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Do you all agree when Prince said the 60s, 70s and 80s were the golden ages of music?
Also, like Green Day, prince is, was and always will be vastly overrated.  
I feel bad for GenX'ers that missed out on the 60s and 70s.
As a Gen X’er I don’t feel bad. The 90’s were incredible. Activism, socialawareness and amazing music. Most of the garbage that passes as music these days makes me feel bad for Gen Y and people who think Green Day is punk. 
George Bensons LP collection
I frequent Mike’s store when browsing. He’s an interesting guy when he wants to be, also crotchety. Still, he does get some nice stuff now and again.George is known in the general Phx/Scottsdale/PV area. I would say second to Alice Cooper (but wit... 
van den Hul 3T new cables Mountain and Cumulus
a LARD reference. Nice. 
Quicksilver Remote Pre (6DJ8) & Cary SLP-88 ... Need Opinions
I'm running a pair of subs off the tape outs (converted to a 2nd set of pre outs) on my QS (12AT7).Its a zippy sounding preamp, definitely not tubey. The "tubiest" I was able to get was a pair of Philips 7062 replacing the junk stock tubes.Undecid... 
Tune of the Day
"Sacred Grounds"-Det Kätterskä Forbund 
Odyssey Kismet Reference series.
I have a very upgraded, but not Kismet Khartago amp and unless I can afford Pass this thing stays. I f’ing love it.after 3.5 years something went bad. We trouble shot something’s over the phone. Sent back to him and he basically rebuilt the amp. I... 
Decware Line Conditioner - Worth the wait?
I’d trust Decware over Synergystic Research. 
Everybody’s Top 5 - Vinyl
@infection   100% agreed.It gets spun very often. Over the decades its as potent now as it ever was. I saw them with Danzig and Type O in like 94? 95? We were behind the stage when Godflesh came on and it was absolutely crushing, the opening to Sp... 
Everybody’s Top 5 - Vinyl
@infection  These are what I'm spinning most right now. Anyone who knows me knows G O D F L E S H  is mightiest of all and 1 of 2 all time faves of all time. Ever.With Industrial back on vinyl my thoroughly destroyed, decades old cd an now be reti... 
Everybody’s Top 5 - Vinyl
Pitchshifter - Industrial Gene Ammons - Boss Tenor  Napalm Death - Apex Predator/Easy Meat  Merzbow - Pulse Demon  Bonny Light Horseman - S/T   
What is the most important component to consider while building a new system?
Budget and how much of a forum hero you want to be. 
Best Sounding Speaker Cables?
I'm anxious to try the Raven Sonoquil speaker cables. 
OK - Now What…?
Enjoy it. Buy music. Don’t feel you need to keep up with these humps here.You’re done. 
VAC preamps - too expensive?
Audiophillia is a rich man's hobby. The plethora of mid-fi gear is a relatively recent thing and the reason why Youtube reviewers live in that space. Its growing fast and seeing much innovation. It proves the markup on gear is massive.The haves wi...