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Audio's Biggest Loser?
IPOD Shuffle. Pure and simple. Buy 2, hide one from the robbers, you are set for anywhere in the world. 
DAC with a Balance Control - Does on exist?
Of course, Benchmark makes a DAC now that has volume and balance, so if you like your Benchmark, that would be my suggestion. Rwwear-- Re why anyone would want a balance control--any small differences in speaker efficiency (between two speakers of... 
Do speaker wires degrade over time ?
There is a life expectancy for everything, including cables. It may be thousands of years, but eventually they will degrade down to nearly nothing... 
Best Keith Jarrett records
The Tribute Trio album is one of my favorites. The trouble I have with KJ (aside from the sing a long, which I can usually ignore) is that there just isn't much variety to his approach to 'standards' over the years. t 
Is the moscode 300 the Best $600 used amp?
One 300 is better than 4 Moscodes, unless they are the original orignals. IMO 
Excellent SACD quality "A Love Supreme" Coltrane
There is or was an SACD release on Impulse. There is also a "deluxe" 2-cd version on Impulse that has the original release, an outtake with Pharoh Sanders and a live performance poorly recorded in France. Both of these releases I believe are way p... 
Recommended components on Stereophile Magazine.
I can't imagine buying anything but the $3K class A in your example over the 8K class B. They sometimes put quirky products in their listings, but they usually mark them as such. An $8K horn system that Dudley likes comes to mind. But if you only ... 
Changing your tune
It's always hard to tell whether the last buying phase is the end or whether there will indeed be history repeating itself and there will be the continuation of the cylce. 
What musician is on this CD?
It is Joseph himself 
Ever discover cheapo speakers actually sound...
Has anyone ever tried 30K speakers driven by, say, 1K of electronics? And if you haven't--anyone willing to send me such speakers? I certainly have the 1K of electronics and it would make an interesting experiment and the results would contribute ... 
Esoteric Players: No Digital Input. WTF?
Very, very few players have digital in. It's digital out that makes the most sense. Connect your ipod directly, wtf? 
Any audiophile who is on blood pressure medication
The music as I listen lowers my blood pressure. 
DIY DACS
I have and not only are they far east, they are far out! In terms of soundstage depth anyway. 
Tube preamp with SS amps and Emerald Physics cs2?
The DSP, I believe does an A/D conversion of the preamp out, does its DSP thing and then does a D/A conversion back for the power amps. I haven't heard the speakers, but wonder why the A/D D/A doesn't happen before the preamp or why it doesn't jus... 
What's the Best LP You Bought in 2008
Kind of Blue