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| any audiophile guitarists out there? The Blues Jr. is a great amp. Perfectly able to get great tone. I play a G & L Bluesboy and get great sound out of it. Keep in mind that your gear is only half of the equation. Great tone originates and resides in your fingertips. I've been pl... | |
| Benz MC Gold vs Sumiko Blue Point special Cartridge matching your arm and table is the key. It is not as simple as picking "the best cartridge." My dealer fit a Benz Glider (thats 2 cartridges higher in Benz'line than the MC) to my LP12/Akito combo and it was horrible. Flat, dull, and lif... | |
| What companies, out of Business, did you LOVE??? From the Seventies, I remember fondly the Sonus Blue phono cartridges,IMF,Sonab,Fried and TDL speakers, Fulton speakers and cables, Dual turntables, Connoisseur turntables, Audionics of Oregon,ESS Speakers with their Heil Air Motion transformer dr... | |
| Most unusual/mesmerizing female voice. I am also a big fan of Steeleye Span's Maddy Prior. Nobody I've heard sounds like her.Check out "The Weaver and the Factory Maid" on Parcel of Rogues. | |
| Stairway to heaven "Stairways to Heaven" which has about a dozen different spoofs including great Rolf Harris,Elvis, and Doors sendups. If you don't die laughing after hearing these, you are not from Planet Earth. | |
| What is your favorite guitar solo of all time? Jimi Hendrix "Little Wing" from "Hendrix in the West" UK Polydor 1971. | |
| Vandersteen 2C vs. Klipsch Cornwall Which generation of 2C do you own? 2c (c.1978), 2ci (c.1987), 2Ce (c.1995), 2Ce Signature (c.2000), 2Ce Signature II (current model). There have been vast improvements in the 30 years plus of production. And within model types there are constant r... | |
| Classe' model 20 pre anyone? Classe'25 with Maggie 1.6 is a great combo. The 25 can produce up to 500 wpc into the 1.6's 4ohm load. So the result is very dynamic with great bass drive. You don't really need a subwoofer with this combination. Some folks find the 1.6 to need th... | |
| Which songs/albums take you back to college? Led Zeppelin first five albumsWho's Next, Quadrophenia, and Live at LeedsParcel of Rogues and Below the Salt by Steeleye SpanAllman Brothers live at the Fillmore EastHumble Pie Smokin' and Live at the FillmoreYessongsEmerson, Lake, & Palmer, T... | |
| Help Me Choose Better 5-Channel Amp The Theta Dreadnaught or Dreadnaught II would be worth considering. I moved from different brand center channel(Outlaw M200) and main amplifiers(Classe'25) to a single Dreadnaught II and the coherence of the multichannel presentation was much impr... | |
| Classe' model 20 pre anyone? I used a Classe'DR5 preamp with a Classe'25(the 15's bigger brother) with my Maggie 1.6's for 4 years and I thought it was a killer combo. I never heard the 15 but it should do fine driving 1.6's. | |
| Your First Concert was..... The Who at the Fillmore West in June 1969. 3 bucks general admission. They performed two sets. Set 1 started included Heaven and Hell, Can't Explain, Tatoo, I'm a Boy, Substitute, Happy Jack, A Quick One, Summertime Blues,Shakin'All Over and My Ge... | |
| Top 5 Hamburgers Armadillo Willy's in Cupertino has an incredible burger!One of the best in Silicon Valley. Sam's Barbeque on Bascom Avenue San Jose is also very good. Both of my recommended burgers are of the charbroiled variety. | |
| What do you think about Magnepans 3.6R for me My room is comparable in size to yours. My Maggie 3.6's are powered by a Theta Dreadnaught II (approx 450wpc into 4 ohms) augmented by a pair of Vandy 2WQ's and they easily fill the room. | |
| Best Amp to drive my Apogee Stages? Try older Classe'Audio. DR8, DR9, Fifteen, or Twenty-Five.All great amps with plenty of current drive. Jason Bloom of Apogee used to demonstrate the Stage at audio shows with the DR8. Threshold S Series amps like S/200, S/300, or S/500 would work ... |