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If you would have to choose between Focal and B&W.
I'm not convinced it's a dumb question, but I may be a moron... IMO (FWIW), anytime I can get full-range performance w/out a sub, I prefer it. 
What's likely to happen when an 845 tube fails?
No experience with the 845's, but generally catastrophic failures are pretty rare in tube amps. Yes, the tube may fail but the minimal number of parts in these amps means that there aren't a lot of things to go wrong. Output transformer isolates t... 
What did you get for Christmas?
Found a Sony STR v-3 at the local thrift store that after a little clean-up looks great and performs flawlessly. Also found a Presto k-8 portable record cutter that will cut mono 33 1/3 or 78 rpm records. Couldn't ask for a better "Bachelors Chris... 
How many dealers are in "your "City ?
Maplegrove- Looks to me like you've got a pretty good range of product there. I think it'd be pretty easy to find something among them that would make for a really good system. High-end audio shopping has been like this for a long time.In Detroit ... 
Recurring Channel Loss on Power Amps
Yes- I would check the preamp outputs for d.c. Procedure would be set voltmeter to DC volts, pre-amp on, volume at zero, set input selector of pre to an unused input (preferably cd or aux. input), (assuming rca style inputs) put the black test lea... 
Sonic atributes ultralinear vs tetrode vs pentode
Do you mean "triode" vs. pentode? It would help to have more info in re: what speakers, size of room etc. Ultralinear uses taps on the output transformer to help broaden the frequency response (bandwidth). Triode/ Pentode refer to the number of el... 
Recurring Channel Loss on Power Amps
Hi, Are you losing the same channel every time? How loud were the amps playing at failure, and what was the nature of the failure e.g. Smoke? Bang? suddenly went quiet? Could be a number of things: Intermittent short in speaker cable or inside the... 
Who does repair work on old Kenwood receivers?
I really like the 70's Kenwood stuff. If you look at some threads at Audiokarma, a poster named"Echowars" seems to have a good rep for fixing this stuff (or preventative maintenannce-replacing cap's etc). I'm sure others here will chime in. Not su... 
Dahlquist 10 width?
Mine are 30.5 inches wide . 
Vintage HK protect mode?
How long a delay are you experiencing? More than 10 seconds? I recently had a very long delay -time issue with an NAD receiver that finally stopped kicking in altogether. After a little snooping I replaced a small capacitor that was located right ... 
What component is responsible for dynamics ?
I think you have to start at the source. The dynamic range of a cassette tape is 90db or lower at best, whereas the dynamic range of SACD (I believe) approaches 110 db. Db's being a logarithmic scale, this is an incredible difference. If it's not ... 
How can you tell the quality of the recording?
IMO, a great recording captures the spirit of the performance, whether recorded live or an assemblage of overdubs that has been compiled to create the illusion of a performance. For me, an inspired performance can transcend the limitations of the ... 
Amplifier repair problem
Shouldn't be too big a deal, considering the fact that you have an un-fried channel to take relevant measurements from-parts values, voltages etc. 
Using a DD table as motor to drive another table
You would just be using the DD as a belt drive in this case. I think the advantage of direct drive is that there is no slippage-in other words, the torque is sufficient to pull the record past the stylus friction for improved dynamics. Unless the ... 
Piano and Trumpet can sound bright
Yep, metal -dome tweeters CAN be brutal. I find that spkr. placement can alleviate some of this-the main offender IME is off-axis response. I recommend playing around with the amount of toe-in to find the least annoying positioning. First reflecti...