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The New American Songbook
You can fool some of the people some of the time. 
Your (perfect) record
Beatles Abbey RoadThe Who TommyThe Allmans Live st the FilmoreLed Zep 1stThey all have great playing and a flow that keeps me listening all the way through. 
Guitar Solos
First one that I remember was Sunshine of Your Love by Crean(Clapton) .I still love cranking it to this day. 
50 years on---the brilliance of The Band and their astounding debut album.
I purchased the new 45 rpm copy and find a slight but not dramatic improvement. As someone above mentioned it still sounds kind of thin in spots especially the first few cuts. There is an improvement in bass on some cuts. The vicals also show some... 
Best speakers for $300/pr
There is a pair of Philharmonic speakers available on Audiocircle for $150.00 now. 
$100 or less Phono Preamp recommendation?
U Turn Audio also has a very nice phono pre for $99.00 
Best speakers for $300/pr
Check out Philharmonic Audio outstanding sound at reasonable prices. They have an Accuracy Monitor for $290.00 
A trend I've noticed in ads.
I've had great luck with sellers honestly describing used items like speakers, amps , turntables and cartridgrs. 
Where to sell mac 4100
You can list on this site also usaudiomart, audiocircle, audioasylum or craigslist.List it under Receivers. 
Recommend Affordable Integrated Amps (Solid State or Tube)
Another happy Parasoung Halo owner great sound has everything. 
The "how many reviews it got" rule
In many of todays reviews the reviewer talks about keeping (purchasing) the equipment so it's probably exactly the same. 
Which integrated amp for better musicality - Parasound Hint vs Primaluna vs ???
Owning a Parasound HINT with Maggie’s I never found it to lack in the high end, it seems like a great all around performer especially at its price point.Never heard the Rogue but at least it is made inthe USA. 
Magnepan 3.7i vocals sound harsh
Went naked no resistors which I think sounds best(probably some high frequency loss at my age).Let the equipment warm for an hour much improvement in sound.Tried 3 lp's Charlie Byrd direct to disc truly incredible, Basie Jam# excellent, Elton Madm... 
Suggestions for Amp & Preamp or Integrated for my speakers
The Parasound integrated is a great value and it offers mm and mc phono as well as a dac well worth checking. Use you would be under your budget. 
Please tutor me on some integrated amp basics.
I guess it all depends on how much you want to spend. Parasound Hint is very nice and is available in great shape used in the $1700 range. It has everything you could need.  But there are many great options once you decide on a budget and if you w...