77jovian

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Wilson Audio- The rest of the story
4-500%? 
Quick poll: Most enjoyable audio magazine ?
As price stays the same and number of pages goes down, there's less equipment and music reviews per ad in all the mags. I find this site more enjoyable. 
Bands that had a "masterpiece", w/ common theme
Paul Simon One Trick PonyAlice Cooper KillerSteppenwolf MonsterSpirit 12 Dreams of Dr. SardonicusBill Evans Conversations with Myself 
AR DS 450 efficiency at what sonic price?
Good points...I think I'll keep the tubes and vote accordingly. 
Which cost more: your system or your car?
System, and it gets better mileage. Also, car is way too small to haul the system 
Why I like my home system better than live music
Let me add a bit to what I said. Sound quality varies tremendously at live concerts, but it varies tremendously on recordings at home, too. Sound quality is only one part of musical enjoyment, though. I appreciate live music and recorded music as ... 
Why I like my home system better than live music
I prefer live concerts for classical music. Here, the Colorado Symphony performs in a hall with sub-par acoustics, but I find even poor halls enhance classical performance. I attend many bluegrass/folk/acoustic music concerts, too because the perf... 
Dire Straits Brothers in Arms Comparison
I'm with Vegasears, the XRCD is excellent 
Favorite 5 Hard Rock albums Driving Music
R.E.O. -- T.W.O.Spooky Tooth -- You Broke My Heart So I Busted Your Jaw 
Favorite 5 Hard Rock albums Driving Music
Uriah Heep -- Look at YourselfDeep Purple -- Made in JapanAlice Cooper -- KillerWishbone Ash -- ArgusZZ Top -- Tres Hombres 
Any Tom Waits Fans?
I have thought Waits unlistenable for the last 15 years, even though I loved his earlier stuff...But you have all made me want to re-listen, starting with Rain Dogs. Gotta love Audiogon... 
Autographed Albums
Emmanuel Ax, Tommy Emmanuel, Pat Donohue, Mike Dowling, Steve Goodman, Lawrence Juber, a book by Marvin Hamlisch 
What is your favorite guitar solo of all time?
One? no way..Jeff Beck, Because We Ended as LoversChristopher Parkening, Laudate from Mozart VespersTerry Kath, 25 or 6 to 4 
Buy tubes from Audio Research or not
I re-tubed my VT100iii w/matched winged "O"'s and 6H30's from the Tube Store and biased them myself. Leonard at ARC walked me through the process before I did it, even though I did not buy the tubes from ARC. No problems and fine results. I don't ... 
Best Song Intro
My vote goes for Tom Waits' opening monologue to "Better Off Without a Wife"