entrope

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Best CD player $500 or less used
California Audio Labs CL-15Musical Fidelity Electra 
Weights on top of equipment to dampen vibration
A scrap of Corian countertop or marble works well on unvented gear. I use a slab of corian on top of my CDP. 
LEGACY FANS ?
Jazzkid- check your caps lock. It seems to be stuck. 
Best Integrated, period.
I've never had an intergrated period. 
Ever feel like we are going nowhere here?
New topic never discussed before:Does circumcision affect your listening? 
How Happy Am I Gonna Be??
So... the two power supplies fight to the death? 
Do you have a secret "guilty pleasure" recording?
Little river band 
A packing solution for Audiogonitis carriers
Another packing material I use is cheap egg crate foam mattress pads. 
Good Country recordings
Shadowland -kd lang 
what concerts do you wish you attended?
Emerson, Lake and Palmer in 1975. 
Anthem Int Amp 2 versus Unison, Primaluna, Cayin??
While I cannot speak to anything but the Anthem Int2 I will say with good tubes in the front end( Amperex 6922 PQ in my case) that it is an excellent amp for the price point. Very smooth presentation, minimal solid state edge, nice bloom in the mi... 
Cheapest system you could ever stand to listen to
Pond shops are also known as pawn shops. Not to be confused with shops that put koi in your yard in a pool of water. No offense but a minor point needing clarification.However, the Scotsman in me is mighty impressed with the price/performance rati... 
Paradigm Monitor 7s
Had a pair for 2 years. Good starter speaker but not super refined. Good resolution, well balanced. Not the last word in bass reproduction and I found the metal tweeter a bit edgy. Move up to the Reference line of Paradigm if possible. Ralph 
The most haunting music you ever heard?
The Wedding March! 
Why I sell
When I was new at this I used to ask the reason for a sale but then -to your point- I realized it did not matter "why" the seller was selling. What matters is only that he was selling an item that I wanted. Some will raise the point that some peop...