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swampwalker

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life of speakers?
If you don't abuse them they should last forever, subject to the caveat that some speakers need to have new surrounds installed. 
Mint Best Tractor still in business?
IIRC, the Mint comes from the Far East somewhere. Hang in there, it should arrive soon. You've gotta be a little more patient w single man shop w major time zone lag (assumming you are in U.S.) 
Selling on Agon question
Unfortunately, since it's a cross border transaction, the buyer is unlikely to be able to get a USPS money order. Wire transfer is the way to go. If it can go USPS, you may wait an eon or two to get paid if there is a claim, but you WILL get paid.... 
How old are these used Vienna Acoustic Bach's?
Call Vienna. They will have a record of the date of manufacture. 
Importance of Soundstage/Imaging
Jmcgrogan is absolutely correct re: timber. After that I'd rank them2. CoherenceMID-RANGE- how can you leave out the mids???3. Openness4. Dynamics5. Air6. Detail7. Bass8. ImagingIn terms of practicing what I preach, I will be getting a pair of spe... 
Balanced or Not
Tube/SS, Vinyl/Digital, Balanced/SE, just relax, have fun and enjoy the music.By jove, I think he's got it!!! 
Reduced analog posts and items for sale here?
I'm w Mosin. You've got to be careful w scammers on every site but the selling fees on flea-bay are outrageous, not to mention the flat $19.95 shipping fees for items that arrive in a $5.00 USPS flat rate box. 
Replicant 100 stylus longevity - truth or myth?
If I thought that a stylus shape/type was only good for 600 hrs, I'd have to think long and hard (pun intended) before I purchased a cart that used it. They ARE made of DIAMOND for goodness sake! 
Repair a Sony SCD 777ES?
OK, thx. Anyone else? 
Repair a Sony SCD 777ES?
Dgarretson- do you know where I can find a similarly detailed maintenance procedure for the transport in a Denon 3910? 
Where are the list prices of Accuphase equipment
You will find list and used prices for 141 Accuphase models in the Audiogon blue book. 
I need help hooking up Merlin vsm mme Bam to avr
You're welcome, Tesseract86. Enjoy!! 
What do I need to run my maggies?
5 channel power amp and separate pre-processor, not receiver, OR an AV receiver. 
I need help hooking up Merlin vsm mme Bam to avr
For use w one source, connect output of your CD player to BAM input using RCA cables. Connect BAM output to CD input on the AVR using RCA cables. Select CD input on AVR and enjoy. 
I need help hooking up Merlin vsm mme Bam to avr
Since you have a receiver (pre-amp, tuner, amp on one chassis), the BAM output is going to go to the CD input on the receiver, which directs it to the pre-amp section of the AVR and then the amp section. Assumming CD is your only source. For more ...