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| Best Find Ever??? A VPI TNT V table, 12.5 arm and Benz cartridge, a massive pair of Apogee ribbon speakers (don't know which model), a massive pair of Audio Research tube amps (don't know the model). The preamp and digital stuff had walked before I got there. Lots ... | |
| Best Audio-Manufacturing Countries? I'd like to define best audio-manufacturing countries as the sources of the best manufactured components I've encountered (i.e. highest quality of fit and finish):USA (Rockport, Wilson, VPI, Rowland, Krell, VTL)Netherlands (Kharma)Switzerland (Gol... | |
| What is the best Beatle Song Taxman | |
| Best Find Ever??? Shortly after it came out, I found a VPI SDS advertised in the Pennysaver for $150. My attention fully aroused, I called the number and asked if it was still available. The seller told me, "Yes", and that she would sell it for $100 if I showed up ... | |
| Any Zydeco recommendations? Boozoo Chavis - Lake Charles Atomic Bomb - an old Rounder recording by one of the 2-steppinest masters of the green bean. | |
| Calling all acoustic guitar fans... 1. Doc Watson, Doc Watson - ie. his first Vanguard recording. This one is my favorite, but you can substitute many from that catalog. This man is a treasure.2. Tony Rice, Backwaters - One of the truly great New Grass recordings with Tony's other w... | |
| Latin Jazz -- Your Top 5 1. Batacumbele - Live at University of Puerto Rico - an LP from the 80s that is well worth seeking out. Feautures the MONSTROUS conguero Giovanni Hidalgo when he was still called Manenguito. Absolutely slamming!2. Mario Bauza and his Latin Allstar... | |
| Best Male Singers of the 20th Century Some favorites:Frank SinatraPlacido DomingoJimmy ScottLittle Willie JohnGreg AllmanJoe WilliamsMel TormeRoger DaltreyTony BennettMagic SamBig Bill BroonzyMarvin GayeSam CookeElvis PresleyJohnny HartmanEnrico CarusoStevie WonderOscar Brown Jr. | |
| Maggie 1.6 - Best Amp? Thinking about tubes. The combination of the Maggie 1.6es and the Music Reference RM-200 is mightilty synergistic. A high-power tube-solid state design, the 200 offers the clear, vibrant portrayal of voices and instruments typical of tubes, combined with the unrestrain... | |
| The Best Audio Dealer North, South, East or West, my buddy Brooks Berdan is unquestionably best. | |
| Please rate WATT/Puppy 7 Properly set up, there is nothing that I have auditioned that has been able to convey the subtleties of the musical event as evocatively. Careful setup by an experienced individual is essential. I wouldn't consider them without the assistance of a... | |
| Album which you have listened to most? Professor Longhair - Rock-n Roll GumboCrusaders - Free As the WindOscar Peterson - West Side StorySantana - IIISarah Vaughn - Live in JapanBeatles - RevolverSteely Dan - Pretzel LogicGenesis - Lamb Lies Down on BroadwayJohn Coltrane - Giant StepsL... | |
| Which artists do you just not get? never got the eaglesnever got the pretty girls version of fleetwood macnever got rem (sleep)never got the cowboy junkiesnever got foreignernever got al stewartdon't get norah jonesall of this stuff is like sonic pablum | |
| need some suggestions for Acoustics Blues Mississippi Fred McDowell - Mississippi Delta BluesBlind Lemon Jefferson - King of the Country BluesBig Bill Broonzy - BBB Sings Folk SongsBrownie McGhee and Sonny Terry - BM and ST SingElizabeth Cotten - Freight Train and Other NC Folk Songs | |
| Who is Most Beautiful female singer ever Carmen Lundy - gorgeous pipes...and everything else. |