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Can you recommend a simple Tube pre amp?
I have been delighted with a BAT VK-3i for the last 15 years and it pretty much fits the bill you want. Total of four controls--power toggle, mute toggle, volume knob, source switch. Fully balanced circuitry. XLR and RCA inputs and outputs. Phono ... 
McIntosh & the Bachelor Pad
Oh yeah. . .forgot to answer. Tequila Slammer--the ultimately ironic drink when discussing Nietzsche, Waiting for Godot, the sexual politics of "The Graduate", international diplomacy in the post-nuclear era, or the descent of objectivity in moder... 
McIntosh & the Bachelor Pad
BEST thread this year--thanks Onhwy61 for a great start and to Donjr and Mofimadneess for making this a fun read. Just in time too--was about to give up on Audiogon forums and the endless recycle of XLR vs. RCA, digital vs. analog, power cable obs... 
Soundstage - when wide is too wide
Definitely check your speaker cable polarity on both speakers and the amp end. I know it's "basic" suggestion but when swapping speakers, it's something that can easily happen.I know because I nearly drove myself insane trying to fix an imaging pr... 
Secondary listening systems
I work from home and my office system gets the most use these days--5 to 6 hours in between phone calls and meetings. ALAC files to Apple Airport Express > Meridian 565 dac/pre > Meridian 555 power amp pushing an old pair of B&W 601s. A ... 
Your Dream/Team Rock Band
Freddie Mercury--lead vocalsPeter Frampton--lead guitarTom Scholz--rhythm guitarJohn Entwhistle--bassKeith Moon--drumsGregg Allman--keyboard 
is my system set up correctly?
Check the manual for verification but I think this integrated has a "direct" input that bypasses the pre-amplifier section/volume control and goes right to the power amp section. Assuming the CD/DAC has a better volume control schema (in the digit... 
Favorite Subwoofer
Vandersteen 2Wq. Fast, tuneful and unobtrusive with my Magneplanar 1.6QRs. 
Who believes that Robert Plant
What, no Freddie Mercury? Burton Cummings is another great voice, both with the Guess Who and his solo work. And while he was never a considered a vocalist first, Frampton's voice has really held up well over the years. 
PS Audio XStream biwire, what are they worth?
They are probably worth less than $500. I sold a pair here recently for something like $300. 
Whole Home Streaming
Multiple Airport Expresses are fine--I run two, plus an Apple TV box. Each has its own name and those names show up as speakers in iTunes. 
Best live albums from 1970's college days
Started college in '79 so I guess I just made the cut. . . Frampton Comes Alive (saw him tour that year but still in high school)Stand in the Fire--Warren Zevon (only one disc but smokes)Two for the Show--Kansas 
Speaker hum problem - need help
I would double check the outlet wiring--if you don't have one already you can get an outlet checker for about 6 bucks at nearly any hardware or home improvement store. It verifies that hot, neutral, and ground are all correct. If no fault in the w... 
Jerry vale dead
Met him in the mid-80s. Very gracious and humble. RIP. 
Not asking the best....
I gotta go with that dueling guitar work between Don Felder and Joe Walsh on "Hotel California" and seco d the vote for "Blue Sky" by the Allman Bros. Band.