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Ohms law?
"Let your ears guide you Luke"or was that the force?:^D 
Blue Note: A History of Modern Jazz
yes it is very good and I will record it to watch again...thanks 
Essential Zappa: what's missing from my collectio
TWANG BAR KIIIINNNNGGGGG!I am jealous you saw him with King Crimson. What an awesome group as well... 
Essential Zappa: what's missing from my collectio
Adrian Belew is amazing! I once saw him at a venue with only 100 people and he rocked it until 1:30 AM. We were all crowding the stage to get closer to this dynamo and you could tell he loved it too.I will look into those albums... 
I had no idea
I had no idea Glen Cambell was such an accomplished session guitarist and considered to be very good by his peers. 
quad 57 vs vandersteen for low volume listening
I am sure the 57 would be really nice but more of a sideway step from the 988. I do not agree with the dealer and not sure what he is thinking.I have not heard the Vandy - just my two cents... 
Amp Power Conditioner or not?
you will get many different opinions, it is the sort of thing you have to try for yourselfbuy used and try itsell if it does not work 
VPI Classic and ZYX 4D
It sounds like you are there with the longer screws which weigh more but, if you need more weight, you could try longer screws which would add weight too.just a thought... 
Magnepan mg1b speakers
ditto what Elizabeth says, the wire will fall off. I had a pair of MG1's twenty five years ago (!) that needed repair to the wire that came unglued. It is an easy fix (that I did myself) but not worth the bother IMO... 
Good $10K systems
you could buy a pair of Quad speakers along with the Quad CD player and amp and have a damn good system for around $10,000.00 
Metheny show...who is excited?
I love Pat Metheny in concert. When the entire band builds to a crescendo over and over and in varying ways it is sublime. I have seen him a 3 times and always worthwhile. 
Select Your Less Than Ideal System
It is hard to say but one time I used choice B and was really impressed by how good it sounded.so either B or C for meit all depends on what components of course... 
Any Tom Waits Fans?
I recently found out one of my friends is a big TW fan. He drove from Michigan to St Louis just to see him! Mule Variations is one of my favorites as well plus several of his earlier records, too numerous to name.I bet if you search the archives y... 
My ears of tin are over 50
ACK-Audiophile Common Knowledge I hope you don't mind Jim I copied this from your website to illustrate your point and people can see the context of the mistake, (pay special attention to the part that says: myths!).ACK responsibleIn my experience... 
Fleetwood Mac
Sometime the early nineties I saw Fleetwood Mac and Lidsey Buckingham was not with them but he was replaced with two other guitarists (I do not remember who) and the two of them could not match what he did alone on any album. It was a boring show....