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speakers for tube amp
Maybe you can tell those of us not acquainted w those speakers what that price range is, what you especially liked about their sound and whether your room measurements are in ft or m? 
What music is best for life in a tiny box?
It's called the GT-40, and even includes a phono stage and ADC. 
Wilson Audio paint problems
jtimothya makes good sense. It is an unfortunate situation but if you buy used or gray-market it's one you have to anticipate is likely to happen, if you need a repair. If the paint crack indicates a problem w the underlying cabinet, then I think ... 
What music is best for life in a tiny box?
You may want to check out the Furutech Alpha DAC/PRE/HP amp that was written up in S'Phile this month. 
How Long Ago Since You Cried Listening To Music?
Actually happens every once in a while to me, esp if I sing along to Jackson Browne's Before the Deluge. 
Hurricane Irene
we seem short on humor at Audiogon these days...Teasing is good thing among friends and people with similar interest, it keeps the "serious" things in perspective. Roger that, Albert. It's my life's work (inserting some levity into a pack of ravi... 
What would happen if Maggie and Wilson Mated?
Pbnaudio- LOL!Audiofiel- Rotflmao!!! See how much better it makes you feel when you play nice ;-)OP- We understand but its just too tempting. Resistance is futile ;~) 
Wilson Audio paint problems
No dog in this fight but would suggest to OP that if you want to upgrade in future, Wilson should do right by you and give you full trade in value w/o consideration of cosmetic "defect". 
What would happen if Maggie and Wilson Mated?
eeewww!!! 
Speaker Choice for Almarro 318B
Hey guys, interesting and all, but check the date of the OP;~) 
New Ground Loop - What Could Have Caused?
Neal- A cheapo way to experiment w a ground iso xfrmr is to put two of those 75 - 300 ohm (aka F to twin lead) converters back to back into the FIOS cable run. Incoming cable to F input to 300 out to 300 in to F output to cable out. If it substant... 
Hurricane Irene
Hey Dan- Glad you're OK, but don't shoot the messenger. Take that up w Noble100!! Everything would be perfect here is my m-in-law wasn't coming tonight to stay til her power comes back (maybe a week!!!!!!!!!) 
1K dac
If you don't need hi-rez and USB capablity, you'd have a hard time beating the flat-out musicality of the Classe' DAC-1 which sells used for right around $1K. 
Hurricane Irene
Hi Albert- I'm just egging on my good but delusional friend Noble100, who has been spreading vicious lies, to wit:Everyone knows Swampwalker down here in the bayou. He's famous round these parts for taking his boat to the favorite local dive bar h... 
Velodyne SMS-1 Tuning, Can you use Different subs?
You cannot get a stereo output AFAIK. If you daisy chain two different subs in mono, you might be able to equalize two different subs at the same time. You can store different equalization curves so that would let you set up different subs individ...