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Zu Omen or Tekton Lore Great review http://www.stereomojo.com/TEKTON%20MLORE%20SPEAKER%20REVIEW/TektonM-loreSpeakerReview.htm	909
What time do you wear? Corum $20 Double Eagle watch. Patek Philippe 18K white gold art deco watch from the 50s	497
How do you judge your system's neutrality? Swiss speakers are the most neutral	396
Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list Dr. Demento's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 on 8 track	387
WA-Quantum GmbH's Quantum Chips Do you have to wait several hundred hours for these to properly break-in? I assume the adhesive has to settle in on the sub-atomic level. Those quarks are quirky	222
Are audiophile speakers turn on for single women? Yes, if her name is Linn Klimax	215
What's the oldest piece of gear in your system? My mother in law	142
worse entertainer or performer of all time?? Moody Blues Liberace Wayne Newton R Kelly (especially at kids' birthday parties) Bob Seger Serge Gainbourg (his daughter is a hottie however	103
Best tube integrated with Merlin TSM-MMI? The Merlin website features a link to the ARS Sonum product. Presumably, if there weren't product "synergy," they'd not be implicitly endorsing the ARS. By reputation. . .	76
Recent equipment you hated, thought overpriced Schumann generator. Bought one on a whim. No difference in sound, presence, spatial qualities, etc. etc. None of my guests has heard an iota of difference with it	75
Will a quality USB cable make a difference.... For what it's worth, I was unable to hear any difference between the the stock USB and one made one of the "name" cable companies that cost $130 retail and I can . . .	75
It was 44 years ago that... The Sex Pistols' Never Mind the Bollocks, Radiohead's OK-Computer, Pearl Jam's Ten, and London Calling by the Clash coming to mind	70
What Song Reminds You of Your First Love? Push, Push, in the Bush by Musique	62
pure ipod dock Mine sounded great for 20 mins and then stopped working. I emailed the folks in the UK so we will see if they make good. I am sure they will	57
"Best" DAC for a grand or less You have super taste. Excellent system	54
How Many Audiophiles Have Do You Know? There are about 8 of us in the world and each of us has about 25 Audiogon aliases	48
are audiophiles different than non audiophiles ? Elizabeth: The terms/adjectives you listed ("detail oriented, nervous disposition, high strung (though may have the appearance of laid back barbeque, inside they are a taunt . . .	45
So, what DON'T you spend money on? No: Country club memberships (the ones near us have six figure joining fees) Boat Ex-wives	44
Your Worst WAF Incident The look on her face when I drained our 401k monies and kids' college funds to buy 20 Shumann Resonators which I set up all around our condo	43
Have you heard or own the Shakti Hallograph What's the burn-in time that one would need to devote to this before realizing the full benefit	42
Speaker cable vibration? I can't hear the difference but I dampen the speaker cables to impress ;odie Foster	42
Your Wish List for Reissue on Vinyl Depeche Mode Unplugged and Soft Cell's Tainted Love (long-version	40
Mosfet mist? "Mosfet Mist" is a phrase coined by that noted 90's adult film star, Linn Klimax	39
Worst record ever? Anything by Toto, ELP, Yes, or Styx	37
Time of listening session? I always listen at 4:20	28
TOP 5 CD OR LP LISTENED MOST TO IN LAST 3 YEARS ? OK Computer by Radiohead Odelay by Beck Ten by Pearl Jam Contra by Vampire Weekend Achtung Baby by U2	28
Lou Reed/Metallica "Lulu" just awful At least he tries and does new things. The Raven CD comes to mind. So many musicians recycle the same stuff over and over again. How interesting is that. MMM was in fact put . . .	27
can this fact be accurate? The average age of the hobbyist seems to be increasing. I don't see a lot of college kids into it. I live in Boston which is a huge university town and there are few stores left. . .	26
Tekton Design Lore I have a pair of the new version of the Tekton Katz. I'm using it in the bedroom along with a great CD player (Rega Apollo) and a very inexpensive and middling amp (Jolida FX-10. . .	22
Tony's current 2 channel system Lovely system. Just wondering: what does the tune block tune	19
My wifes birthday present - a turntable I got mine a record cleaner and a whole bunch of old LPs. Didn't go over well	19
Power cord replacement where first? I would ask which of the products, if any, came with an adequate cord. Are any of the ones you have closest to the mark? Maybe some are in greater need of an upgrade than others. . .	16
