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What's your favorite lyric from a song?
"Goin to build me a bar in the back of my car and drive myself to drink""So you think you've got trouble" by Marvin Rainwater 
Budget DVD Player Recommendation
second the Denons 
New Beatles remasters
I bought 4 of the stereo cds today. I did a comparison of the Sgt Pepper's vs the orig EMI cd pressing and a Japanese Toshiba import 1993 vintage. The remaster is a big improvement over the original EMI, but after several listenings of "She's Leav... 
Who's your guitar daddy now?
If Jason Becker wasn't stricken with Lou Gehrigs disease at at early age (20's), his name would probably be all over this topic. Great guitar prodigy, musician, songwriter and a great inpiration for us all!! He should be mentioned. 
Vintage speakers from the 70's and 80's
the original large Advents! Even more outstanding when they are stacked (4 speakers one 2 floor standing tweeters up and 2 on top tweeters down) I ran these with my marantz 1200 intergrated for over tweenty years (before Apogees) I still have the ... 
Thinking of buying a solid state amp
You can never have too much power! Keep your BAT and invest in a good quite air conditioning system. 
Your Top 5 Favorite Power Ballads
I Want to Know What Love Is--ForeignerNights in White Satin--Moody BluesMore Than A Feeling--BostonWhat About Love--HeartSara--Starship 
What the most musical power amp for under $1K?
Forte Model 3 Have sold on Agon for $400-600. You'd have to spend a lot more to equal its performance. 
Klipsch vs. Dynaco A25
MY classic system included a Marantz 1200 integreated amp and stacked "large Advent" speakers. Amazing sound. I still have them and one day I'll set them up again. Back then I picked them over the Klipch, Dynacos, JBL etc. They were in my system u... 
How much SACD do I need?
Get a good Denon 3910. You get excellent play from all formats. Plus you get video and HDCD as a plus. They have been on A-gon for about $400-500. A good deal. 
MOODY BLUES CD'S
I found that the SACDs, both 2 and multichannel to be disapointing. I like the MOFI cds the best. Quiet but clean. 
Beatles covers: better than originals?
One that I realy believe better than Beatles version is "You've Got to Hide Your love away" by the Silkie 
HDCD music suggestions???
most of Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music. I've got a few and all are great 
Revisiting Digital?
I have a stock Denon 3910 and an Esoteric DV50S. Although I prefer the esoteric, the Denon should do just fine. You can get them on Agon for $550 or less. They play all the formats you would most likely encounter today including multichannel of co... 
Some irrefutable truths about rock and roll
Rock and roll was not invented. It evolved from its roots of rythem and blues, gospel, jazz country etc. The term was invented by Allan Freed with the greatest influence being the appearance of the electric guitar. The other "truths" are just opin...