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Best live album you've ever heard?
Best Live is Gato Barbierri. I lost the album, but it's something like Live at Montreaux, recorded in the 70s. The audience waited until 2:00 am to hear his band/orchestra from Argentina. Most of the band did not make the flight, so half the music... 
Your Favorite, Most Outstanding Guitar Solo
Django- NuageHendrix- Little WingClapton (Derek and The Dominoes)- Nobody Knows You When Your down and OutDjango- Swing guitarsAlvin Lee (Ten Years After at Woodstock)- I'm Going Home 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Talking Heads '72Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys 
Most achingly-beautiful music
Django's Nuage. Makes me want to cry. Toots and The Maytals- Take me Home, Country Road. Toots loves his West Jamaica, he does not like to tour for that reason. I consider him right there with Otis redding, Aretha Franklin. Of course, Beethovens 9... 
Your 5 Fav Rock Concerts
5. Blind Faith was good, but Jethro Tull was fantastic! It was their Stand Up era. 1970 at the Fabulous Forum. Los Angeles, CA.4. John Reischmann, fabulous mandolin/bluegrass. Portland, Oregon.3. Roland Rashaan Kirk- at the Hoo-Haa Cultural Festiv... 
Most achingly-beautiful music
My vote is for Mozarts Eine Kleine Nacht Musik, Budapest String Quartet. My Lp is old and worn- wish i could find another copy. Another which moves me is Django's "Nuage". My favorite is on a French label CD. There are many poor recordings of Djan... 
Battle of the BAT's, VK-60 vs. VK-220
Great thread. I currently run a VK-200 with a VK-3i. I love it! Ironically, this is my first 2 years of "high end" audio. I too would like to try the VK-60, but $ issues... Speakers are RBH towers 1266s and CD is Sony XA20ES. I must say that the s... 
Have you ever deceived your wife-audio purchase
Yes. But I explained that i am in training for the CIA and that in order to qualify, I had to learn the art of shipping and receiving on the sly. The defense department sends me money, and I must not leave a paper trail as to how it is spent. As a...