exley_9971b9
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| Accuphase E408, E407 or E530 ? Try and listen to Harbeths, either C-7s, HL5s, or M40s if they are in your budget. | |
| First upgrade from Linn Classik? Add an LK 140. That's what I did to my Classik and it made a big difference. It added to the resolution and bass response while keeping the Linn PRAT. If you like the Linn sound it's a good way to go. | |
| Biamp with Linn Classik K / LK85 combination? I'm not bi-amping, but I upgraded my Classik with an LK 140 and the improvement is very noticable.Brian | |
| Best Unknown Jazz Album Agreed about Undercurrents. They also recorded another album together but I can't remember the name and haven't heard it. | |
| One Song That Still Causes... Hang On Sloopy by The McCoys (Rick Derringer) | |
| Before They Were Famous I saw Tom Petty when his band was called Mudcrutch playing frat parties at the University of Florida. As a Jacksonville native saw all the local bands--Lynyrd Skynyrd, .38 special, etc. before they got big. A friend of mine used to mow lawns for t... | |
| really small speakers less than 500 Look at the Dynaudio Audience 40s now being sold for less than $500 new because they've been replaced by the 42s. | |
| Album Sides Steven Stills and Manassas sides one and four, Who Quadrophenia side 4, Neil Young Zuma side 2, Abbey Road side 2 | |
| Speakers 500,for Audio Refinement Amp Acoustic energy Aegis-1. | |
| Greatest Guitar Band While some great individual guitar players have been named, you did ask for guitar bands. I would ditto Fleetwood Mac and Wishbone Ash, give a hearty yes for the Allman Brothers, add Lynyrd Synyrd, and mention one of my favorites; Stephen Stills a... | |
| Which speakers use the Revelator tweeter Blind Willie Johnson's "John the Revelator" on Harry smith's Anthology of Folk Music gives a whole new meaning to your question. | |
| Best blues guitarist, Clapton or Green My vote goes to the last of the real country blues players,the "deep blues," and that's Otis Rush. Clapton got at least a third of his licks from this guy. Another third from B. B. and the other third might even be his own. But Otis Rush, that's t... | |
| Best of value-based systems Dekay: I listened to the Isis speakers and found them very bright. they were fine when listening to classical and jazz, but as soon as I played some good old rock and roll, it became evident the highs were etched. I think even if you listen only t... |