Opinion on Speaker Repair
Surrounds should be done in matched pairs, never just one. They will actually be slightly different to each other if you don't. 
I give up on HT
You can't beat 2 channel stereo for music listening. Home theatre systems sound like garbage when used for music. And, if you think about it, you can listen to an album dozens of times but can barely watch the same movie more than about twice. So ... 
Shipping from Canada to the U.S.
UPS charges a brokerage fee. They will insure used items if you are a registered company. Canada Post is best but only insures for loss, not damage. UPS does both but treats the packages badly so they need to insure for damage. 
Quad 989 vs Martin Logan CLS IIz?
Although Quad 57's have about the best midrange you will ever find, the ESL 63's do it all, including better power handling capabilities.Imaging and room spaciousness are much better as well. Do not screw them up by putting them with subwoofers. I... 
Best Guitar Band part11
Without a doubt, it was Cream. Runnerup: Jimi Hendrix Experience.Saw them both live and just can't forget it! 
Top Ten Turntables of All Time??
Linn Sondek LP12-Never been any other as good. 
B&O, overpriced artistic piece of audio?
Industry insiders call it 'Bang & Awful Sound'. 
Class "A" solid state vs. Tube amp.?
The only transistor stuff that approaches the musicality of tubes is Naim. For the most part, still prefer tubes but could and have lived with Naim .Had lot's of Class amps over the years as well, but not in the same league as tubes (or Naim). 
Is B&W A Reputable Company
The most reputable speaker company today. More goes into their research and development than any 10 American speaker companies combined.The build quality is second to none. 
Help...DVD problems (I think??)
Sounds like speakers too close to the TV. 
Worst Rock Band Ever !!!!
Uriah Heep, Journey, Styx, Sex Pistols, Argent, Grand Funk. 
Turntable question?
The linear toearm-tables of the 70's-80's had poor results. The later highend arms were were better, but usually had a bad effect on the turntable (which is the most important component of a system).Pivot type toearms work best, sound best, track ... 
Genelex KT-66 v Chinese KT-66 Retros
Hi I actually own some of each. The Chinese tubes sound fine, and I am hard pressed to hear the difference if there is one. I use Quad amps. The build quality and long-term reliability scare me, though. A friend had Chinese EL 34's in his Dyna ST ...