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| Best and Worst Rock Concert Moments Two worst concert moments:I agree with Mapman, JFK did stink for concerts.1). Went to see The Who, Clash, Santana at JFK in the 80's except my friend who was treating me hated Santana and refused to see them, so I missed a great band. When we got ... | |
| Best of the 80's &90's Amps & Preamps Yes, I agree - there are many brands that I left out or just kind of forgot about. Certainly could have added the RM9 in the tube amp category, the B&K in the SS amp category, and Tandberg in the rec'r category as well as the other products me... | |
| My Best Shipping Experience I just bought a very heavy diy tube amp off of ebay that was shipped 3000 miles to me from the west coast. As the delivery man was carrying it to the door I noticed the bottom of the box was splitting open down the middle and the amp was ready to ... | |
| The best hifi magazine? Chazro is right - the old TAS's were great, but Art Dudley's Listener was by far the best magazine. I also liked HiFi Heretic and the smaller sized TAS and Stereophiles. | |
| Personal amp evolution Here's my amp/int amp/rec'r journey from 1984 to 2008:1. yamaha M50, crown straight line 1 preamp2. Sansui AU7173. NAD 2155, Luxman preamp, Acoustat TNP pre4. B&K ST140, Acoustat, TNP pre, Music reference RM5 mkII pre & dyna PAS 25. Dynaco... | |
| How Do You Organize Your Music? LP's - alphabetically - separate section for classicalCD's - alphabetically - separate section for classicalCassettes - prerecorded ones by color of the case and home made ones by type of tape8 tracks - are only for posterity | |
| Movies with... In Philadelphia, Tom Hanks had a Sonic Frontiers amp, EAD cd player and I forget the electrostatic speakers.In an old Twilight Zone, Dom Delouise (I believe) had a McIntosh tube stack.Isn't it funny how us audiophiles will try our hardest to find ... | |
| What is the best Beatle Song Don't let me downLong & Winding RoadEleanor RigbyShe's Leaving HomeYou've got to hide your love awayThe night beforeThings we said todaycould go on & on here | |
| Who R U? My name is Lou and from my username I guess you can figure out what I think sounds best. I'm 46 years old and live in a Western suburb of Philadelphia and have been in Philly my whole life. I'm a diehard Eagles fan and typical Phrustrated Philly f... | |
| solid state power amps, golden oldies One amp manufacturer is not here - B&K Components - they made great amps during this time period. The ST-140 was probably their biggest seller and was rated as one of the ten best buys in Audio according to HiFi Heretic magazine. I had one and... | |
| Rarest Brands for Sale on 'Gon How about Rauna Tyr or Tyr II speakers? This was the very first hi end speaker I heard about 20 yrs ago when I went into my first hi end audio store. They blew me away. A miniature Vandersteen with Rosewood top and bottom plate and concrete on the... | |
| Best lines in a song "What time is it?" said the judge to Joey when they met."Five to ten," said Joey.Judge said, "that's exactly what you get" Bob Dylan/DesireThe price of meat has just gone up and your old lady has just gone down...look here brutha, who you jivin wi... | |
| Your Favorite, Most Outstanding Guitar Solo 1. Carlos Santana/Moonflower - Transcendence2. Outlaws/Green grass & high tides3. Allman Bros/Fillmore East - Whipping Post4. Derek & the Dominoes/In Concert - Why does love got to be so sad...the list goes on and on, Hendrix, Jeff Beck, N... | |
| Equipment that has made you 'stop' looking? Only 2x in 25 years have I ever stopped looking. Each time I didn't make a change for 5 years. Both systems were based around tube amps. First system I had for 5 yrs was a Mac MC225 amp, Music Reference RM5 mkII pre and ProAc Studio 1 speakers...S... | |
| Which SS amps sound like a tube amp? B&K, B&K, B&k - for hi power the eX-442 or EX-442 sonata, lower power ST-140 - very tube like for a SS amp because of the mosfet output...thanks, Louis |