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When rap came out 30 years ago I thought it was just a fad
Disco was a fad,  rap/hip-hop is here to stay.Orchestral music,  opera,  jazz...they ain't dead,  either.Weird Al Yankovic is still around, too,  and I've never found him amusing in the least BUT...some people still do.I'm sitting here ripping mus... 
Kanye West - Grammy comment, re Beck
Jeepers,  tostadosunidos,  you think moi subscribed to that rag???I still subscribe to The New Yorker and The Atlantic,  my audio specific reading reading usually occurs when I'm flying,  bought at the terminal magazine shops.  I actually really d... 
Has anyone ever bought from Audio Liquidators
I took one look at their site and smelled a rat.  Something fishy.  Shop elsewhere.  
Audiogon and the Hi-Fi Mags
Audiogon has made me buy more new audio equipment than Stereophile ever did. If it wasn't for stumbling upon this site years ago while looking for a vintage Pioneer receiver, McIntosh, REL, Totem, Dynaudio, Magnepan, Musical Fidelity, and a few ot... 
Tell us your worst audio dealer or mfr. experience.
David Wasserman of Stereo Exchange in NYC demonstrated his commitment to keeping a customer when he assisted me with a problem I had with my brand new McIntosh MC275 Mark VI amplifier.  Nothing more than a bad tube, but McIntosh customer support/s... 
Kanye West - Grammy comment, re Beck
Sorry tostadosunidos, my subscription to People magazine lapsed a few years ago!Ummmm...is that still published? 
Kanye West - Grammy comment, re Beck
All one needs do is watch the South Park "Fish Sticks" episode broadcast earlier in 2015 to vicariously enjoy watching Kanye lampooned in a manner that in different times would be considered crude, immature, vulgar, not to neglect mentioning downr... 
Your three favorite audio dealerships?
Audio Breakthroughs in Mannhasset Long Island.  Knowledgeable, courteous, customer oriented in a very small, equipment cluttered shop.  Just the way I like it.  They sell some used equipment on consignment and have a large inventory of new.   
Which components are "stupid good"?
Anti-cables ain't too shabby. Had a lot of gear in and out of my system this year from cables to components and I keep returning to these for my loudspeakers. (Thiel CS 3.5)  
Best Rock Album of 2015
Gotta second the Courtney Barnett! 
Artists' lps that don't get the respect deserved
Steve Miller - The JokerEek! 
When rap came out 30 years ago I thought it was just a fad
Bellbottoms...Nehru jackets... 
When rap came out 30 years ago I thought it was just a fad
Hmmm...interesting discourse here. As as I was re-alphabetizing my vinyl collection recently I came across Public Enemy's "Fear Of a Black Planet" and two Beastie Boys releases- the debut album and "Paul's Boutique."  Conspicuous by their absence ... 
Scotch? No thanks. Whats the best Vodka.?
...and it streaks me as odd that audiophiles would drink something that is pretty much distilled to taste like NOTHING! 
Scotch? No thanks. Whats the best Vodka.?
Vodka 6100 if at all I must drink vodka in the first place....