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Keep my tubes??
Tvad said it the best. My regret has always been,.....I should have bought more.Good luck. 
How do you clean tube pins?
Bend a pipe cleaner 180* dip it in Kontak cleaner and you will be able to clean all sides of a tube pin. http://store.acousticsounds.com/browse_detail.cfm?Title_ID=13180good listening.... 
Coleman Hawkins encounters Ben Webster long
Ben Webster and Associates - track 4 "Time after Time"Coleman Hawkins is also feature on this record along with Budd Johnson and Roy Eldridge. Ben solo's it on "Time after Time" and it is.......... beautiful. 
Xindak Fuse Question
Xindak fuses are not bright, I found them to be more open and transparent than the HiFi tuning fuses. But did not have the midrange like the HiFi tuning fuses. I did not like either one of them when installed in all of the components. I found usin... 
Xindak Fuse Question
R99999 is right about the counterfeit goods that come from China. It's ashame, but we all need to be aware of our purchases from there. However, I do use the Xindak fuses along with the German HiFi fuses. There has been a few threads about which w... 
Most achingly-beautiful music
Caetano Veloso singing "Paloma". Sound track from - Talk to her. 
how do you deal with heavy power cords?
oyaide receptacles!!!http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?htech&1209114895&read 
small cd player around 1000.00 small footprint
Eastern Electric, Minimax CD Player 12" X 12", uses 2- 6922 tubes, great player. 
Need some recommendations on Tube Preamps
I had an opportunity to have a listen to my friends modified Ipod set up the other day. Wow!! IMOD - redwine audio, Raptor tube headphone amp - Ray Samuel, SH600 headphones - Sennheiser.I hooked up the Ipod to my main system Pass/Thiel, it sounded... 
How to make sound less detailed with warmth?
There are plenty of people who have tame their Thiels. I agreed, it is way easier to get rid of the them than dealing with all the work and money to get them to sing. But isn't that what audiophiles do anyway, regardless if they own Thiels or not,... 
most annoying neighbor?
Actually.......anyone of us can fit the bill, "the annoying neighbor" who keeps playing the same cut over and over again, as we are auditioning, a/bing, or having that late night listen while the grid is running cool. Okay, now I know why I get di... 
Any Putumayo fans?
Thanks for the recommendations, Honest1, Abdou, and Electroid. Listening to music in different languages and unfamiliar instruments always brings new excitement to music for me. For those who are looking to expand their music collection, World Mus... 
ARC CD2?
I'm going to echo the above owners and users.....never had a problem with my CD2! 
The most romantic jazz ballads, nocturn or blues
Lightnin' Hopkins Lightinin' - #6 Thinkin''bout an old FriendSnooks Eaglin New Orleans Street Singer - #16 Come Back BabyThelonious Monk with John Coltrane - #6 Functional (solo)Louis Armstrong meets Oscar Peterson - #5 How Long Has This Been Goin... 
The most romantic jazz ballads, nocturn or blues
Chet Baker in Tokyo - #5 My Funny ValentineBen Webster & Associates - #4 Time after TimeBillie Holiday Lady in Satin - #1 I'm a Fool to Want YouBranford Marsalis Trio Jeepy - #2 The Nearness of YouHarry Connick Jr. We are in Love - #6 A Nighti...