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Acoustic Guitar on Vinyl
Mickey Baker “Blues and Jazz Guitar”. Mostly acoustic and he is joined by Stefan Grossman who produced the lp. Excellent. Acoustic Alchemy for jazz-pop genre but excellent recording and strong melodies. Leo Kottke of course. Jorma. Larry Coryell m... 
Speakers known for great midrange.
I had a pair of older Spendor 2/3s that were wonderful for the midrange with tubes. Contrary to what folks say I thought they rocked well with rock music as well. Not to mention the great deal I got on them with stands included. I think buying use... 
Old CDs and records
“Machete don’t text” .......or stream  
Michael Fremer leaves Analog Planet
Never read his articles, never cared about what he said. Dropped my subscription to AS and Stereophile a few years ago, never experienced the “vinyl resurgence” as vinyl never left me. Only eventually bought a CD player because I could not get new... 
First Watt SIT3 vs Dynakit ST35
That list of builders you wanted to know more about? Add Vlad Bazelkov of Audio Mirror. I have his 45w SET amps. Except for one article in Absolute Sound, he flies under the radar. By the way I bought the amp before the article came out.   
Your sub experience: Easy or hard?
Trying to integrate one was very difficult. Never blended right and never sounded balanced to me. But integrating two was much easier and sounded great. I settled on line-level with a cable from amp speaker taps to a powered subwoofer for each of ... 
Amp Search and Upgrade
Get a nice amp from Van Alstine using the Hint6 as a pre. Then later get a nice tube pre-amp. Just my thoughts. It’s a journey.  
MM or HO MC Cartridge Choice-Input Please
I would go to the Soundsmith website and immerse myself in Peter Ledermann’s knowledge and buy a moving iron cart. They offer alot for the money, especially the older models. Good luck!   
After years of separates, I'm going integrated. Anyone else do the same?
After many years of having integrated amps I went separates and am so glad I did. Separate amps and linestages, phono-pre amps allowed me to really discover the sound I was looking for. I learned alot through the amp/pre-amp relationship. I had ve... 
Squeaking/Paper Crinkling Noise Coming from Lamm LL2.1
I had a similar problem once with a tube preamp. Static-like noise. Put in backup tubes, still noise. Had to ship preamp back across country to the builder. Problem was with a small inexpensive capacitor. Quickly fixed. Prior to this I already had... 
Russian tube supply issues
@prof +1  
Sad to say I need a new amp…
I would get the VanAlstine. I bought a Synergy 450 used, off his website as a backup to my tube monos. I love it and it sounds great with both my tube pre amps. Talk about value for your dollar. Highly recommended. I love the simplicity of the bla... 
Looking for Blues with High Fidelity
Savoy Brown last 2 lps - City Nights and Ain’t Done Yet. Fantastic playing and recording. Full analog sound. Also,Analogue Productions has a series of live blues direct to disc. The Diunna Greenleaf one is super.  
Tax Returns: Nothing, a new DAC or... ?
@erik_squires where are you in SC? I am in Columbia. - Louis  
No more "High End" for me...Back to Reality Audio
@realworldaudio thank you for that detailed explanation. I sincerely appreciate your time to respond. Are you the same Real World Audio on Youtube?