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in the eye (ear) of the beholder
dadork104 posts   Good choice to build you own.  For 20+ years I had a high end modern furniture store selling the best from Denmark, Italy, the US and more......and ended up building my own stereo bench.  It is how so many good to great things ... 
in the eye (ear) of the beholder
dekay, you may be thinking of Lane out of Altivista.https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk03S_VPH2IO0TdrBDyqQGppN8QH49g:1610928995022&source=univ... Mid-Century Modern Lane Tower Suite Walnut & Rosewood Credenza Dresser | eBay  
in the eye (ear) of the beholder
"buy on"? 
Who remembers the Dahlquist DQ-10's?
The DQ-10 were one of the top two eye/ear opening experiences of my youth at the Chicago CES show.  The second one was watching a tape of Blazing Saddles on the first Advent Videobeam at ....I believe the Drake Hotel, but it could have been the Pa... 
The value of Bad. Knowing what you don't want, is as valuable as knowing what you do.
...and then there is the real Art... Johnny Carson / Art Fern / Carol Wayne 1984 - YouTube  
What kind of listening chair
If you can buy local, and support small business.  Most of the best restaurants are local and do not have a drive up window.  But if you don't support local business, you will only have mainstream chains to shop and eat at....what joy.  
Who remembers the Dahlquist DQ-10's?
Just to share, I worked in the Audio industry at one time and was at the CES when the DQ-10 was introduced.  Two of my best friends still use them.  No hyperbole, just my experience...I have owned the Maggie 1.6, 3.6 and 20, and various higher end... 
What kind of listening chair
As with most things, it is good to sit in a chair before buying.  The Eames chair appears to have a headrest, but it is not."The Eames lounge chair doesn't have a headrest. It looks like it does due to the fact that it's rarely photographed in suc... 
The value of Bad. Knowing what you don't want, is as valuable as knowing what you do.
DeKay, yes...that is asking for too much.  But I can do an autographed 45 of the Cap and Toenail doing "Love Will Keep Us Apart" 
What kind of listening chair
The Herman Miller Charles Eames chair is a good one and several models of Stressless recliners from the Norway company, Ekornes. Eames Lounge and Ottoman - Lounge Chair - Herman Miller https://shop.stressless.com/en/c/reclinersThere are several o... 
A thought on the values/steals in used Audio now...for family/friends?
When you start less than a dozen threads, but post to over seven thousand, it  speaks volumes.  
units without an actual ground pin on the unit AC outlet...
There was no earth grounding on aircraft, no earth. There was/is chassis grounding. How Are Airplanes Electrically Grounded? – Monroe Aerospace News  
units without an actual ground pin on the unit AC outlet...
Through consumer products and politics, placebos/fakes have been very successful. 
A headphone outlet question for Magnum Dynalab 208
Thank for your input and suggestion, I am looking into it.  Jim 
The Absolute Sound as compared to just sound? re: Headphones.
Thanks, the  HIFIMAN seem to be a choice many agree with.  I will give them a listen.