jaybo

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Suggestions needed. Speaker audition...Dallas?
move the polks around before you ditch em...the monitor 5's are pretty darn good. 
Who is your favorite jazz pianist
my favorites of my favorites...keith jarrett(in the context of the charles lloyd quartet)..bill evans(verve years)....hank jones(the great jazz trio)....manfred mann(up the junction soundtrack)....les mccann 
Morrsion loudspeakers ?
good omni's....but check out shahinian or ohm too....perhaps more bang for the buck 
Best monitor for bel canto gear?
you may want to keep the speakers you have? 
mcintosh MT10 turntable good or not.
'looking cool' is what most turntables for 8k do. the mac is beautiful 
Heard my friend's system, thinking of leaving hifi
no offense, but your speakers are not the last word, even in their price point. changing them may put your system ahead of your friend's meridian...and you certainly don't need to drop a fortune to do it. 
Your First Concert was.....
dick clark caravan of stars 1965 
Friday Night Listening
sal valentino-every now and then.....roy wood-boulders....wings-wild life.....john martyn-one world 
Who is your favorite blues guitarist
rockadanny.....yeah, i've got MY LABORS and LIVE AT...its funny, but Bloomfield is never filed under 'blues' in music stores(lots of others with little or no credentials are there).....when he was 'on' he was the greatest. The recently re-released... 
Amp upgrade ?
agree..the ml or the krell 
Who is your favorite blues guitarist
michael bloomfield 
Best Speaker for Wall Placement?
klipsch cornwalls, heresys, or la scalas 
Naim to McIntosh
the mac and mccormick are a great combo.... 
What's your favorite remake of a song
just picked up the randy bachman/burton cummings cd called 'jukebox'....great stuff..all covers 
Brag About Your Vinyl Collection
lots of rare 60's psych (still sealed). lothar and the hand people is just the beginning