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unique tonearm Brooklyn Bridge
Randy Hegebeth in Oregon or Washington I believe. 
The best speaker you ever heard?
Kurt Vonnegut was the best Speaker I ever heard. He was on stage and I had a little trouble hearing him. A bit out of balance but I think that was caused by the fact that I was sitting to the left of him. Still, I was amazed at the clarity even th... 
looking for laser for Mcintosh MCD 7000
McIntosh no longer stocks these lasers. 
Should I get Dolby B decoder for my open reel deck
The Phase Linear model 1000 Autocorrelator noise reduction system is what I use with my RT 707. It is simply incredible. MOST reels were not recorded with dolby but there is still significient hiss from the tapes. The Model 1000 has user adjustabl... 
Always leave equipment on?
I'll be the lone person how says off with the power! Unless you fancy replacing those hard to find power transformers and odd proprietary transistors that are in you amps, you might want to get comfortable with turning the power off. Of the transf... 
To tone control or not to tone control
I know I will probably catch some flack for this post. I dont like tone controls, I prefer to choose my components to get the sound I want however the best tone control I have ever heard and would not say a thing negative about is the BBE sonic ma... 
Transcriptors Vestigal--Opinions wanted
I have on mounted on a heavily modified Transcriptors Skeleton table. The arm is DIFFICULT to set up correctly but when done so I would argue that any modern cartridge sounds wonderful. The problem relating to improper setup is not caused by the a... 
Will Audio Research D115 drive Hales?
I've always found that tube amps sound amazingly louder than their SS counterparts. Probably due to the way a tube works. I'v owned a d115 and a pair of Magnaplanar IIIa speakers and can tell you that the D115 had more than enough power and reserv... 
99 10W Tube Mono Blocks?
All my experience with Antique sound labs is that they are a good deal for the money. I've got their single ended 22 watt/channel amp that sounds wonderful with Klipsch Belles. I also own a 30 watt/channel integrated and have had their single ende...