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Best recording of Mack the Knife Bobby Darin
It's sure not "That's All"! 
What's been playing on your turntable and what turntable is it ?
Nothing on my Oracle Alexandria for the past week! My daughter's dog is visiting and guess where the beloved, but shedding beast sleeps. So I've been confined to CDs.I want to encourage any and all rock and R&B fans to buy INTRODUCING DARLENE ... 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
@oregonpapa 1) Thanks for the welcome and advice.2) I was only gonna try it for a few minutes. ;^)3) Don't tell my insurance company!Happy Holidays!I'm listening to the Harry Belafonte Christmas CD as I cook Octopus sauce for a generations old tra... 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
As a newbie, if I wanted to try a premium fuse to see if I can hear an improvement, where would be the place to start - with source components, pre-amp, or amp? Or maybe I could try removing the fuses and closing the circuit with copper temporaril... 
List of albums that will still be popular 50 years from now...
Interesting, dragunski. I've recently listened to a few Swing and Big Band pieces from the '40s and '50s. I think future generations who compare that music to Rock & Roll may think that the former is much more avant guard and extreme. 
List of albums that will still be popular 50 years from now...
My Son The Folk Singer - Allan Sherman (Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda) 
Nakamichi SR versus TA
Has anyone compared the Stasis amps to the Harmonic Time Alignments? 
5 most recognizable voices in American music?
I want to encourage any and all rock and R&B fans to buy INTRODUCING DARLENE LOVE, a 2015 release on Columbia produced by Steve Van Zandt. This album (CD) is truly a labor of love and respect for one of the great ladies of pop music who was ... 
Whats playing on your system today?
I want to encourage any and all rock and R&B fans to buy INTRODUCING DARLENE LOVE, a 2015 release on Columbia produced by Steve Van Zandt. This album (CD) is truly a labor of love and respect for one of the great ladies of pop music who was ba... 
Do Integrateds sound better than Receivers?
When I was young I did save, save, save and go to retailers to listen, listen, listen. There wasn't as much of a used market because there was no internet. I don't remember ever seeing any desirable equipment in the newspaper classifieds. When I c... 
Do Integrateds sound better than Receivers?
Posting to a thread that has been idle for 8 years, I am obviously wacko.I have a Rotel RX-1052 receiver. I'd love to experiment with a pre-amp upgrade; but the 1052 does not have a mains-in or any way to bypass the pre-amp that I am aware of. It ... 
Recommend your best sounding LP's
Thanks for the correction, fjn04. My copy of Led Zep IV is a remastered, 180 g version by Atlantic carried by SoundStage Direct.My copy of Big Pink is a Gain 2 Ultra analog disc, so I'm guessing new. I love Cowboy Junkies and have yet to find anyt... 
Recommend your best sounding LP's
I found the EMI issue of Long John Baldry's eponymous album to be very well mastered. I also have a white label copy of Robert Palmer's Clues that is amazing, even though some of the tracks are not my taste.Both the 10,000 Maniacs LPs I have are v... 
What's your favorite lyric from a song?
"And if time could heal the woundsI would rip the threads aswayThat I might bleed some more."Gordon Lightfoot"It ain't The MeatIt's the motion" Sung by Southside Johnny 
Who is Most Beautiful female singer ever
Linda Ronstadt. But Margo Timmins is sooo nice in person!