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Preamp Deal of the Century
The biggest bangs for the buck regarding tube rolling, IMO, are the rectifier and phono tubes. I substituted a 1957 Philips Mini Watt metal base GZ34 for the factory 5AR4 and a pair of Siemens Cca for the factory 6922 in my Grange. This was a huge... 
What time do you wear?
Bulova Accutron 1968 
The Stones' Bigger Bang
Amen RF Sayles. Unfortunately most artists' best work is usually early in their careers IMO. That's not always the case though as some continue to evolve and turn out great material for years. A few of my favs are Bob Dylan, Steely Dan, Neil Young... 
What constitutes an AUDIOPHILE recording
IMO it's a nebulous term used all too often as a marketing tool. All of Eldartford's points are well taken but there is no guarantee that the end product, for lack of a better description, "sounds good". I have some contemporary "audiophile" press... 
Music for Riding a Storm Out?
>>I don't know what's worse, that someone would post such a thread or that the moderator would let something this idiotic through.<<Neither. Dumb and stupid comments like this are the worst. How about considering a Dale Carnegie course? 
Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend?
I suspect the improvement lies in sharper listening skills not fuses. Sorry, the only thing I'm amazed about is the gullibility of people willing to fork out $25 for a fuse. It's your money but make sure you get the ginsu knives with your next order. 
Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend?
Cheap tweaks. $25 fuses. Yeah right-sign me up for a dozen. PT Barnum was right. 
Best cable recommendations - help
Wait a minute. April Fools Day is still 7 months away. Seriously though, you'll need to change your cartridge fluid and realign the tonearm kablivit pins for the 180 gram records. 
Absolute Best CD Players Out There Under $12k ?
Anybody see the problem with a $8000 platform and a $3000 cd player? 
classical sampler?
Bach's Brandenburg Concertos or Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Have fun. 
What do you think of my 25 laws of audio
I agree with everything except the first 25. 
Whats the difference bwtwn attenuator and pot ??
Somewhere around $400/ounce. :-) 
battling the pops and clicks
Skip the 90x and buy a Zyx. 
battling the pops and clicks
As I posted earlier my vinyl collection dates back to the 1950's. That being said, I've been very careful with my records since the very beginning. There are a couple principles that have guided me. First, not a single album has ever been played o... 
battling the pops and clicks
Willster wrote about the stylus shape contributing to the (lack of) pops and clicks. I can't recall where I saw it, perhaps in one of these threads, that stylus size determines to a great extent the amount of noise heard in any given recording. Ag...