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What is your DESERT ISLAND amp & speaker combo?
Mary Ann, or Ginger?? My vote to Mary Ann. 
The Worst Performance Ever - Really
And to think as a teenager my buddies and I would sit and listen to Lord Sutch & Heavy Friends while doing things teens did during that period in time. I liked it at the time, but not one tune is memorable. I do remember the album cover with t... 
myrtle blocks
Cheaper to buy a block of myrtlewood and cut your own to spec. I did. 
Test music for new gear
Go to Soundstage.com/referencediscs to see what Soundstage! writers use and why they do. 
What is your DESERT ISLAND amp & speaker combo?
Something like a York all in one system, where the Audiophile Police will get so upset that they would search the world to find and arrest me for being so lame. 
Power cords?
I recently moved my system a little which made my stock amplifier power cord too short. I've been using a plain old extension cord while trying to decide which power cord to purchase. I have read much about the Pangea (thanks Elizabeth) and decide... 
Burned out Audiophile - Trying to Find some Zen
I love vintage. Today I walked into a vintage guitar shop and found a Marantz 2325 receiver with a Marantz 6300 turntable sitting there. Said he would take $500 for them both. They were untested, but I was tempted. 
Norah Jones
Well said Tubegroover. 
Burned out Audiophile - Trying to Find some Zen
I'm done spending a lot of money for meager returns. My system isn't the greatest, but is pleasing. Why spend thousands more when I get much pleasure where I'm at? I'm spending on music instead.If I came into a ton of disposable cash I would defin... 
Norah Jones
Shubert, could you elaborate a bit on that last comment? 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Cassandra Wilson- Blue Light 'Til Dawn 
Norah Jones
Judyblueazz hasn't said anything nice about many things in these forums. Someone put something sour in your drink? 
Norah Jones
The above mentioned Herbie Hancock release (River: the Joni Letters) won a Grammy for Album of the Year, and Best Contemporary Jazz Album in '08. One I play often. 
When did you start to love music and why?
When I was a tot my parents had one of those Zenith consoles where the speakers folded outwards and the turntable folded down. This was after the console with the TV, AM FM radio, and turntable with the Cobra arm. I don't remember using the earlie... 
Girlfriends and wifes, how do YOU cope?
Just purchased an lp for $31. Had to borrow a 20 from my wife. She then asked the price I paid. As we were leaving she pointed out a store she wanted to stop at just up the road. We left after she bought $72 worth of patterns and yarn. See how tha...