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Why do folks spend more on electronics than on speakers?
noromance +1 **** Source first. You can’t retrieve what you’ve lost no matter what speaker you use. **** And, the same idea applies to the next step in the chain, electronics. Of course, this assumes that there are no major issues with how the s... 
An Eyewitness's Fortune (musical).
Wonderful!  What the world needs more of right now.  Thanks.    
Jazz for aficionados
Loved the Marquis Hill clips, acman3.  Thanks!  New to me.  One of the most original trumpet voices I’ve heard in a while.  I can usually say to myself, “oh, I hear some Miles, or Freddie, or…. “.  Hard to do with this guy.  He sounds great.    
Jazz for aficionados
   
Jazz for aficionados
Nice article, Alex; thanks. Thoughts? I would say it’s mostly accurate. Mostly. I think it puts a little too much emphasis on the notion of Miles being the “sensitive and introspective” one and Trane the “garrulous and long winded”. Probably true ... 
One guitar, or three?
Eagles, of course. Lynyrd Skynyrd. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young are other faves that come immediately to mind. Having said that, I have a little trouble with the notion that “three is more musical than two”, or “two is more musical than one”. D... 
Tom Jones
This thread and mention of YouTube caused me to poke around there a bit.  Putting aside the cheesiness of this type of show, check out his singing at 80 yrs old (!!!).  I hope I can still pick my nose at 80.  Pretty incredible.      
Jazz for aficionados
Hope he is ok.  Thanks.  
Jazz for aficionados
Has anyone heard from, or know about O-10?  
Jazz for aficionados
Thanks for that, Mahgister; had not seen that.  Remarkable individual and musician.  
Has the cost of HiFi gotten a bit too much?
Unbelievable.  Sad, really.  
Has the cost of HiFi gotten a bit too much?
One of the most, perhaps the most difficult thing for many to admit (if only to themselves) is that they have been wrong about something or someone; that their opinion was mistaken.    
Posting Images in Audiogon Forum Posts - A Reluctant Quasi-Tutorial
Any tips on how to do so on an iPad? Thanks very much!  
The Good Stuff
   
The Good Stuff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QfU1l8dXiM