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How many albums do you need ?
My thinking: you pay 21 dollars to see a movie as a couple, and that is hit and miss on a best day.With Spotify and iTunes, you can easily preview any album out there before commiting to a purchase. It makes it fail safe.I really like to keep my c... 
LEBEN CS600 OR CS300X
BoleroYou can easily rock those speakers with the 300sx. The Shindo are more for vocals, classical and jazz, where timbre and depth is most prized.I listened to Radiohead's Amnesiac on the Leben and it was amazing. It perfectly reassembled and pow... 
Best Speakers for around $2000
ATC 7s or 11s 
LEBEN CS600 OR CS300X
300 s. Amazing value for the money. Heard it with your speakers many times. Magical. Please also get their phono stage. 
under the radio early 80s new wave....
Spandau BalletThe Pole CatsThe SelecterThe English BeatGang of FourPaul Kelly and the DotsCulture ClubBig Audio DynamiteWang ChungViolet FemmesTones on TailTil TuesdayThis Mortal CoilThe NailsGrace Jones 
Mcintosh - Love Em' or Hate Em' ......Why?
What a great sound from the golden era. My father had the MC275 from 1961 to 2001. Never had a single problem with it. I love the MC240 even more, from 1959. They go for $3k if you can find one used. Tubey magic. Beach Boys mixed down on those.I t... 
Best CD I've heard so far 2011.........
Lana Del Rey. Amazing vox on Video Games. 
Luxman L505u . . . why not?
I listen to it 100% of the time in headphone mode. Superior playback, all the way. 
Best nearfield monitor?
Typo: ATC 25s. Can buy them via Transaudio in Vegas. 
Best nearfield monitor?
ATC 24s 
Speakers for a Rega system
Neat and Harbeth are good choices. 
Live Venues getting slim.
Try pollstar.com. 
are digital recordings on vinyl any better than CD
No. Analogue playback will be warmer and smoother. 
Best CD I've heard so far 2011.........
Really like the new Horrors Skying and Jonathan Wilson's Gentile Spirit albums. Nice retro sounds. The Horrors sound like classic Simple Minds and Wilson recalls the CA singer songwriter period. 
Best Live Album Ever...
Otis Live in Europe