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When did AudiogoN become a Showcase for The Music Room?
It's a free market economy so if you find value in what a retailer does you should vote for it with your dollars and expect more of the same.  My transaction with TMR was OK, so I am not criticizing them or their business model.  I am looking for ... 
Best Debut Albums
Pretenders 
Percentage of mp3 vs FLAC on Tidal?
I get MP3s all the time.  Not everything in the library is FLAC. 
The one component that you wish you had not bought
Wadia WT2000 transport.  It randomly wouldn't read CDs.  Sounded great when it worked but it was God awful expensive and temperamental. 
Designer Hall of Fame
James Bongiorno of SAE, GAS, and Sumo. 
Speakers to hang on to for LIFE
ADS L300c Aluminum minis. They were $300 per pair in 1977 and followed me to school on the East Coast. They now serve duty in the garage wired to a NAD receiver and Squeezebox Duet. They are a joy. 
Replacing Veneer on ProAc Speakers
I'll see if I can summon the guts to pull them out of the box. It makes me ill to see such a wonderful product in that condition. 
Why do some audiophiles beat up McIntosh?
I saw a pair of Mc60s in a Pennysaver ad in 1980 and drove through the snow in Upstate New York to buy them from a guy in a trailer park. They have been bullet proof and have never failed to please. The McIntosh owner stereotype is a doctor with a... 
Silverline Minuet "Supreme"
I bought a pair recently and am impressed with the sound quality using a Wyred 4 Sound mINT D class integrated. Tough to beat for the price.