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What does it take to be a die hard Beatles fan?
Nothing from the Hard Days Night era?  IMO, some of the best Lennon stuff ever.  
What I really hate about some music
So-called dead air songs -- usually progressive rock where keyboards dominate -- or soft bells, drums and low harmonies that can add up to 3 to 4 minutes to an a song.  
Cassette decks. How good can it get?
Didn't Pioneer come out with a direct drive (gear) deck that was supposed to eliminate tape hiss?  
CD player
How about a Marantz SA-10 coupled with a Chord Qutest.  Anyone try that?  
Will a new Dac improve the sound?
I have a high-end CD player (Marantz SA-10), which I'm using without my DAC (Chord Qutest).  I can't tell any significance difference in the sound when it's attached to the CD player.  Maybe the sound from Marantz (even without built-in DAC) is so... 
cassettes CAN sound better than vinyl.
The problem with cassette tape is that it stretches over time and may not take-up properly on the right reel.  Nakamichi eventually fixed this problem by designing a better tape pad lifter on some of their models.  But if you own many old cassette... 
Biggest "bang for the buck" audio gear you have owned(in your history)?
Cambridge Soundworks Tower 1 speakers (pre Newton) bought in 1998.  Still sound amazing. 
What is wrong with my system?
Upgrade the fuses in your monoblocks. 
The Raven Has Landed
The new Reflection MK3 amp should be ready in a couple of weeks for those who pre-ordered, not in a year.  I'll let everyone know how it sounds when I get it. 
What Integrated Amp do You use
Millercarbon -- what kind of tubes did you get ? 
My Apologies to Miller Carbon
MC...are you getting a Raven Blackhawk amp or a Reflection? 
Raven Blackhawk LE... am I going to be disappointed?
Their Nighthawk (20 wpc) is driving my Revel 328 speakers (sensitivity 91dB) and a sub. Sounds great. 
The best $99 system upgrade ever!
Could human earwax work like deoxit? 
Raven Blackhawk LE... am I going to be disappointed?
Not just saying that because I am in the process of buying a Raven Reflection MkIII either. ;) I'm getting one as well. The Reflection MK3 should be ready sometime next month. The chassis were delayed because of shipping problems.  I think it w... 
Any way to listen to wav or high bit files with anything approaching audiophile sound?
Some sites offer FLAC songs for about 25 to 30 cents a track.  You could burn these onto a CD and play them on a SACD player.  Kind of cheap but it works.