johnto

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What is your favorite cover?
Deep Purple covers of Help, Kentucky Woman and Hush. Yes cover of Every little thing. Jimi Hendrix cover of all along the watchtower    
Magnepan 3.7i Filter upgrade
You may want to check audio circle there's a large Magnepan community that posts there.  
Looking for Blues with High Fidelity
Muddy Waters and Etta James recent releases from the Montreux years series are well recorded sound great and also have MQA .  
Best best ballads that refer to a US State
Massachusetts the Bee Gees.   Kentucky Woman by Deep Purple.      
Tube Amps, Magnapans and Impedance
When I was amp shopping for my 3.7i I was considering McIntosh with autoformers but was told by the manufacturer themself that autoformers did not work well with Maggie's. As long as your amp puts out high amperage you will be fine, it matters mor... 
MM vs MC Cartridges
Check the Soundsmith web page Peter has a whole education on the different  types of cartridges. I'm currently using the Carmen Il which is excellent .  
Amplifiers from the big [expensive] brands in Japan?
Probably depends on the headphones and speakers you plan to use. Also the front end equipment. As a general rule good stuff sounds better.  
Are there any albums you consider perfect?
Norah Jones Come Away With Me.   Beach Boys Surfs Up   King Crimson Court of the Crimson King              
Needs advice for Power/Int Amp up to ~2700$ (New/Used) - MF/McIntosh
Have you checked the Parasound Halo Integrated has everything you need Great sounding good company.  
For all you Bose 901 Haters!
Having owned both Bose 901 and now Magnepan speakers I don't see how anyone can compare the two. Magnepan is everything Bose is not, great sound, realistic, fantastic imaging, definition, everything thing an audiophile could want if you have the p... 
Amp for Mini Maggie Speakers
Depends on budget too. With the LRS or .7 I might be tempted to go with a Parasound Integrated amp I ran the HINT 5 with 1.7 and the sound was magical. You get everything in one piece of equipment dac, phono, and bass management. Whatever you deci... 
Procol Harum’s Gary Brooker, Singer and Co-Writer of ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale,’ Dies at 76
Great artist, singer and writer. Whiter Shade of Pale one of the greatest songs ever. RIP  
Any experience with Sound Smith repairing stylus on non-Sound Smith cartridges?
I had a Sumiko Blue Point Evo 3 that the cantilever had been broken off rebuilt and it came back sounding wonderful, I wouldn't hesitate to use Peter again.  
Advice needed on MC cartridges
Have you thought of moving iron cartridges, Soundsmith has some great sounding MI. They also have lots of material on their web about the difference in cartridge  types. I see went from to a mc to a mi and am very be happy with my the results.    
Your single most significant purchase mistake?
Agree with o_holter. Bose 901- 3 they was good back in the mid 70's but overstayed their welcome as they kicked around 40 years until I got out there and listened and heard what I was missing.