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Stereophile "confirms" Moncrieff's SACD comments ?
Always good to remember the words of the mighty Sean,cheers,Bob 
Pioneer House Sound from the 70s
Good point 61.The Golden Age of tuners you betcha,in a receiver or stand-alone.Just funning Tvad.My service went from 8-67-3-70.....got some nice Sansui stuff in Nam....cheers,Bob 
Music Reference RM200 - Running so hot
How high is the bias set comes to mind.His stuff is supposed to be pretty cool running I thought.The one I had was though it was a RM 10 Mk 11.Sal at MR is real quick on answering emails,good luck,Bob 
Pioneer House Sound from the 70s
Comparing apples and oranges.All depends on speakers and even then its impossible.Agree with Polk432 with the exception that their were many more nights than days.YMMV,Bob 
SS amps for merlin vsm
Have an Ayre V5xe and its great,good luck,Bob 
MAC Autoformers?
Had the 2105 and the 7270,havent heard Mac amps without them so cant compare.I can say both came close to Ayre,CJ,Counterpoint and a couple others.This would be with Merlins,YMMV,cheers,Bob 
Who has found happiness giving up on DACs?
Yes it is,the American way is to overkill,cheers,Bob 
what to do with my cat on my speaker grills
simeese cats are an odd bread alright.If I were you Id give up,the cat is too smart for your moves no question.Love the answers by the way,cheers,Bob 
Can foam padding isolate better than spikes?
It seems alot these days,cheers,B 
Tripoint Spartan
I wonder if it was the piece that did it.Sometimes a word or a dream or another person or.........,ah well,what a feeling,cheers,B 
Pros/Cons of moving from CJ PV 10 to SS?
With your description of preamp,it seems to have a problem.Had no such symptoms with mine.There's an Airtight ATC1 that finished at auction with buyer unable to proceed.Its available for 1455$.Great history and new tubes.It was 6K 5 years ago.That... 
What Is This Hobby?
I believe this hobby to be a stimulation on the pleasant side of 2 of the 5 senses.Also a gateway to the other 3 in subtle yet positive movements much like a quality meta-physical push.Other than the trips to Fedex of course,cheers,Bob 
Are you a Verificationist about audio?
I am definatly able to say I am a verification person as long as the verification involves no absolutes anywhere in the process of verification including the verification of the original verification.On the other hand............. 
What did you own in the 60's?
Sansui 1000 integrated,Sansui 200 speakers,Pioneer PL-41??TT,dynamite!,Cheers,Bob 
Fuses amperage question
You may want to ask why the fuse blew if you just bought it.Something fishy going on in there though it could be a simple matter of a cat crossing speaker wires????Dont know but you'd best,good luck,B