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Does balanced interconnect sound beter than RCA?
This is just my experience with equipment I have owned. Yes, balanced does sound better. May I suggest trying the same cable both in balanced and single ended? You could do this through the cable company loan program. Has aleays worked well for me. 
The best Beatles recording on CD
The 24bit mastered Japanese version of "One" is worth a listen. 
Who is your overall favorite guitarist?
I'll say one thing for "Old Lonesome George", he sure had a nice guitar!!! 
Who Was Your Favorite One Hit Wonder
There was a great song by Red Ryder but I can't remember the name. Ah, "Lunatic Fringe". 
Who Was Your Favorite One Hit Wonder
There was a great song by Red Ryder but I can't remember the name. 
Who Was Your Favorite One Hit Wonder
How about "96 Tears" and "Walk Away Rene"? 
Best single-malt Scotch...
Had a bottle of 25yr Talisker recently. Unbelievable!!! Very tough to find as only 3000 bottles released. A friend tasted it at Talisker before release. Felt lucky to find a bottle. I'm usually an Islay guy, the older the better. But this Talisker... 
auidio alchemy cd players
Not only is the company long gone, the stuff wasn't very reliable in the first place. 
What are the most under-appreciated products?
GNSC-PASI 
Pat Metheny Group Fans....Speaking of Now on DVD
I've seen the Pat Metheny Group in concert twice. I'm a real fan. Has anyone checked out the Japanese 24K releases? All the ECMs were reissued. I bought 5 before they went OOP. Should have bought them all. 
HDCDs from China?
I have purchased some of these Chinese gold HDCDs. I felt the soung quality to be rough at best. The highs are piercing. I don't know if they are legit or not. I see gold 3 CD sets going for $9.95 on eBay. Just doesn't seem right does it? They def... 
XRCD, can I play it on regular CD player?
Yes! And you'll be glad you did!rja 
Enlighten me please
There's great sounding CDs out there but it can be a crap shoot finding them. Most of the JVC xrcd stuff sounds great, especially the few newer xrcd24 titles. Many Japanese manufactured CDs sound good but again not always. Recently purchased a Jap... 
Anyone heard the new Led Zep jJapanese CDs?
My experience with Japanese made CDs has been positive. The most noticable improvement is in the high end. For some reason the grating edgy high end has been eliminated on a lot of Japanese CDs. There's probably bad sounding Japanese CDs out there... 
Your ONE all time favorite love song?
Everly Bros./Let It Be Me. Guess it was a French song first but never heard it in French.