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Will Lamm amps drive power hungry speake
be prepared to lose some transparency when switching to any tube amplifier from the Rowlands 
The best speaker you ever heard?
Dunlavy VI's are better than Dunlavy V speakers the bass is slightly better than the V. 
XLO IC - Signature
they were excellent 5 years ago, possibly sound dated by todays standards 
if i could trade places......
the greatest player ever jimmy Hendricks at Berkeley. 
Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list
#1 Led Zepelin first album#2 Pink Floyd "wish you were here"#3 Dire Straits"Communique"#4 Eagles"hotel California"#5 Pink Floyd"Animals" 
Absolute Best power amp, tube ss
tube Conrad Johnson premier 8A. note the premier 12's were stereophile rated class A also, they are not in the same league as the 8's. 
Your 5 Fav Rock Concerts
Saw Metallica's last concert at Long Beach Arena, they aren't allowed there anymore because of glass damage to the arena [about 4 stories of the glass facade were totally gone] and seat cushion damage [they were removing them and throwing them lik... 
Speaker sensitivity?
does sensitivity effect the musical nature of a speaker? Well music isn't a constant volume is it. It changes volume extremely quickly from no sound at all to sometimes very loud. These changes greatly effect the amplifier used to drive the speake... 
Best Male Singers of the 20th Century
Meatloaf listen to"Bat out of hell" 
How did U get into this expensive hobby?
had a JVC receiver and CD player with Cerwin Vega speakers, which imaged well they don't. I saw the cover of high fidelity magazine with plexiglass speakers, had to check them out. started reading audio magazines. Read Polk ad about stereo dimensi... 
Best Tube Amp under 10K?
used Conrad Johnson premier eights. 
Good amp for Genesis II System
get a pair of Conrad Johnson premier eights. read comments by HP in absolute sound. 
Wilson WATT...worth buying?
the Wilson combination retail $10K vs. Dunlavy V about same price, no contest the Dunlavy does everything better not even close. 
Logans and Heavy Metal?
I forgot in my last post. Dunlavy five speakers are extremely good at very high levels. 110 decibels doesn't phase them. 
Logans and Heavy Metal?
should listen at 110 db's to metal. with Martin Logan's expect breakage in two minutes or less at this level.