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best Integrated amp under 4000$
i owned the vsi55 & agree w/all the comments posted recently,,,,alittle hot on the top end & lacking midrange texture, great bass & drive though.......all in all a little dry & not quite 20/20 vision if you know what i'm trying to ... 
Any Derek Trucks Band fans?
almond joys...nice pic, my recomeend is the more current double disc 2003 set of Derek Trucks Band from the GA Theatre, athens ga...available from the good people at hittin the note site cheap too 
Cheap Trick brings back the 8-Track
keep a book of matches handy to keep it tracking right.... 
Audiophile grade country
just released this year & not particularly well recorded but not bad either...if you like alt-country...John Doe & the Sadies, Country Club...former X man & the great Sadies performing some real honkey tonk era classics 
Good Country recordings
new this year...John Doe & the Sadies "Country Club" 
What do you see as the downside of tubes?
sorry jafox, i should have been more specific...power tubes are fused & yes I've owned ARC where a shorted power tube took out a resistor. i can understand the CAT & ARC purist approach but not particularly user friendly imo. 
What do you see as the downside of tubes?
you won't be going back to ss anytime soon imo...buy an amp that's fused so you don't have to send the unit out for repairs (or learn to solder) anytime you short a tube & keep a backup set of killer tubes around for those occasional hiccups..... 
Sonist vs Zu...Anyone?
hey mike i'd also love to hear the Sonist floorstander & you might also want to consider the Tonian models from what I've been reading 
best vocal harmonies in rock
Fairport Convention,alittle more twang Buddy & Julie Miller, Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson rattlin bones 
best vocal harmonies in rock
great thread....i'm alittle off track as usual but I'll add the Staple Singers & the Seldom Scene 
ELP fans
yeah, thanks for the reminder....take a pebble is going on next self titled 
Arcam fmj cd23 vs cd33
yesiree, thanks TIM. happy listening 
Arcam fmj cd23 vs cd33
never owned the cd33 but have owned the cd23 twice. missed it so bad after a supposed upgrade, I bought another & it shall remain until it croaks at which time I'll locate another. i have owned players in the $3K to $5K range in the past &... 
can thiel cs 2.4 rock
I owned a new pair a few years ago & ran them w/all the right stuff (at least I thought): Pass X250, X preamp, Cary 306 cdp, Cardas Golden everywhere & couldn't listen to half of my cd collection. If the recordings were less than stellar, ... 
Derek Trucks Band
if you havn't already, order the 2-cd set "Live from the Georgia Theatre" from a 2003 show. i believe i got it from the "hittin' the note" website. i go see him live whenever he plays in the area.