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Help me spend $6000
Ok so I just purchased a pair of Marten Oscar Duo stand mounts.  Going for new loudspeakers was the right choice.   
Helping friends/relatives with system purchases, your experience.
It seldom works out for me. Most people just want a simple music system and they don't really care what it sounds like. I ask about their budget and they say 500 dollars. I say we can find some 500 dollar speakers, I guess. They say no, that's for... 
Help me spend $6000
Thanks for the Heresy hate. Haven’t heard that one.  I own a factory custom pair in rosewood serial number 1 and 2. I don't hate Heresys. What I said was for 6000 bucks you can do a lot better.  
Help me spend $6000
You can do a lot better than Heresys.  
Noisy Right Channel
Checking the tubes is always the first option.  
Proper set up: worth the chase
 ABC      Always Be Changing  
Anyone have Warfedale Linton 85th anniversary?
Only an idiot would give this charlatan $750 to" fix" a $1500 pair of speakers designed by  Peter Comeau . I'm sure if the design goal was to add another $750 dollars to the retail price, both designs would work better. But only GR offers it, i... 
Vintage Technics SL-1300 poltergeist--help!
I am a moron. I've done worse.  
How to connect tube pre amp section of Hybrid amp to second Integrated amp ?
 Sure you can use the one Luxman as a pre-amp. That is often done when one buys a better power amp for their system. Hook that up and give it a try. Forget the EQs for now. I would not spend any money doing this because a $1500 Rogue Sphinx will p... 
suggest a low budget amp for Pro-ject Box 5 speakers.
What is your budget?  
Why Music Has Lost it’s Charms (Article)
There is plenty of good new music out there, but I listen to my old favorites 90% of the time.  
What's better, one conductor or two conductors for an RCA interconnect?
There are quality cables available in a multitude of designs. Pick the cable that sounds right not by the design.  
Anyone have Warfedale Linton 85th anniversary?
Well, I like my Lintons but you have to run them with good gear. They are a perfectly good $1500 speaker. Add a good sub (I’m using a Velodyne DD-12) and they can really rock. They would not be my choice for a super critical type of system, but no... 
What's better, one conductor or two conductors for an RCA interconnect?
RCA cables are coaxial cables Not all, Kimber makes a braided construction cable, for example.  
Are all dBs created equal?
80db will present very differently depending on.... Measurement of loudspeakers output can be very difficult if you are looking for accurate numbers. In a live home environment, you are taking a measurement, but the reality is you don't know wh...