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How does Amazon sell a 300.00 cartridge for 180.00?
Amazon will also carry gray market and bootlegs until they get notified otherwise. And, I know from people who are in record business retail that in many cases, their prices are at cost for retailers- on occasion, a friend who has an online shop w... 
Super tweeters, are they worthwile?
I remember the Janzens- but I don't remember how well they cohered with those acoustic suspension speaker designs. I think part of the reason for the use of the Deccas with the old Quads wasn't just frequency related, it was dispersion- the Quad w... 
Great guitar 'breaks" (as opposed to solos).
@shadorne - if you like Rockabilly, Chris Spedding has been doing shows with Robert Gordon. Spedding is a pretty amazing talent, appears on lots of records, also of the "I’m not a rock star" school@bdp24 -yep, Redd is here, as is the great Bill Ki... 
Super tweeters, are they worthwile?
First, I would like to now your experience with super tweeters, please only the ones who actually tried them. I used Decca ribbons, and then Sequerra ribbons as part of a mini-HQD system many years ago with a subwoofer. They increased the frequenc... 
Song (or music) you want played at your funeral.
"Surprised it has not been mentioned as yet. Had a friend that went into the biz, he wanted to have Stairway to Heaven playing in his place...why not?..."And somebody in attendance can shout "Freebird"!:) 
***Is It Me Or Have Todays Modern Tubes Gotten REALLY REALLY Good***
@fleschler - a real never used old small tube should have long life But, for what used to be a common tube, like a 12ax7, I suspect most of the Telefunkens being sold as NOS are just ’tests as new’ which does really tell you how much mileage they ... 
Cartridge Selection
That Transfiguration Proteus was supposed to be fabulous- i missed the boat on that. I know some people view third party retippers with disdain, but since the original manufacturer is no longer around, what's the downside if the cartridge isn't wo... 
Great guitar 'breaks" (as opposed to solos).
Would the Andrew Gold thing in Linda Rondstat’s "You’re No Good" qualify? Very George Harrison-esque. I like how Paul Kossoff does all these little fills during Tons of Sobs playing totally within the song. Ever listen to the Chris Whitley parts o... 
Does your mood reflect your media choice?
Absolutely. Consciously or unconsciously. Though I'm usually conscious when I play records. I meant unconscious in the "Freudian" sense, not the blitzed on substances sense. (I don't partake of anything any more).  
Song (or music) you want played at your funeral.
Not planning on this soon, but if the Village People are around, they'd do, combined with a full Viking send off (helmet with horns, pyre in a boat, etc.). I may have to substitute long horns if still in Texas. Someone at a restaurant said to me l... 
Where to get a modestly priced 5 volt Linear Power Supply?
You could also try a supply house like Mouser, which carries a lot of different products. Type in Mouser and linear power supply. You'll be taken to a page where you put in certain parameters, like output voltage. There seem to be an array of prod... 
***Is It Me Or Have Todays Modern Tubes Gotten REALLY REALLY Good***
When you see those old videos of the Mullard production - large factories cranking out vast quantities of tubes using almost steampunk technology- it’s kind of amazing. The scale of production was considerable and the tooling was fresh, I gather s... 
Isolation Transformers
Jim- thanks, easy enough to test and thanks for wading through my post.  
Isolation Transformers
Hey, Jim. I don’t disagree with anything you said, and you know a whole lot more about this than me, but the Tripplites that are hospital grade, such as the one I bought, the 1800HG claim hospital grade receptacles and talk about a floating ground... 
Isolation Transformers
I have used isolation transformers in a variety of settings. One, an old 240/120 step down made by Richard Gray for a big home theatre system- the system itself is long gone- was the only thing that would fully isolate a nasty electrical snap from...