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Favorite punk song.
"Holiday In Cambodia" by the D Ks 
The 5 stages of making a bad audio purchase
@thamilton1I believe you are closing in on Nirvana 
Are there any Tool fans here?
What's with all the removed posts? This site hosted in Beijing or something? 
Are there any Tool fans here?
@auxinport I was wondering how Maynard's winery was going to do. That's a tough climate for a cab grape. I remember watching a video of him starting that up from scratch and hoping he could pull it off. Glad it is working out. The restaurant is su... 
Are there any Tool fans here?
This guy, Colin O'Donohoe, does a good deconstruction of Lateralus. Even if you do not like the band you have to give them kudos for this level of effort.https://youtu.be/WKYd3u8r3uI 
Are there any Tool fans here?
@oregonpapa Is that the "Know What I Mean?" album? 
Developing critical listening skills
Lot of good advice on this post. I second Robert Harley's book. After reading his chapter on becoming a critical listener a whole new layer opened up for me.rwortman makes a good point too. The quality of the recording make a substantial differenc... 
Please Make Audiogon Cool
@noble100 "sooner or later you're going to realize, just as I did, that there's a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.”Morpheus 
Most annoying song, period.
"Boys Are Back In Town" Thin Lizzy 
Whats playing on your system today?
Richard Thompson; Ducknapped 
Things that make you go, "Hmmmmm...."
Sony's 300 disc changer. If it's good enough for Nelson Pass must have some kind of value 
Just got AQ Niagara 1200 ...
I just replaced my Richard Gray's 400 Pro with the Niagara 1200. Stunned by the difference it made. I had the NRG-Z3 but switched to a Nordost Red Dawn. The Red Dawn is different from the NRG (to me) but not in a good or bad way really. One song s... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Primus; Tales From the Punchbowl 
Audiophile Receptacle question
@badger_erich I just installed a Niagara 1200 power cleaner. I couldn't believe the immediate difference it made. And it's not even broken in yet. Didn't do anything to the receptacle and I'm pretty sure it's nothing special. 
Audiophile Receptacle question
@jea48  and yes; Romex is a brand name. I was using it like I would say "I need a band-aid" instead of saying "I need a sterile adhesive strip" or kool-aid instead of powdered drink mix or Kleenex instead of boxed tissue.