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Synergy
Larry Fast 
Interested in a weekly audiophile radio show?
I would love it. Stream it to internet if the station is not already. Post the times here and AA and I am sure there will be an listeners from around the world. 
Best Concert Film
Cream At The Royal Albert Hall 2005. Well worth the 30+ years wait. 
Anyone remember The Warehouse?
Any Southern California people remember Pacific Stereo? Showing my age. 
"The Greatest Record Man of All Time"
Thomas Alva Edison 
how to fix the power transformer of CAL Tempest II
The link below is for a former CAL authorized repair shop. They repaired my CAL Alpha a few months back. They phoned or emailed me every step of the way. Great people! www.approvedaudioservice.com/ 
CES / THE Show
I didn't have the time nor desire to visit all the product rooms. I just went into rooms with product that was of interest to me.Avantgarde Acoustics's room was by far the best sound that I visited. I had had enough "Show Jazz" recording's when I ... 
Any guidance for buying used tubes?
Don’t! Buying used tubes is like buying a used Tooth Brush. Stick to NOS and New from dealers you trust. Sometimes you pay a little more but a good dealer provides service, such as advice and testing. 
Have any of you done this
I was doing the same thing. My computer/music server is located in an office 20' from my listening room. I was using my main rig for background music. Life changed when my Son needed a new laptop for school. We bought a Macbook w/wireless which he... 
Running Mac + Windows in Parallel?
Newer Mac's have intel chips. The older one's have G series chips. Different processors. Parallels won't run on the older ones. 
What happened to all the tube amps?
Hiend2 are kidding, 89146 is a scary area. If there are tubes in the area, they are in pawn shops. 
Dedicated AC Lines??
Most large stores have a 30-day no hassle return policy. Try a Monster unit or like, they are in most of the big HT stores. If it does not solve the problem, take it back and nothing is lost except for the gas and time spent. 
What happened to all the tube amps?
Bottleheads are hording them. lol. It may be that big glowing HOT tube amps are nice on a cold cold winter night and are too hot for the summer. 
Greek Audiophile - Documentary Video
My wife sat through the whole thing, mainly because she is 100% Greek. At the end of the film she kissed me on the head and thanked me for not being that crazy. Well worth the time. 
Running Mac + Windows in Parallel?
I seem to remember during the install Parallels asked how much RAM memory I wanted to allocate. My Parallels partition is set at 256 mb. My MAC only has 1 gig of ram.