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MusicDirect,,
I love the cover pictures they have used over the years. I still have the 2015 and 2016 catalogs on the table in my music room.   
How do you decide what to listen to? Same old stuff?
I too really like Radio Paradise. They point me in the right direction when it comes to "new" music.  
Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say?
Are you consciously going to change your friends life? If you start them down the path of your sickness will you someday be sorry? Think of the money you have spent. Then ask yourself can your "friend" bear the same burden. Oh woe is me. I am so g... 
The Allure of Vintage Audio Gear
I worked at a couple of stereo stores in the late 70's and grew fond of several of lines of gear. I have a Yamaha receiver from 1977/8 era in my office system. I don't listen to it very much but just enjoy the esthetics. A reminder of a time that ... 
Mark Knopfler & James Taylor
Gulf Coast Highway Boulder To Birmingham I still Miss Someone  
A nice tribute to my favorite living musician, the last man standing.
@mashif Many thanks. Hope that your past 55 summers had the good vibes that one did.  
A nice tribute to my favorite living musician, the last man standing.
@mashif I wish I has known you were at Bethel that day I would have said "Hey". So happens that was my 20th birthday. Not a bad party weekend actually.   
What’s your favorite audio show to attend and why?
Tampa. I live there.  
Great Interview-
I have always thought that Harry Pearson was right in looking for the absolute sound not in amplified sound from electronics but from the "sound of actual acoustic instruments playing in a real space."   
Napping while listening
One of my favorite things to do late at night  is tune into one of my playlists on Qobuz. My lists are pretty long so I can start in different places each time I do this. I make a mental note of the starting song, try to remember the last song bei... 
Am I right for this forum?
You are blessed with a family that loves music as much as you do. I would say that the money you have invested in your system seems to be all you need with the other aspects of your life as they are. It seems as if there are so many different opin... 
I took Frank Zappa’s advice
Is there anything that says Zappa more than the album cover/title of  Sheik Yerbouti ?    
Your greatest high end audio purchase!!!
What "ruined" me was the Audio Research SP 6. Bought it in 1978. Loved it.   
Steely Dan UHQR
So, I just had to look. In my stacks I currently have three copies of this record with the AB 1006 stamper. One is a yellow wax version. One is a really clean (looking) regular wax version and #3 is also very nice in regular wax. Completely forgot... 
My High End Audio Gear As A Long Term Investment!!!
I have been happy and stable with my system for some time now. I too have had to face old guy hearing issues. Not too bad yet but enough to make me realize that doing the swap out of gear just because is a silly proposition. Until now. I have beco...