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Any Caviar Fans Here?
Petrossian is always a good bet. Available through their locations and online, as well as Neiman's and Saks. The US banned the import of Beluga in '05, but there are alternatives. You might also include some Explorateur - it pairs well with champa... 
Best $5,000 system for a small apt. in Stockholm
When in Sweden...Sjofn HiFi Guru speakers! 
New analog system disappoints, please help
From the hi fi+ review of the Spirit: "Output is healthy and loading is fine at the popular 100ohm value. Tracking should be set at 2g, but you'll need to set the bias by ear, as even slight adjustments around the 2g mark made obvious differences ... 
Burning CD question
I had the same problem with Sony CD-R's. They would play perfectly on various inside players, but would skip and hang-up in the car when other burned cd's played fine. Someone told me that the problem had to do with the "reflectivity" of the disk ... 
HDTV Over The Air?
I have had excellent performance from the Samsung SIR-T451. While the earlier models had reliability issues, this one has been flawless for over a year. It also works with standard rabbit ears as far as 25 miles - have not tried at further distanc... 
Your 3 favorite serious low end recordings
Marianne Faithfull - Kissin Time 
CJ PV12 AL verses CJ PV12 L
The PV-12L (c. 1993) is the line stage version of the PV-12. In 1997, these were upgraded to the PV-12A and AL models. The upgrades involved improved volume control circuits and a new biasing circuit for the input amplifier of the line stage to el...