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Those singers you enjoy,....that don't really have a great voice?
Britt Daniel Isaac Brock Kim Wilson Tim Langford Billy Gibbons    
Suggest one obsure album we all should hear
Michael Torsone's:  "Nail It!"  A rockin' boppin' organ playing extravaganza.  
Great classical pianists
Lubimov, Gilels, Horowitz, Cortot, Richter, Rubinstein.  
Amp Internal Wire
I have heard VH Audio’s UniCrystal OCC single solid core copper and their silver wire with purity of 5n (99.999%) is very good.VH Audio uses a foamed fluoropolymer insulation and not a solid fluoropolymer or teflon. It has been proven to keep the ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
JOE SAMPLE   "Old Places Old Faces"  KENNY DREW   "Kenny Drew Trio"   EDOUARD LALO. "Sym Espagnole" - Perlman, Barenboim  Dried cured salami, diced apples and Ireland sharp cheddar cheese topped with combo of cinnamon-sugar and apples. ( no nut... 
Tekton haters and bashers you just got a new target!
Is it really coming to this? Respect what others own.  
Speakers need to be placed close to back wall. Help
OHM, LARSEN 4 or 6, KRIX or NSMT Audio Model 15SE, an acoustic suspension spkr with 3/4 inch anti-resonant cabinet, 1 inch baffle, first order xover, propylene caps, non-inductive wire resister, multi-strand ofc copper wiring and 5yr wty for only ... 
Anyone heard new Belles Dual Mono Integrated vs Basic Aria or Aria Signature?
John Rutan of Audio Connection is whom you need to converse with. Also, I heard Dave Belles is coming out with a DAC in the near future.  
What do you consider the most when choosing a pair of speakers?
@toolbox149  IMO the lower midrange is more important than bass and treble in achieving accurate and realistic reproduction, where you hear the realism, especially with acoustic instruments.  
Best "Budget" / "bang for my buck" 2-channel amp and speakers can I get new?
Sorry, I cannot assist w/o knowing your budget.  
Cables recommendation
Innerconnects, spkr cables:  Audience OHNO Mogami or Belden: both equal in quality but have different sound characteristics.  Powers: Audience 24SE    
Billie or Ella? Maria or Renata? Technique or feeling?
A late posting by me. Billie Holliday "Lady In Satin" with Ray Ellis Orchestra.  The feeling in those aging textured vocals with marvelous backing.    IMO it was her best. Ella's "Songbook" will always be extraordinary.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Tony Joe White: "Hoodoo"      Dire Straits: "Dire Straits"  Johnny Cash: "The Man Comes Around" Soundtrack: "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou" Kenny Neal and Billy Branch: "Double Take"                  
The new dynamic in speaker pricing
Some people, and I say some, who purchased spkrs costing those figures are people interested in show and not music. God Bless people who buy them for the love of music. Not me. I have other interests that cost money. No dunderhead here.  
What do you consider the most when choosing a pair of speakers?
In this order. With my components the speakers efficiency, vanishing act, it's lower midrange properties, does it move me and then it's appearance.