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Being grateful for what we have
this very subject came up the other day with an audiophile buddy of mine who just upgraded his preamp phono stage, then moved to a new MC cartridge, fussing & obsessing all weekend with the whole synergy thing & seemed quite aggravated wit... 
Pass amps + Power Cords ??
years ago when I had an X250, one of the gentlemen at Pass Labs, in so many words, told me the 'stock cord was fine & lose the powerstrip, plug it directly into an outlet', which I took as 'save your money & stick w/the stock cord' 
Van Halen or Van Hagar
Roth please....i remember (vaguely) seeing VH open for Black Sabbath in '78 @ Baltimore Civic Center. Roth in those yellow/black striped tights doing his acrobatics & Eddie ripping it wide open....great debut. for Hagar's best imo checkout Mon... 
Whats your current Reference CD at the moment?
John Hiatt, Bring the Family 
Cary Rocket 88's Cat Eyes
have you checked the fuses for the power output tubes? 
Vic Chesnutt, RIP
yeah me too, my wife had just gotten me his last album for christmas, "at the cut" (which is great btw) & I saw the news when I looked up the album at allmusic.com on christmas day.....very sad, our healthcare system was the root of many of hi... 
Designer Hall of Fame
Dennis Had 
anyone know John Doe and the Sadies?
yes, it's been in my semi-regular rotation since it came out but I like classic country/americana & reverby Bakersfield guitar based music..."night life" is great..if you find you like the Sadies sound, try Favourite Colours. 
Best Christmas Album
Charlie Brown Christmas, Vince GuaraldiCeltic Christmashappy holidays & listening 
Cary SLA 70 vs. Rocket 88
Isn't the biasing procedure quite a bit more involved(requires removing the bottom plate?) on the SLA 70 versus the Rocket 88 which can be easily biased from the top of the chassis? I've heard the Rocket before & it's a great amp w/the right s... 
What is it about the Cary SLI-80?
misterbill i don't think you'll regret the purchase if you have compatible speakers in fact I think you'll be really happy like myself who bought one over 4 yrs ago w/some new tube friendly speakers & have been content ever since. i've owned m... 
Tubes for ARC VT100
Jim McShane - Citation amps & Tubes 
Tube Amp Noise with Klipsch Cornwall II
Congrats on your new speakers...I used to own Chorus in the late 80's. Klipsch'r really great w/the right tube amp. The Rogue is decent & very ballsy but noisy & somewhat unrefined & not quite 20/20 vision if you know what I mean. I wa... 
Integrated tube amp for Coincident Super Eclipse
Cary SLI-80 w/kt88's run in triode mode is the best match i've found w/my Partials. i believe a'goner Brm1 ran a sli-80 w/his Supers. 
Best Rock Albums in 2009, so far
levon helm, electric dirt...jj cale roll on.....van astral weeks live...i know what you're thinking, well...........yeah