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Best Male Singers of the 20th Century
or maybe that guy from Killswitch Engage?o-o\_/ 
Best Male Singers of the 20th Century
Jim Reeves 
Where to buy CD's
Gotta say Amazon in general is awesome. Been buying things large and small there for years and always fast reliable service and good value with no problems. Definitely the juggernaut in retail for me these days! 
Where to buy CD's
Most of mine come from amazon or the goodwill store these days.Occasionally still, from the local record store chain, where I used to buy most, which unfortunately is now down to just a single store with good selection and fair prices about 20 mil... 
MIT Cables
I agree MITs are a solid choice with everything I have used them with at least, though no cable will always necessarily sound "the best". I use the older and less expensive Terminator series ICs specifically. 
Why do audiophiles shun feedback in amplifiers?
The problem with too much focus on negative feedback is that not all amps that use it are created equal. They do things differently and to different degrees. I have heard some including mine deliver all the goods including bass quite well and natu... 
Great Rock Tracks With Piano?
Come Sail Away - STYXFreebird - Lynryd SkynrdBad Bad Leroy Brown - Jim CroceThunder Road - Bruce SpringsteenWerewolves of London - Warren ZevonYou Never Can Tell - Chuck Berry"Walking in the Wind" - Traffic 
Can a heavy tonearm be agile ?
Not sure how a tonearm can be agile or not or why it would be useful to describe a tonearm in those terms.Stylus and cart could perhaps be described in those terms.Tonearm provides much of the foundation perhaps that allows cart/stylus to be "agil... 
Great Rock Tracks With Piano?
Love Dr. John... 
Why do audiophiles shun feedback in amplifiers?
Charles,I'd say pretty much the same thing with the ClassD Icepower BelCanto ref1000m amps in my system, used with any of my speakers, especially the OHMs and Dynaudios.My small Triangle Titus XS monitors, which are more efficient and known to be ... 
Why do audiophiles shun feedback in amplifiers?
So here's a question.Can an amplifier with no or minimal negative feedback in play make a CD recording that might be irritating otherwise normally not irritating? Not all recordings are created equal. SOme are more irritating than others for vario... 
New level of ridiculousness
"There is nothing wrong with improvement thru placebo effect as long as one can afford it. "A significant portion of what we hear and how we respond is determined by the final component in the signal chain, our own mind and bodies, so I would tend... 
Great Rock Tracks With Piano?
"mad man moon" genesis"Lady madonna" the beatles 
Great Rock Tracks With Piano?
"bennie and the jets" elton john"angry young man" billy joel 
New level of ridiculousness
I wonder how much one would go for used? That would be a good indicator of actual value. Much of it in this case would probably be due to aesthetics more so than function i would wager.