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Beatles Box Sets Update
Yay.There was no way only 10000 mono box sets would fly.Darn Beatles, always creating a stir..... 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
Why not just get the standard design and plug the ports if/when needed? That's what I do with my Triangle monitors I use with a sub and it seems to work well.Maybe run that by JS? 
Rolling Stone top 100 Guitarists - Howe/Van Halen
TFk,Yes, RS has always had a clear and major anti progressive rock bias as does the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.This narrow mindedness in particular drives me crazy and is why I pay little attention to anything the mainstream media these days promo... 
Rolling Stone top 100 Guitarists - Howe/Van Halen
Rolling Stone lists? Blah! Why should anyone care?I've seen Yes many times. Howe is mesmerizing on guitar. You can put him in my top 10 list, though I must say there are so many to chose from, the top 10 is hard to pick. 
How to listen to the Beatles re-releases?
FWIW here's a few Beatles tunes that I covered quite often with my kids before bed when little and recommend:I WillBad BoyAll My LovingHello GoodbyeAll Together NowAll You Need Is loveI've Just Seen A FaceAll I've Got to DoYou Won't See MeLove Me ... 
How to listen to the Beatles re-releases?
"However SO much great music gets cast by the wayside that Beatle worship just seems silly and wasteful to me. "I'd say admiration rather than worship, then its OK.Not silly and wasteful. I chose "The Beatles" as the most practical tool available ... 
How to listen to the Beatles re-releases?
I never realized fully just how good the Beatles catalog is until I had kids and discovered dozens of Beatles tunes (some covers) that were great songs to sing them to sleep with. Both my kids love the Beatles. Their output is far more than just a... 
Favorite Female vocals that give you goose bumps
Linda Perry, the lead singer for "Four Non Blondes". 
Girlfriends and wifes, how do YOU cope?
There are three main things I spend large sums of money on:1) wife 2) kids3) house and related maintenanceThat's a fair deal that everyone seems happy with, including me for the most part.Actually, the money I spend on the music and audio pales in... 
History on ohm A's and F's.
Spike,Which Marley live recording?Were the Fs possibly being over-driven? It was not hard to do this with Fs from what I have heard.If the source was vinyl in particular, was it possible that low frequency noise (rumble, etc.) was present? That mi... 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
Yesterday, A friend who went to the recent Paul McCartney concert at FedEx field in DC with me brought over a copy of a very good promotional (or bootleg?) copy of McCartney's performance at Coachella earlier this year that a friend had given him.... 
Can even a Novice hear differences in Sound Qualit
" I am talking to self degraciating Cavemen!"Oogachaka! 
Which songs/albums take you back to college?
Parasound,Chics do not dig progressive rock in general. Unfortunately, I did not come to a clear realization about this until after college. Better late than never.....I saw "The Musical Box" Genesis cover band a while back. Packed house but virtu... 
Grateful Dead Mars Hotel
MArs Hotel and Terrapin Station (especially the second side suite) are two of my favorite Dead albums. My standard issue vinyl copy of TS I picked up second hand is sub-par though, a bit "dead" sounding and requires a lot of volume to wake it up. ... 
Your Top 5 Favorite Power Ballads
I'll add "Whats Up" by 4 Non Blondes