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Best Sam and Dave and other Stax LP's
way too many to pick a couple. assuming you have the stax story cd box as a portal, i'll mention any lp by clarence carter, otis redding, the staple singers, or johnny taylor is off the charts. original pressings in mint condition (covers too) are... 
Top Luxman integrated - 509u or 590Aii?
pick the speakers first, then match to the amp. i found class a accuphase components to be no more 'real' sounding than their a/b counterparts. 
Best Remakes Of All Time
the troggs' wild thing is not a cover, but was penned by jon voight's brother, chip taylor. 
Japanese reissue specialist
a ps...they go for 50 bucks on acousticsounds.com 
Japanese reissue specialist
fyi...i picked it up, along with 10cc's first and T.Rex- The Slider (the same label..Imperial) the attention to detail, on the discs and covers was not there, the sound was dull, and the grooves noisey. all were uniformly bad. if you have a recent... 
Tips on Buying Quiet Quality sounding LP's
visual condition is a crapshoot, but historically thats the way vinyl is graded. if the cover is even slightly worn , the value to a collector plummets as well. these basics were around long before younger audiophiles got dooped into thinking the ... 
Loudness War
enjoying music we love isn't as complicated as we sometimes make it. 
Warm Sounding Surround Receiver
would be largely influenced by your room and speakers. the new hk receivers are very good bang for the buck. 
best small combo jazz recordings on vinyl
jazzdoc has great taste...add les mccann/eddie harris-swiss movement. 
Rock Lps that never made it to Cd.....
'noah' is the only seger that never made it to cd ever. steve miller's 'rock love' and 'journey to eden' as well. the doors 'absolutely live' too. 
Neil Young/ CSN new vinyl releases
it is indeed 'not' 180..and quiet. 
Best Remakes Of All Time
the youngbloods the ultimate 'statesboro blues' cover. 
Neil Young/ CSN new vinyl releases
the vinyl is 180gm and quiet... 
Sleeper JBL models....80s-90s
the tik series (danish), the 4400 series monitors(especially the bigger ones), the 4312 mk IV (available outside the u.s. only), the L series, century golds (limited editions), lots of others. 
Zu Essence mini review
i've listened to zu druids, various coincidents, klipsch la scalas(and corners), and others that (in theory) don't need an amp with grunt, but in every case (in practice), the additional power opened up the presentation, and made for a sound that ...