http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jeg3d7uooK8

and check this:
"Swappable OPA Sockets
Tune up your unique sound - OPAMP sockets allow simple, solder-less alteration for user-preferred sound color."

I would like to pole the audience. I have a Michaelson and Austin TVA-10 amplifier. It gave decent performance for 25 year and then became unusable(unstable bias on one channel). The question is: is this piece of gear worth trying to refurbish. (Hint: the original designer Tim "the Baron" declined to offer any advise on his creation). If so who could handle this task (in Alberta).

Is there any advantage using a single full range driver rather than a two way speaker box? I have a pair of Bose 201 Series IV and it looks like a Fostex FE166E Full range speaker can replace the Bose woofer and just disconnect the Bose tweeter. It appears even the Bose box demensions and port size is compatiable with the Fostex full range.

Fostex specs:
http://www.madisound.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=270

Are there "plans" to bring more of Stereophile print mag's "legacy" content online?
I know some of it already has been, but a lot of it -- perhaps most of it -- is still offline (e.g., music reviews). Is it a matter of "we'll get to it" (the stuff already online has been cherry-picked)? Or is it that Stereophile does not want to give too much away as freebies -- i.e., there's still "gold in them thar hills" (i.e., a market for back-issue sales)?
As a long-time subscriber, I would be willing to pay for member's-only service to have the convenience of online access.

Well, I finally decided to replace the absolutely ancient Pickering XV15 on my turntable (an equally ancient Dual 1219). I couldn't make up my mind which way to go, Grado Gold or Denon DL160, so I bought both, and figure I'll keep the other as a backup. I'm hesitant to spend more than a couple hundred bucks on a cartridge with this turntable anyway, since it has compliance requirements that make it rather unusual in today's marketplace. (Denon's 14cu is pushing it-- most carts that Dual recommended for it back in the day are in the 15-25cu range.

First, wanted to thank you for your recommendation of that Brandenberg Concertos album-- one of the best Bach discs I've heard in ages. (Wasn't sure of what to expect when you said "almost bebop horn parts"-- I'd peg 'em closer to Don Cherry than to Dizzy, myself, but they are great, in any case)

Second, wondering when (and if) the "missing" John Marks Records catalog items are going to appear on ArkivCD. I'm thinking especially of the Bach Cello Suites, but a quick look at your website suggests one or two others might not have made the trek over...

Lionel

First I would like to express my gratitude that there is a full section for posts like these. Now, onto my:
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