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Negotiate good price
Whether this really happened or not, I have no clue, but if I owned the store, the sales person would probably be looking for a new job at some point for one of two reasons.  One, because they were not good (or smart) enough to qualify the custome... 
Who are your three favorite female singers?
How do you do a list like this unless you break it down by genre? It is like comparing Freddy Mercury to Luciano Pavarotti, or Julio Iglesious. They are all phenomenal in their respective genres, but there are other greats in those genres as well.... 
1st Post Intro & Ramblings
Realistically most of the time you have no clue "who" designed the product no matter whose name may be thrown around. It will be some engineer no one has heard of. Unless the "talent" has shares, it is best not to make them into figure heads.  
Doug Schroeder Method, Double ic
Well then I hope you IP attorney is providing you good advice and/or you are being completely un front with him/her.   From what I have read you have provided full and public disclosure for your idea. It is readily evident and documented in these ... 
Amp repair cost — is this right?
$10K? !! My UBER driver has 2-3x that invested in his business for a point of perspective. I hope you have IR on that hot air reflow. $10K is also about $3K/yr. in tax write-off, another perspective to be weighed against a full time repair shop wi... 
Cartridge suggestions for SME Turntable
Mijostyn's description to me is accurate wrt mass alignment which ensures no matter the angle the down force is the same on both ends hence it stays.  Not sure what this sort of spring rauliruegas mentions?I do question whether it matters once you... 
vinyl versus digital redux
So if you don't think analog tape is the bees knees you are not astute? I would argue most astute audiophiles have never heard unmixed and unprocessed audio on analog tape or high resolution digital but that is not what the topic thread is about.  
vinyl versus digital redux
Seventies,Analog tape is surprisingly robust for storage. It is usage that degrades it.  The biggest concern is break down of the underlying binder for the magnetic materials and the plastic substrate. If really old it is acetate and very prone to... 
1st Post Intro & Ramblings
Theater sound has not been about creating a larger stereo image since the 70s. Surround sound is about trying to put the viewer into the scene with sounds appearing to come from all around like in real life.The center channel is not to widen the s... 
1st Post Intro & Ramblings
Huh?The question is Why do so many stereophiles, audiophiles and/or avid listeners still go full surround to watch a movie?  
Doug Schroeder Method, Double ic
Full public disclosure more than a year ago means no patent potential though it could be tough to create a defensible patent for parallel wires. 
vinyl versus digital redux
Headphones are not for mixing, at least not ideal. They are for fine work, determining issues, etc.  
Amp repair cost — is this right?
This is 3-4 hours tops for someone experienced with the equipment and product knowledge. For someone who is not it could be 8 hours though with the right equipment I have no idea how I would spend 8 hours replacing 18 caps. Setting bias takes minu... 
vinyl versus digital redux
Mijostyn, you don't need a fortune or a perfect room for critical listening. Differences in source material are typically more evident with headphones and a good headphone amp.  $3-4K in that area would be more "revealing" than just about anything... 
vinyl versus digital redux
The drift reduction again is for sync. The clock input on a modern DAC is marketing. The part cost for a clock suitable for 145db+ SNR is 10's of dollars into the low 100's in low volume integrated into a unit and less high volume. USB or networke...