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High end vs internet
I can only imagine that dealers who offer poor service and unrealistic prices hate the internet. I have no sympathy for dealers who complain about the net, they weren't complaining when there was NO competition- its time to let all of there client... 
Verity Speaker Parsifal Encore
In there respected price bracket they are among the finest speakers available- you can get better but your gonna pay for it! I have listened to these speakers in a few different rooms for an awfully long time, and well.... they are very intoxicati... 
The Most Important Component
Mes- I will have to disagree- most respectfully of course- the most important component is the armagnac :o) It seems as though all of you guys are keeping Rives busy, I have seen Bill E's plans which are simply amazing, Don N. tells me he is worki... 
Best Electronic Albums of the 90s....
Check this out http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?gmusi&984364900&openfrom&1&4#1 it will give you a lot of great techno music. 
Where R U?????
Sballs- Haven't been through Hurly in many years, how ever the member with the moniker Winoguy17 lives there and I owe him a visit- I will keep my eye out for it. 
What's your favorite instrument to listen to....
Ok I will agree female vocals are high on the list- singing that is(though perhaps moaning would be ok too :)Phasecorrect- I was told your a master organist? any truth to that?? :o) 
How important is tuning?
That damn Iowa native just can't leave well enough alone :) 
Massive Attack fans....
Phasecorrect- You do have the Massive Attack CD "protection" right? I have not heard of "blue lines" but will look into it. On a similar note I think Tricky has been on a down word slide as of late, his first few were good but "Juxtpose" was prett... 
XRCD: to be or not to be...
Tubemiser- The only discs that are $40 are the Japanese Import XRCD2's and there are only 5(that I know of) Japanese imports- and there are MANY XRCD2's out there and they are the same price as the original's. 
$4500 amp beat out the Tenor OTL in the latest TAS
Zaikesman- No handles- because quite simply, you can't handle it :) sorry couldn't resist.As to the tenor vs. what ever other amp, I think Bob hit the nail on the head its very system dependent. I do think the tenors are the best amps I have ever ... 
XRCD: to be or not to be...
Oh yes they are worth it! I actually have a non-standard release(I think it may even be the analog productions) of Waltz for Debbie and just got the XRCD and the XRCD puts the other one to shame. I have many XRCD's and many more are on the way- th... 
Here's a "must have" for you female vocalists fans
Ben_Campbell- A little further trivia, she has spent only a half hour of her life in her father's presence(not all at the same time). So as you may or may not have guessed they're real close :) 
Are CD clubs a good deal?
IF you guys are into classical its a great place to get it from, some(read some not most or all) of the stuff they get is the real deal. All Telarc CD's I have gotten over the years from BMG do NOT have the little Mfg. For BMG... on the UPC code- ... 
Where R U?????
Marakanetz- You just play your cards right and they make exceptions for that sort of thing ;) Until then enjoy the tunes! 
Best bookshelf speaker reccomendations?
I don't know what your price range is but I am told by a number of my well learned audiophile friends that the kharma 3.2 is hard to beat- and considering its a monitor that makes it even more impressive. The verity parsifal(not encore just the mo...