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Best Headphones & Amp---Opinions Please
I love the Almarro amp. For the dollar, the best tube amp in the market. I also adore the Leben 300SX and the Luxman N100. All share a highly musical presentation, without the high end cost of competing with Shindo and McIntosh tube products. The ... 
Best Rock Album in 2010
I love how the Suburbs just unfolds, with each song informing the next. All the great albums have this quality, the Beatles: White Album, Rolling Stone's Exile.While not in their direct stature, I think the Suburbs will be viewed as one of the mas... 
Best Rock Album in 2010
Aloe Blacc: one of the great nu soul voices to emerge. On heavy rotation 
What music do you want to play really loud?
Yes, Jaybo. 
What's the objection to Floor Standing Speakers?
kind of like driving a car with you penis on the hood--more a statement of grandure rather than the practicality of actual usage. Most bookshelves work better. 
Music that really stirs your emotions
Bootleg: The Clash, London to Jamaica. Amazing live band, never equaled. 
Piano on vinyl - the best
Oscar Peterson is hard to beat 
Best rock song of all times
London Calling 
Best System for Pink Floyd
They were mixed on ATC speakers, so not surprisingly, sound amazing. On a budget: try their 16s or 19s. Money no object: 150s. 
CD players - Luxman vs. Esoteric?
I have the Luxman N-100 tube amp and CD player in my residence in Japan and can highly recommend Luxman products. I think their 50 model is one of the absolute best player in the market place, and if you mate it with their 509 or 550 solid state a... 
Top 5 Rock n Roll Vocalists
Garn509: I thought rock was the white man's take on blues? Hard to include Robert Plant and Mick Jagger without acknowledging their source. Harder still, not to include Solomon Burke and Sam Cooke as the essence of the roots. 
Who's Your Favorite Bass Players; Why?
kimo clark of the throwdowns 
Most sophisticated and intelligent musician
See Macdad, I knew we would win you over! 
The Great Vinyl Debate
I feel the whole reissue problem has suffered from a variety of problems:1) the actual plant capacity is strapped again, so quality can suffer as they try to meet production runs. Vinyl has always suffered when the actual pressing time is less the... 
Most sophisticated and intelligent musician
warren zevon and tom waits