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Best Integrated Amp Of All Times?
Mimetism 15.2. Not that I've heard it but the review makes it sound almost too good to be true. You can read it here:http://www.mutine.com/pdfdocs/Mimetism_15.2_Test_UHF_74.pdf 
Which Patricia Barber album floats yer boat?
Yikes! I love Dylan and Mitchell but after reading the above posts I now feel kinda cheap and dirty, not to mention foolish, musically uneducated and just plain dumb and "undefined" 'cause I enjoy listening to all of Patricia Barber's albums. If I... 
Acappella/Vocal Jazz/Gospel recommendations?
If you can find it, get the Fairfield Four "Standing in the Safety Zone" CD. Best acapella vocals I've heard on digital. 
ACAPPELLA CD RECOMMENDATIONS
If you like gospel (heck, even if you don't) try the Fairfield Four: "Standing in the Safety Zone" on Warner Bros. 
What's your latest "Discovery"
Mary Gauthier: "Mercy Now". Like Lucinda Williams & John Prine combined. Great lyrics. Great tunes. Terrific sound. 
Audiogon "SACD's TO DIE FOR" list
Try Jennifer Warnes: "The Well" 
What was your first music that you paid for?
Bob Dylan's Highway 61 and the Temptations Greatest Hits (I think). Still a Dylan fan and am soon going to a reunion concert of the local R&B bands that played our high school dances. Some things never change. 
Aronov LS-960i, tube recommendation please.
Hi: Like you, I recently went from an SET to the Aronov LS-960i. I'm currently using JJ Blue Glass KT88s and Telefunken 12AX7s. A very significant improvement over the stock tubes. Sound is lively, up-front, detailed (without edginess) and with gr... 
Top "covers"
Here's some I enjoy:Tori Amos' versions of: Cohen's "Famous Blue Rain Coat" or Tom Waits "Time" or Bob Geldof's " I Don't Like Mondays"Mick Jagger & The Chieftans doing "Long Black Veil"Shawn Colvin's version of Doc Pomus/Presley's "Viva Las V... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Hello all:I feel humbled and extremely privileged to soon be joining such an august fraternity as the posters on this thread which I've read avidly for many months. Mick emailed today and advised that the Syrah I ordered around Christmas last year... 
The Best Live album
Try Tom Waits - "Nighthawks at the Diner". You can practically smell the cigarettes and booze.John Prine - "Live" is well worth seeking out. As is the Cowboy Junkies - "The Trinity Sesssions" - no audience but recorded live in Trinity Church, Toro... 
Talkin' bout YOUR generation...
When I was 11 in 1961 Elvis was singing "Little Sister" and "Marie's the Name of His latest Flame" along with the Everly Brothers and Neil Sedaka and Pat Boone. The British invasion had yet to happen and Dylan wasn't yet on the radar (at least not... 
What was your first music that you paid for?
The Temptations: Greatest Hits (?) and Bob Dylan: Highway 61. I think the Dylan may have been first but I'm no longer certain. 
Your Top Five for 2003
Shirley Horn - "May the Music Never End"Patricia Barber - "Verse"Gillian Welch - "Time (the Revelator)"Anni Di Franco - "Evolve" 
is it me or sacd.
Thanks to all for the comments & moral support. I agree with many of your comments, especially Nrchy who I think nails the sound quality variance on "Bringing It All Back Home" to a T. And I hope I didn't offend anyone with my rant. I agree th...