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Best female manly voice?
etta james 
Talon Raven C Speakers
I've had the Raven-C's for 5 mos. now in my setup & have enjoyed them more than anything else I've owned. I too am curious about going tubes with these but am still questioning the idea because of the general consensus that high powered/curren... 
Classe CA-200
I used to own a CA200 with the heatsinks running along the sides. That was the latest configuration before they went with the newer look without the handles on the front. I really liked that amp. 
Calling all acoustic guitar fans...
Checkout Bill Frisell, the 'Willies', 'Nashville' or any of his albums for that matter. If you haven't heard him you are in for a real treat. 
Great country music recording
alittle on the fringe but heregoes....2 old favs....Kimmie Rhodes, West Texas HeavenTony Rice, Cold on the Shoulder 
ain't got no soul: bad covers of great soul songs
Phild for that gem can I buy you a beer or something? 
Your favorite recent discovery
Iron & Wine, 'Our Endless Numbered Days'. 
Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive?
oldies but goodies....1987 BMW 535is, white on red leather, 5-spd, a real creampuff, all original, my daily driver.1995 BMW R100RT, Classic Edition, the "last of the airheads", my long distance getaway/camping tourer. 
The Best Live album
Waiting for Columbus, Little FeatFillmore East, The BrosLast Waltz, Band 
What music do you want to play really loud?
Gladiator soundtrack, "we are free"Mark Knopfler, "theme from Local Hero"Radiohead, "Fake plastic trees" 
Pass Lab X1 and X250 - Which XLR?
Acoustic Zen Matrix II between X250 & X preamp & AZ Silver Ref II from CDP to preamp, all XLR, was the best combo I found with my rig, tried others that were more $$$$. 
Best single-malt Scotch...
for the buck...dalmore 12. thanks fellas........ 
Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt, Joe Ely, Guy Clark
Ditto on Bring the Family and Slow Turning. A few years ago there was a special on TV, I believe it was VH1, which paired John Hiatt & Matthew Sweet that was quite hot.Guy Clark, Old No. 1 still pleases every time. 
Norah Jones on Bluenote??
Will feature guests Garth Hudson, Levon Helm & Dolly Parton, should be interesting IMO, I'll be there. 
What steps forward were actually steps backward?
New Thiel 2.4's. After months of breaking them in with all the 'right' components backing them, I bailed. On less than perfect material they were just too harsh & revealing. The treble energy always had me reaching for the volume knob or liste...