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Parasound A21+ vs Adcom GFA-585se
Parasound amps are made in Taiwan! 
Rippling cones
+1 noromance! A subsonic filer is the best solution here! All phono stages should have a low filter. Placing a TT on a heavier base will not fix this. It is inherent in LPs. It wastes amplifier power! 
Denon 103 and EMT carts on Kuzma Stabi or Jelco 750-D
The Jelco arm is better than a unipivot. I'd put it on the Stabi S in place of the unipivot arm if possible. 
To Stream or not to Stream
+1 georgehifi! I agree with you! The original flat transfers tend to be the best! Streaming users are trading off fidelity for convenience! 
Ohm Walsh speakers in the 21st century
I have a pair of the older Sound Cylinders with the 8" Walsh Driver and tweeter, plus the rear damping. They were a lucky Goodwill find! 3-D room-filling sound from any location! Amazing! 
For all you Blues lovers. Try to catch this Buddy Guy documentary on PBS!
I have seen it! Two thumbs up! Happy Birthday Buddy Guy - July 30, 1936! 
B&W speakers sounding very harsh?
+1 ieales! This "burn-in" stuff gets repeated ad nauseum by the ignorant! 
What are some of your best thrift store or "give-away" AUDIOPHILE WORTHY finds!
The "secret" of hunting at Goodwill is to go to a store in a wealthy area. Lots of rich people donate their unwanted stuff there! Poor area = poor selection!  
What are some of your best thrift store or "give-away" AUDIOPHILE WORTHY finds!
It was a hot day in July and I walked out the back door to see what new stuff had come in at the parking lot. I spied a pair of floor-stander speakers! Upon closer inspection they were Snell Type E's with rotted foam surrounds. I asked one of the ... 
Before I order the Magnepan 1.7s...
So you don't like the aesthetics of the Sonus Faber Amati's or Cremona's? Both these are much better sonically than the Magnepan's! I think you are making a mistake choosing Magnepan's! Check out speakers from DeVore instead! No need for a Krell amp! 
What are some of your best thrift store or "give-away" AUDIOPHILE WORTHY finds!
Same store - a pair of JBL 640's for $48! I bought them and later sold them for $200. 
What are some of your best thrift store or "give-away" AUDIOPHILE WORTHY finds!
A pair of Klipsch Heresy's in oak finish for $25 + sales tax at my local Goodwill. I needless to say grabbed them right away! 
Recommendation for a quality repair center
Contact Audio Classics in Vestal, NY. They are a reliable company in business a long time. 
PS audio new 25K dac and the psychological effect of owning a company's best.
An analogy would be the $25K diamond-encrusted Rolex! 
PS audio new 25K dac and the psychological effect of owning a company's best.
Another example of a company preying upon the insecure and gullible! There is no way that the parts count of this expensive DAC can justify such a high price! This applies to all uber-expensive DACs. A DAC is just a circuit board with a power supp...