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What responsibility does a seller have to tell a customer an item has been serviced?
Imho, if the item was modified you have an obligation to disclose.  If repaired to factory spec, no obligation to disclose.  
Difference in sound between day and night. Help!
Get off the grid and go with batteries with an inverter.    
Pass labs XA-160.8 monos - or -  Mark Levinson 536 monos for Magico's
If you had to chose today / now one of these sets of mono-blocks for same money what would you choose? I would choose tomorrow after I listened to each amplifier.   
Mint LP provides Stevenson Alignment
If you send Yip your Mint's serial # he can tell you the alignment used.   
Inverted Phase Preamplifiers with REL Subwoofers
If a sub is 180 degrees out of phase with the main speakers wouldn't there be a suck-out of those bass frequencies where there is a crossover overlap? Out of phase could be beneficial if the sub's woofer is not in the same plane as the main spe... 
Cary 805 b & C or 211 amp
Why not just use the Vaic, AVVT or EML 300B or 300B-XLS tubes? 
Cogging!
In this case Google is your friend. A lot of good definitions, videos and explanations can be found online.  
So many new TT's at lower price, still better off buying used?
Brand new gets you Dealer support and a warranty, plus you know the table's history.  Some people place value on having piece of mind.     
VPI 40th Anniversary Table After Warranty Support Question
You have obviously done some research, therefore, the fact that you failed to acknowledge the thousands of user posts celebrating VPI’s customer service and chose merely to focus on their shortcomings, reeks of a hidden agenda. Sure, you have a ... 
Do McIntosh dealers give discount on new models?
Come on spill the beans....what discount did you get?  That was the purpose of your thread 
Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life!
If everyone got it right the first time, there would be very little need for Audiogon.   
Is there an actual difference between AB and A/AB ?
Perhaps audio manufactures should drop the term AB and adopt A/AB to give consumers more info on how the amp operates.  What are the benefits/drawback of two identical 100w amplifier but one is biased for the first 10w in Class A (A/AB = 10/90) wh... 
Vinyl heresy-overhang induced distortion is not that important
You mean I don't need to purchase the $700 AnalogMagik software, the $600 SMARTracker, the $150 torque headshell screw driver and spend a 1/2 day setting it up the cartridge to enjoy vinyl replay?    
Linear tracking turntables, whatever happened?
@lewn wrote The only full bore turntable/SL tonearm available now comes from Germany, I think, but I cannot recall its name. Another German company, Brinkmann may also make one. I believe you are referring to Bergmann and not Brinkmann 
Catastrophic Accident! What To Do!?
Don't take insurance advice from an Audio forum, although the information "may be" correct, contact your agent for advice and support.  Accidents happen and don't beat yourself up about it, it happens to everyone.  I agree that you should take a m...