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| Best Male Singers of the 20th Century Johnny Mathis - Listen to Open fire, Two Guitars | |
| Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list This may have been posted already, but I'm too lazy to check every post.Open fire, Two Guitars - Johnny Mathis the remastered version - listen before you laugh | |
| What is your favorite Greg Brown CD? In case you're counting, my vote is for Slant Six Mind. If you're going by popularity, Tower Records shows One Big Town as the best seller, followed by Slant Six Mind. | |
| Who u gots da most uv??? Van Morrison and Santana | |
| Musical Family Trees... You can also find an interesting family chart on an old John Mayall LP called Back to the Roots | |
| Who is your overall favorite guitarist? Maybe I missed it, but I was surprised that no one mentioned Django Reinhart. Most likely the inspiration behind many of the ones chosen. | |
| Srangest ,most out there sounding music Try some Esquivel, he and others recorded a lot of strange but good stuff in Hollywood in the early sixties | |
| How to bi-amp with 2 two-channel amps? Think about your speakers and your listening preferences. With identical amps you can do it either way. I bi-amp ESL Hybrids and the best way for me is horizontal. That way I have better control over the separation between bass and mid/high. If yo... | |
| How many audiophiles bi wire their speakers???? I have a pair of Innersound ISIS (Electrostatic Hybrid) speakers and I have bi-wired and bi-amped them. IMO bi-amping made a considerable difference. I use a High Current SS amp for the bass and moderately powered tube amp for the mid/high panels.... | |
| Any Muddy Water acoustics CDs out there? Try the Blue Hart Trio on Mapleshade Records, you might also look at the Burnside Records catalog, they have quite a few good acoustic blues.The biggest problem with acoustic blues is recording quality, which is why I suggested the Mapleshade stuf... | |
| Your Favorite, Most Outstanding Guitar Solo Jeff Beck - Beck's Bolero (Truth)Ronnie Montrose - Town without Pity (Open Fire)Eric Clapton - Layla (Derek & the Dominoes) | |
| Maggie 3.6R performance dilemma.. You might want to look into Innersound speakers. They have a small sweet spot which tends to cancel out a lot of room issues. I use and love the ISIS, which is the smaller of the two available. I looked at Maggie 3.6s before I bought them, but 6 m... | |
| Maggie 3.6R performance dilemma.. I agree with popskull, if you can bi amp, do so. I actively bi amp Innersound ISIS hybrid speakers and love it. The difference is that I suggest trying a mix of SS and tubes. I use a Parasound HCA 1500A for the bass and a Sonic Frontiers Power 2 w... | |
| Which components knocked you out on first listen? Muralman - Elite Hi-Fi in cupertino, CA. Sadly no longer in business | |
| Which components knocked you out on first listen? About 7 years ago when I purchased my Vandersteen 2C's my wife went with me for the final look/buy. She asked to see/hear something significantly better.The owner took us into his high end room and let us listen to Apogee Grands powered by 4 giant... |