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Best Tuner under 500?
The old Yamaha T-1 and T-2 tuners are great. There is a T-2 on ebay now. They go in the $300-$400 range, depending on condition. 
SACD quest
Amazon gets $23.72 for most, and has a few pop titles less. 
Fellow "Llano Trinity" amp owners
Adam13, Which model do you have and what speakers do you use them with. 
DVD Audio vs SACD?
I agree with Greg@cvu, DVD-A killed itself with watermarking. Alot of regulars on this site including myself have gone for SACD players. If more software is released, SACD will really take off. Most who hear it agree, it sounds better than CD. 
Music trivia anyone?
Hendrix with the Isleys in PR? Wish I had seen that. What rock star tried out for the Monkeys and didn't make the cut? 
Best Find Ever???
I bought a Yamaha T-1 tuner off ebay for $50. The owner said it didn't work. I put a new fuse in and it works perfectly. 
Help out a Young Audiophile
If you want to come to NH I can hire you as a construction laborer. We have NHT outdoor one's and a Nad integrated in the tool trailer. 
What's your profession? Age?
43 year old building contractor.Two channel system retails about 18k. Paid about 11K. 
Buy a CD now or wait new technology
SACD is here to stay. Buy an SACD player. 
Music for "Tough Times"
I go for Abbey Road. Vinyl of course. Takes me back to some happy times. 
Before They Were Famous
I also saw Aerosmith on the highschool circuit, at Phillips Exeter in 1973. 
Which "stand alone" processor ???
I think you are better off runing a processor through a two channel preamp with a by-pass feature. No stand alone processor will sound as good as a ARC LS25, Sonic Frontiers line 2 or 3 ect. You can use a HT receiver with pre-outs and you won't ne... 
Pink noise and pop from Levinson 333 amp
I had hiss from an amp that was caused by a local radio station and a long set of speaker cables. A Short set of speaker cables and a long set of ballanced IC's fixed it. 
Best Solid State Amp For 10k Or Less
Sensitivity is 89dB. Impedance is 3.2-9.8 ohms. Dynaudio recomends amp >80 watts in a large room. 
analog bypass capable receivers???
I know the NAD t-770 has this feature.