mofimadness

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What is the best....?
Al...you beat me to it. :-) But there is always this little ditty from our OP:"Sorry to sound like a broken record but "Best" is in the eye/ear of the beholder. There is no definitive "best" anything, it's all subjective. When you ask a question l... 
ARC Hybrid FET/Tube audio circuit
Sorry, I stand corrected. I was only an ARC dealer for many years. Apparently, I am wrong. I always thought that the SP9 used both tubes in the phono stage... 
Live From Daryl's House-Shelby Lynne
Tomcy6...you're welcome. I have never really heard her talk before and was surprised by her very strong southern accent. When she sings, you can hear a little of it, but not to the degree of her normal speech.I kind of like getting her newest reco... 
ARC Hybrid FET/Tube audio circuit
1. The SP9 and SP14 use the tube(s) for ONLY the phono stage.2. It would be cheaper to use a RCA "Y" adapter.3. Yes, that's the way I ran mine. 
Modded 103 & 105 Oppo's?
Here is the Modwright forum info on these mods:http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=110992.0 
Who has used a PMR?
What's a PMR? 
Remastered White Album on vinyl
Here is Fremer's take:http://www.analogplanet.com/content/beatles-why-dont-we-throw-it-road-when-everyone-watching 
Mc Intosh vs other brands
Look who the OP is. Taters is stirring the pot...again. 
BAT vk-p3 phono install
When I had my VK-3i, I bought a VK-3P here on Audiogon and had it installed in less than 10 minutes. I sold the VK-3i and removed the VK-3P to put into my new VK-3iX. Again, less than 10 minutes. I sold the VK-3iX with the phono board installed, s... 
Who is Harry Nillson
I agree. Excellent documentary. I thought I knew quite a bit about Harry, but learned much more.Highly recommended! 
Best chestnut roasting recipe
Why not ask one of the "little old Italian pushing cart" owners for advice. Might just make their day. 
preamp for JEff Rowland 201 monoblocks
How about a Rowland preamp? The Capri has gotten a lot of good reviews or an older Consummate or Coherence would be a great match with the 201's. 
Moving to Ireland from US
I agree with the above. Wait until you're over there and buy from a local dealer and establish a good relationship with them. 
pre/power matching?
Al, (Almarg) has answered this question numerous times. Maybe he can find the response(s) and copy and paste them here.Actually I found one of Al's posts:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1323999458&openusid&zzAlmarg&4&... 
Considering Beveridge, your opinion please.
I had the pleasure of meeting Harold, (Rick's father and founder of Beveridge) a few times when I first started in the high-end audio business many moons ago.He was an incredible gentleman and really knew about audio. He designed some fantastic sp...