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Anyone read TAS's Ten Most Significant Amps?
Did the Carver Silver 7s make the list? That was the first really really expensive mega-buck product I know of.How about Quad 88? I thought (was told) they were some of the first really good tube amps. 
comparison of battery powered phono preamps
I remember a preamp from Welbourn Labs that used battery + line power at the same time. 
Is agency approval requred for all equipt
Great question. I have also noticed some Chinese products don't have waht you mention or a serial number. 
Coda CSIb - what loudspeaker would be perfect?
"first find a speaker you like and then find an amp that is a good match for driving it."How can you find a speaker you like if it is powered by amps at random or the wrong amp? If you like what you hear, maybe you have found your keeper amp too. ... 
"The Heat Pipes are coming"... The Heat Pipes are
^^^ I think that is how you GET water in the desert, but it will not make ice!! 
"The Heat Pipes are coming"... The Heat Pipes are
Most desktop pcs do not have heat pipes. You would know, because they vent out of the case. Heat pipes are mainly used be the overclocker tweek-geek builders. 
Has your HiFi changed your musical tastes
No. It did cause me to listen to some odd-ball stuff for a while, like SF test CDs etc, but I mostly listen to the same music. The only reason I got into high end was to make what I like sound better. 
Classe's New CP-800 Pre-amp/DAC. Impressions?
Two Channel or HT product? 
Is there any bad sounding high-end gear--?
imo, most "high end" speakers arn't really all that great and some are bad. 
what speakers demand high end electronics
SoundLabs need really really good amps to really even work at all. I don't know if I would even experiment with amps that arn't up to snuff. 
Silver plated female RCA jacks on amp/preamp?
I am always stunned by how cheap Audio Note is with the RCA jacks ! 
Can room acoustics amplify the sound of speakers?
I do rememeber reading how each reflective surfaces adds 3db to the bass responce. (Notice it is not a power gain, just a shift in Hz responce). So, relative to your seating posistion, 3db for floor, 3bd for backwall**, 3bd for sidewall**)** if sp... 
How can a 40 watt amp outshine a 140 watt amp
Interesting reading about Richard Clark's test, BUT does that mean the amps sounded the BEST they could be. In other words, does makeing two amps sound the same result in equally bad or good sound? 
Mirage M1 8" woofer substitute
I have Mirage M3s, and from what I understand, there is no direct aftermarket replacement and Mirage (now under Klisph) does not have any.I would look into having the cones rebuilt. They can have new voice coils installed (if that is what you mean... 
Am I the only one who thinks B&W is mid-fi?
One local dealer sells B&W speakers, but won't bother to bring in Classe electronics, which, imo is bass-ackwards !