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Favorite scream in rock?
"Stand Up And Shout", Steel Dragon from the film Rock Star - Miljenko Matijevic supplied most all of the vocals. Big voice for sure.   
What preamp with both line stage and phono?
If I were looking to upgrade, I'd strongly consider a preowned Conrad-Johnson ACT2. In my opinion, and just my opinion, one of the finest preamps available at any price. https://www.stereophile.com/tubepreamps/305cj/index.html https://www.stereot... 
Top 10 Live Albums
@slaw  Mike Cooley, Patterson Hood & Jason Isbell  "Live at the Shoals Theatre" - Just listened to this last night... JJ Grey & Mofro "Brighter Days" Oasis "Familiar To Millions" Anderson East "Live In Tennessee" Big Star "Live At ... 
Will an Amp change improve my system ?
Big Star, Live at Lafayette's Music Room Joe Bonamassa, Live at The Greek Curtis Mayfield, Live!0  
DAC for Aurender N200
Seems like this topic pops up every few weeks so I'll toss my Canor, DAC 2.10 into the mix. For $4K it's is as good if not better than all but the very hiend Mola Mola, Berkeley, DCS and Meitner pieces. I listened to a bunch in the $3-$7500 range ... 
Tune of the Day
"Wichita Lineman" by Theo Bleckmann w/ Kate McGarry off Songs I Like a Lot / Songs We Line a Lot - they do a a nice job with this classic track.  
The HARD ROCK & HEAVY METAL Thread Continued
Never went super heavy but did bang it our to Aerosmith, The Who, Cheap Trick, etc... a ton in HS. We'd crank things up in my best bud's Mustang through his Pioneer/Jensen setup on the way to hockey games. Great times!   
Integrated Amplifier Recommendations Needed
JBL L112 should get vintage Sansui. An AU-9500 or AU-6600. A 9500 can be found under $2K and a 6600 less than $1K. Those two would be epic,... just my opinion.   
Current or Previous Harbeth Owners…
Interesting post... I had Harbeth M30.1 bought in 2015. Loved them until I happened upon a little know speaker from Canada (by way of Belgium) called the Equation 7. Not a stand mount but a narrow, shallow smaller 2/way tower. Incredibly well buil... 
Any regrets in selling gear?
Audio Note, Meishu Line... Good God, what was I thinking!?   
Tune of the Day
Paul Weller, "The Changingman" off Stanley Road. An all time favorite artist as evidenced by my avatar. Been a fan since The Jam of the 70's  
Tune of the Day
Must be Alison Krauss week... AK & Union Station, Looking In The Eyes Of Love a truly beautiful a track   
My wife weighed in…she wants piano white tower/bookshelf
KEF Reference 5 Meta White/Gold... I'm sure you have the electronics to push these around.  
Seeking a Warm 12AX7 Tube for Preamp
@skiznfliz, @trivema  - triple mica black plate GE 5751 are the bomb for sure. I bought a set last summer from a local Mass dealer. Use them in my lineatage and they are just sublime. A better fit with my heavily re-worked Valencias. Super quiet t... 
Pop album that has stood the test of time
+ 1 @tooblue - big EC fan... love Joe Jackson, Talk Talk, XTC, The Cure so much great 80s music. Wasn't all Madonna & Duran Duran. I found Alt County at this time too, Lone Justice, The Jayhawks, Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, etc. Really a to...