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Please help a Novice
Paradigm Atoms and their Mini Monitors are wonderful small speakers that provide obscene value to price. Made in China of Canadian design, they are very inexpensive and have beautiful mid-range. I can also recommend stepping up to Vandersteen 1cs ... 
Best CD I've heard so far 2011.........
The Wilco reminds me of Radiohead's Amnesiac. 
Best CD I've heard so far 2011.........
New Wilco is the bomb. One of their best. 
Top 5 Hamburgers
Macdad: welcome back! 
Which components are "stupid good"?
I really love the simplicity of Rega's new Brio components and their new P3 turntable. Very beautiful as a set of components, kind of like Naim, the Enlish know how to package things up. I also like Cambridge Audio--nice Chinese-made gear with gre... 
Best CD I've heard so far 2011.........
New Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Throwdowns from Hawaii. 
Anyone heard te Sony SS-AR1
For the record, as I stated in my first posting, I am very impressed with Sony's effort. They recreate music with beautiful nuance and clarity. I also want to state that their demo rig costed $230,000, so it better sound fantastic. I also agree th... 
Anyone heard te Sony SS-AR1
Disagree. ATC speakers are perfectly balanced and optimized, and you eliminate racks of gear and interconnects. They are bombproof and they stand behind their product, since they make the units. 1,000 studios would not rely on them if it was not t... 
West Coast Blues
Second the Marcia Ball. My favorite blues players include Dave Alvin, and, some of the selected tracks done by Los Lobos. 
Anyone heard te Sony SS-AR1
I would recommend anyone evaluating these to listen to the ATC20s and ATC40s. They are much cheaper, and because they are actives, eliminates the need for electronics. The Sony speakers are impressive, but they also has $200k in electronics in the... 
Zu Druid MK IVs vs. Essences
Love the Super Souls. Best entry level speaker, bar none. 
Great films where music is a central theme.
Agree with 24 Hour Party People. Brilliant history of Madchester music scene. Essential. 
REGA RS5... any owner?
I heard them in NY several years ago and they were very balanced around the mids, definitely English sounding. I would imagine they would mate well with the new Brio R and P3 turntable. If for anything else, I think their build quality per price i... 
Great films where music is a central theme.
Lost in Translation and Amelie. 
Chicks With Guitars
Keith Richards, ca 1966.