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What concert or music DVD's are worth having?
i saw the dianne krall- live in paris DVD playing at a store- it was pretty good - better than i expected. sounded great. 
Question to Levinson DAC Owners
fwiw, i have a ml-360s and a #37- the combo is quite a bit better sounding than a friend's ml#39 cdp. i would think the #39's transport is the same as a #37, so all i can say is you should get excellent results from a #37/36s pair. but at the same... 
It's 2050. I'm 84 years old...
"deep purple" is somewhat of a paradigm for me. 
Amplifier for Sonus Faber Guarneri Homage
what about the sonus faber musica integrated amp? - 50w/ch into 8 ohms & 100w/ch into 4 ohms. no remote, no balance control, no phase switch. is it just nice looking, or is sonus faber up to something here? 
The best speaker you ever heard?
the best "where's the system? moment" i can recall- music- jennifer warnes- the hunter.speakers- magnaplanar 3.6another time- rickie lee jones singing thru' maggies.or was she actually standing there ? 
best rock voices
no contest here- TWISTED SISTER!!!ok, Robert Plant of led zeppelin.female- janis of course. 
Looking for an acoustic guitar recording..
hot tuna- jorma kakounen (guitarist from jefferson airplane) from rags to riches- leo wynjkamp jr.(folk/traditional)blind blake- everything (ragtime/blues)richard gilewitz- similar to leo kotke, but very lyrical 
Best bargain find ever ?
a fisher am/fm receiver (30w/ch), a pair of fisher 10in-3way speakers in REAL walnut veneer, and a garrard turntable w/cartridge and dust cover, & all the wire i needed. all brand new- $350. 
Jazz Piano?
jazz is a wonderful/terrible word to describe an enormous range of musical expression. at 24, you're "not supposed to like it"? otoh, i have a good friend who similarly perhaps, finds that a lot of jazz starts out with an (annoying) eclectic &... 
B&W 801 s 3 or????
re- upstream electronics, i heard a pair of m-801-s-3's w/s.anchors driven by pass aleph 1.2 amps, pass aleph p, levinson #39 cdp, maughan box filter, & straightwire cables.the "hashy" tweeter sound was gone, & very little digititis if any... 
B&W 801 s 3 or????
once upon a time l.lipnick of stereophile concluded that in so far as the b&w 801's, the limitations are set by what electronics you feed them. the ab.sound raved over the 802's. there are better speakers out there, but 20-20, unlimited dynami... 
What songs do you never get tired of?
MORE, cont.-henry mancini- the pink pantherf.sinatra- it had to be yousammy davis jr.- the birth of the bluesb.streisand- cry me a rivervince guaraldi/ bola sete- live at el matadorsteeleye span- please to see the king/the blacksmithl.armstrong- j... 
Your favourite recordings that everyone else hates
"saraya"- female vocal rock group trying to be like pat benetar. formulaic but great guitar runs, and the vocals-well... and did i mention how attractive she was in black leather??joan jett and the blackhearts- put another dime in the jukebox baby... 
Curious about ML23.5/336
i had a ml-23.5- great bass, A+ musical textures. but it didn't throw a 3-D stage- it seemed to lack "depth" using b&w801's. i eventually replaced it with a krell fpb-300 which was much more "holographic". both amps had excellent sound quality... 
Food for thought/Opinions please
i liked the paragraph where middle-class parents would at one time encourage their children to learn how to play a musical instrument. joining the school chorus also plays into my hopes/wishes that young people will instinctually join in the fight...