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Obscure bands
I'm not joking either harold .I'm an old man that has seen most of the world and , If I do say so my self, has developed good taste . What other country would make their greatestcomposers birth-day a National Holiday !If God came down today and ga... 
List of artists that have never lost quality throughout entire career
+1 for Los Lobos , one of the few bands I liked .    Little worse than a pot-head women . 
Spatial Audio speakers sound best with Solid state or tube amps. If so, which models?
MMG's go below 3 ohms at times, never run Maggies without a amp rated for 2 ohms. 
The very best Sibelius recordings in analog
If you really want to hear Sibelius as should be the current BISrecordings with Osmo Vanska leading the Minnesota Orch . are to die for.The rhythm is spot-on as is the up through the bass line approach needed in these symphonies , best Conductor a... 
List of artists that have never lost quality throughout entire career
Right you are oregonpapa, I was just thinking about composers .Schubert, Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms never did either for that matter .The string quartets Beethoven wrote as he was stone deaf and at deaths door have never been surpassed .Schubert... 
Integrated Amplifier for the PSB Synchrony One B (bookshelf)
Specs are like statistics , you can make they say what you want them to say .David Belles is as respected as anyone in audio business , his amps are excellent and have always been . One of top designers alive and dead honest .Many of the older des... 
Top PSB speakers .
I totally agree itzhak, but at 82 it ain't happening . 
Integrated Amplifier for the PSB Synchrony One B (bookshelf)
Belles Aria is a fantastic integrated . Better than you might think is Yamaha801, not much more money than NAD , sounds better and is FAR more reliable . 
The very best Sibelius recordings in analog
Finest 2, I ever heard was1969 Halle O. under Barbirolli on Testament.The 1954 complete Karajan/Berlin set on Columbia was best ever on vinyl but good-luck finding it .As northernfox says the digital vinyl Davis RCA/LSO is best ever. Some would sa... 
Top PSB speakers .
I assume T-3's ? Saying a lot, F32 was a nice speaker , thanks . 
Obscure bands
Well Finland is the best country in the world, half the conductors in first-class Symphonic Orchs. are Finnish . 
Thiel Tweeter issue
Doesn't matter how many doors you have, point is a car is easily pressured by sound, few rooms are . . 
Top PSB speakers .
Didn’t say it was always correct, said often . Having to drive 500 miles to hear them is my problem.And yes B& W 's tend to be not much with Classical . 
List of artists that have never lost quality throughout entire career
Classical players pay attention to other players and good ones adjust to same . That's improv to me . 
Top PSB speakers .
Thanks so much fellas, very nice of you.Over my years(45) in audio I’ve often found that speakers that others call "flat" ( including reviewers)are often just whats need for the symphonic music that is the core of my listening .Not written in ston...