mapman

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What do you void listening?
Schubert,If there are any Hollywood producer's reading, for what its worth I would go see a movie based on your life story and how classical music affected it. Imagine the royalties!!!! If done well, it would register strongly with many folk out t... 
Femto clocks ,every unit should have one
I have been ripping CDs to server and playing from there exclusively for the last few years.Have not figured out a good way to doctor up the disk storage to date though. I'll leave that to those better suited to the task like GEoff and wait for th... 
KEF LS50
Smaller monitors in general often tend to do best on shorter stands where floor can reinforce bass a tad more than otherwise.I've heard the KEFs. I would tend towards using shorter stands in all but perhaps the smallest rooms. 
What are your TWO favorite Symphonic Recordings?
I have an even more favorite recording of Mahler 3rd by the Oslo Philharmonic I recorded off of NPR many years ago (the first I had ever heard) to VHS hifi tape, but not sure if that is commercially available. 
Not asking the best....
"The Pretenders', My City Was Gone."That's a good one! 
What are your TWO favorite Symphonic Recordings?
Mahler 3rd Symphony - BernsteinSaint Saens Organ Symphony - Ormandy 
Not asking the best....
"Firth of Fifth" by Genesis."Nine Feet Underground" by Caravan."Summer Lightning" by Camel. 
Sansui 9090db, best match vintage speakers
OHM I or H if you can pick up a factory refurbed pair.Any OHm Walsh will do nicely as well. 
Your Favorate JBL's from the 70's
I like JBL a lot more these days than back then. JBLs in teh 70's were never my cup of tea. Most receivers and many integrated amps even of the day were not up to bringing out their best. I much preferred OHM over JBL in the 70's at Tech HiFi, tho... 
Another unconventional power cord test?
"finding a pc to maximize the potential of the component and your speakers is rough. "PCs/any general purpose home computer or laptop are good at storing and sending data, but are inherently noisy. Best to isolate them from gear that produces HiFi... 
Another unconventional power cord test?
That's a nice find. Computers are inherently noisy and are best always isolated from hifi gear. 
Your favorite musical non fatiguing speakers?
He asked you not to tell him that..... :) 
the magic of power cords
Bo would make a great heel wrestler in WWE.His gimmick: "I always know what is best for you so let me tell you something, brother...."Seriously, Bo knows what he knows and is not afraid to say so. Good for him! OTher than coming across like a heel... 
two way v. three way speakers
More drivers are used to accomplish three things (if/when needed):1) cover the full range of sound that can be heard2) enable speaker to go louder with less breakup/distortion3) provide wider dispersion of sound so speakers sound good from a large... 
See what Country song was 1 on the day you were b
The Three Bells by The Browns for me. "Mack the Knife" on US pop charts.