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Canadian rock and roll
50’s Rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins had a band in which members came and left regularly. He picked up drummer Levon Helm in Arkansas just as Levon was graduating from High School in 1958, and took him with him as he traveled to Canada for work. ... 
Canadian rock and roll
4/5ths of The Band. 
Best Country/Rock - Poll
Man, there are some great, great lists here! Lots of good names, but for me it always comes back to The Everly Brothers, imo the first and still best Country Rockers. Gram Parsons is associated with the great Felice & Boudleaux Bryant song "Lo... 
Sanders magtech or odyssey kismet
Bombay, Satie uses resistors to correct for power amp voltage gain differences. I still have my Dahlquist DQ-LP1, which I use for the bass leg only. Brooks Berdan tried to get me to sell it to him for the longest time, but I knew I'd need it event... 
Tube Phono Stage
Frank Van Alstine used 5751's in his Dynaco PAS redesign he offered back in the 80's. A little less gain than the 12AX7, but quieter. I don't know if he still modifies that pre-amp, or makes a similar one of his own.   
Sanders magtech or odyssey kismet
Right you are Bombay, the high end powerhouse amps cost as much as my whole system. Plus, I really don’t need a well-rounded amp with great sound in all octaves (I have a real nice amp for the Tympani's M/T drivers), just a great low end brute---m... 
Sanders magtech or odyssey kismet
All right, thanks. I've done some more digging, and it looks like there are different levels of Crowns these days, with different designs, power supplies, etc. The fan noise the Pro amps are notorious for possessing would rule one out for me anywa... 
Top Ten Rock Vocalists
Brian Johnson was fine by me. But AR (I won’t even speak his name)?! 
Direction of aftermarket fuses (only for believers!)
I’d like to hear from AC power cord designers/manufacturers. Do any of them test the wire they make their cords with for directionality? They can't simply be reversed by the user though, of course. 
Tube Phono Stage
There is an Allnic 1201, held in high esteem by it's owners, available on Audiogon right now. Asking price $2100. 
Albums you can listen too all the way through and it's all good
Me too, Ghost. There are also photo albums ;-).  
Top Ten Rock Vocalists
I'm so dismayed that AC/DC, one of my favorite bands, is having AR be their new "singer". Damn it! 
What's going on with the audio market?
As I feared. And I can’t really argue the point, or offer a defense, can I? But I did think it was related to the mention of the movie, and the decline in standards, both in terms of music systems/listeners, and America itself. Does that make me a... 
Sanders magtech or odyssey kismet
That’s the kind of thing I’m wondering about Rodman. I have a PS Audio 200C that’s okay, but it’s "only" 200w/ch @ 8 ohms and 400 @ 4. I’ll try it first, but have been warned the Tympani’s can use and may require a lot more than that. Tympani afic... 
What's going on with the audio market?
Absolutely jmc! Speaking of which, is it too much to ask for "to" and "too" to each be used where and when appropriate? They do mean different things, after all. I don’t want that to sound condescending or smug, but sheesh, c’mon man!