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Is there a modern equivalent of Allison Ones?
Wilson has some monitors designed for wall placement. 
Best "Rock/Pop" Debut Album?
Jethro Tull - "This Was"Silver Apples - "Silver Apples"Dan Fogelberg - "Home Free" 
Thiel 3.6's vs. Vandersteen 3 sigs
Thiels are as good as the music put into them. 
MoFi tinged with distortion
Play the same recording on CD to see if the distortion is present. If noise is on CD then mastering at fault.Also, listen through headphones to eliminate your speakers (bad crossover component, etc.) as the culprit. 
Go DirecTV
Been using Direct TV for years and I don't agree with your assessment.While the picture isn't that "bad", I do see a lot of false contouring and digital artifacts (resulting from the set-top converter box no doubt). Dish has been recently aligned ... 
Sexiest Pop Song Ever?
"Poetry Man" - Phoebe SnowComfort food for your, uh, ears... 
Best SS amps with sound similar to tube amps
BAT 300XSE. Said 'nuff. 
Most Impact on Sound Stage/Imaging?
Room treatment. 
Consumer Electronic Show ?
I attended one year with help from a friendly vendor.The weather was miserable and, silly me, I just didn't want to intrude into places where people spent lots of moolah so they could conduct their busines without a lot of distractions.I went next... 
Who Do You Credit For Getting You Into This Hobby?
The Nuns at St. Mathias grade school?In second grade, they walked our class into the assembly hall where a chamber orchestra (Chicago Symphony members?) of about 15-20 members were gathered.That morning, I vowed someday to play the French Horn!Hug... 
Live classic 70s Southern ROck......
Black Oak ArkansasWet WillieLeon RussellDr. John 
hifi audio in movies
"Love Potion #9"The "chemical boy" hero has Krell electronics, ProAc speakers and an Oracle turntable.Well, he has them for a while... 
Which artists' music do you buy without audition
Peter GabrielJascha HeifetzVladimir HorowitzAndrés Segovia 
Your favorite prog rock music? ?
Silver Apples: Silver ApplesCaptain Beefheart: Spotlight Kid (Wish I could set the "wayback" machine and hear this before I "turned off".)T Rex: Beard of StarsFever Tree: Fever TreeJimi 
Review: Music Hall MMF-2.1 Turntable
Mwilson,Leads are fixed.It's all good.