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Why Don't More People Love Audio?
LAck of awareness of audio, confusion, expense, snake oil, easier to stay out alltogether than get caught up in it all. 
How do you clean the laser in a CD player?
Compressed air like Paulwp said. I would stay away from cleaning discs. 
ATC SCM 20 SL or DeCapo?
ATC's are more neutral. I thought DeCappos had too much bass - but you may like this.The new active 20's are $5,000 including amps. Other than some bright peak around the crossover, I think more accurate and less distortion than DeCappo. DeCappo m... 
Mosfets: The way to go for SS amplification?
Hafler claims that MOSFETs have several advantages over bipolar transistors: better thermal stability, faster switching speed, lower output impedance and better linearity. hafler monitorFrom Stereophile December 2002: Musical Fidelity uses bipolar... 
what is the meaning of this???
Not to be graphic, but flesh as in human flesh would mean skin color. So I would guess all the "colors" would be in place. Harmonics, detail, more natural flesh, or more "lifelike" (flesh) presentation. 
Where have the long-time regulars gone?
Learning curve for one. Also don't want to bother arguing. Sean, etc. are still around and help a lot of people. Let's thank them. 
Here's how a CD copy of a copy can sound better
The original copy is digital, the second copy will be analog, not digital due to copy protection. Unless you get a "pro" version which ignores SCMS copyright protection. 
Looking for opinions on ATC Active 10's or 20's...
10's and 20's sound similar but 20's have more detail since bigger drivers and more power mean they pull out details easier. I heard a nasty upper mid peak on the 20's which may be at the crossover which turned me off.Great speaskers but $5,000 fo... 
Why I am Selling
Maybe. Dealer swore their demo CDP was working perfectly. Thank God it skipped for me in the store, not after I got it home.Bye, bye dealer. 
Best amp for B&W CDM1s
Musical Fidelity A3 integrated has good match with B&W. Maybe a little gentler on top vs. Rotel IMHO. 
Speaker Polish?
Why the nightmares Paulwp? Liquid Gold is what B&W recommended to me. 
What Speaker are Great for Rock and Roll $5K-20K
2nd the big, expensive McIntosh speakers. If you are willing to pay the money, McIntosh sounds clear, dynamic, lot of fun to listen to. 
Pro/Con Floorstanding VS Monitor, which's better?
Davetherave, What Hi-Fi did this last year. They liked the B&W CDM7 over the CDM1. I remember because all others they liked monitor over floorstander. 
Opinions of Creek Integrated 5350se
try the Onix 60 watts integrated at www.av123.com.There is a Soundstage review on the onix here:onixjust do the "search" for onix. 
Finest integrated SE under U.S. $ 6,000.00
Wyetech if they have any under $7000-8,000 and you like a neutral sound.