High End Hi-Fi like Drugs I get that high when I use 8-tracks. Seriously, lots of nostalgia for the days when pot was illegal	15
Intoxicating music There is a trio headed by DR Lonnie Smith (not to be confused by Lonnie LIson Smith) that does 4 JHendrix covers, Very influenced	15
Itunes or Cds, the smartest purchase? For all the reasons stated, CDs hands down. I also like having something tangible. My teenaged kids, on the other hand, would never ever buy a CD. I don't think they've ever . . .	14
RCA cables silver,gold or copper whats better? I'm torn between silver plated copper and copper plated silver	14
Rogue Audio Cronus 12AU7-12AX7 tubes choices Slightly off topic, but I am curious as I am looking to upgrade my existing tube int. amp and am considering a Rogue along with 3 other brands: What do you think of the Cronus as. . .	12
CD Player under $1k I'd opt for the Rega if you don't care about SACD. Excellent US service organization, something that may be an issue with certain products made outside the US	11
Blu-Ray, SACD & NetFlix player? My Marantz HT dvd does all these and more (HDCD etc). Cost was about $400	11
Speaker Cable for SET amplfiier - 1000$ You may spend less than you've targeted but I've really been amazed at my Virtue Audio and LAT cables. I don't think you need or want to buy silver cables (silver prices are . . .	11
Re: differences in tuners I agree on the classic tuner point, but the major drawback is their lack of HD. I don't think HD is all that it was promised, but if one lives in an area with decent HD reception. . .	11
Review: Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated Amplifier Great review. No amp in the world can make country music tolerable. Toothless rednecks singing about pick up trucks	9
How do you rip CDs on a new version mac mini? Go to Newegg.com or any one of the various computer peripheral websites and get one. You'd be hard pressed to be able to detect any difference between them and the conv. wisdom . . .	9
7.1 system suggestions for a two channel guy A few months back, I bought a Marantz 7005 and I am favorably impressed. Stereophile reviewed it of late and I agree with the comments	9
budget speakers for Musical Fidelity A300 ? You're going to get lots of suggestions and most of them (if not all) will suggest terrific speakers. One brand of speakers that makes a line in that range is Triangle. Check . . .	8
Question About Tube Dampers If the dampers helped the sound so much, why wouldn't manufacturers of amps or pre-amps use them? Dampers are, relative to the finished product, quite cheap	7
Teddy Pardo DAC I have heard the Don Pardo DAC, but never the Teddy Pardo one	7
sub for Studio-20s? I've a paradigm sub one along with the studio 60s and 10s. I really like it annd think it is as good as the REL and others I heard in the price range	7
Micromega My DAC to improve sound of Rega Apollo I used a MF vDac with a $35 dog cable and I thought the sound of my Rega Apollo improved	5
Grant Fidelity Reference Tube CD-1000 Player With Chinese kit, would you even know if the parts on the spec sheet are actually in the unit? Short of opening it up, you are always rolling the dice. I've worked on matters . . .	5
Let's pause for a minute or should we stop? Does it cause more stress on the transport to be spinning continuously as opposed to starting, stopping and then starting again	5
Jolida FX10 - KEF 103.2 I have the Jolida in a bedroom set. My speakers have fairly high efficiency (95db) ratings and really love the lush midrange (to use a loathsome cliche), but the bass response . . .	3
Jolida 302b The same thing just happened to me (albeit for another model). I emailed the US office or distributor/representative of Jolida and they were terrific in mailing me a new one. . . .	3
Conference Room Audio Probably fell off the back of a truck so don't sweat the price tag	2
Interconnects for a Rega Apollo CD and amp/pre-amp I had the Chord product for my Apollo and then tried several others including Aud. Technica. Of all the ones I tried, I thought the LAT International were by far the best. . . .	2
Have an old pair of Allison Acoustics CD-9s.... I had a pair I bought from a now-closed store in the Boston area. After many years of use in varying roles, I sold them for $250. They were OK, but not as good as the hype	1
Jolida FX Tube DAC I have their FX Amp. Sound is pretty good but I don't think the build quality is. Seems there are a lot of other options at this price point	1