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What other hobby...
Try settling on that "perfect" set of guitar strings. Then do it for six guitars.  For those of you with more than six?  My sincerest condolences.   
What's going on with Synergistic Research fuses?
It sounds like you went from a ceramic fuse to a glass one. I’m not one for the exotic audiophile fuses, but I did swap out the glass fuses in my B&K EX-442 Sonata for everyday, "standard" ceramic fuses just to see for myself if I could detect... 
ls FM radio even listenable any more?
........you mean FM radio is still around? 
Rel vs the world
There are many happy audiophiles who believe Rythmik’s servo design subs are - at a minimum - on par with REL’s top subs, if not better.  I know mine marries very nicely with my MMGs. Highly adjustable, a fast and agile paper cone, and an excellen... 
Where do you buy your CDs these days?
A year or two ago I scored 155 CDs (a great mixture of jazz, blues and classical) on eBay for $65 + $27 s/h.  Among other great discs, the lot included Frank Morgan's "Mood Indigo" (ono the Island label) which, besides being a great collection of ... 
What do you sit on?
Hard to beat the classic, rosewood-sided Eames chair or the Ekorness Stressless.Or a Seatcraft Vienna.... 
Favorite song to demo or test drive speakers?
Steely Dan:  “West of Hollywood”Bach:  any good recording of “Toccata and Feuge in D Minor” 
Seeking advice on Speakers that create an intimate 2 channel listening experience
+1 for Magnepan.And for the record, my Rythmik F12G mates”satisfactorily“ with my Maggies.  Very much so. 
Good Stereo Speakers for outside use during BBQs, evening pot luck dinners etc
Elac Debut 2.0 B6.2.  Very versatile, excellent value and really nice-sounding bookshelf.  More bass than any bookshelf should be allowed to have.   
Are these fake?
*pointing and LMFAO at miller* 
Should people who can't solder, build or test their speakers be considered audiophiles?
All due respect to the OP, but the proposition offered is just.............idiotic.In the extreme.   
Passive Bookshelf Speaker Selection
or you are overexaggerating. The fact that you mention no downsides proves that. Save your false choices, Skippy.  I have neither the time nor the inclination.   
Passive Bookshelf Speaker Selection
+1 for the Elac Debut 2.0.  I bought a pair for $244 about three weeks ago.  They have about 60 hours playing time on them, and this morning as I've been sitting here listening to them, opened up further to a new degree of spaciousness.  The sound... 
M&K Bookshelf 75 or Elac Debut 2.0 B6.2 ?
I ended up with a new pair of the Elacs for $244.  I've been running music through them for several hours each day now for about a week.  Yesterday I finally got around to pumping some volume through them, and I can't remember which CD I was playi... 
WHat did Audiophiles hear during Tape deck era?
What was heard during the tape deck era?Invariably, some level of hiss.