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| Vinyl Guides Are you referring to the Goldmine record album buying guide ? This is a Large soft cover that will give you a year and three respective states, VG, VG+ & NM. there will be corresponding prices for these records. | |
| Best Component Ever, for the money Proac response 2, any mid to late 70s' open reel tape deck. | |
| Integrated amp, looking for suggestions & comments Warm like a tube amp ? why not get a tube amp. Jolita, Cayin, a used Prima Luna etc. | |
| Confusion reigns - tube amp,ss amp, integrated..?? Firstly with a speaker of 95dB efficency you have a chance to opt for a 300B tube amp. Since you say you have a phonostage that you want to stay, a 300B int amp would be a wise choice. As far as a sub, my Vandersteen requires no extra hookups such... | |
| room setup After I painted my old apartment, the first thing I set up was the stereo. Moved in the couch, rug, set up the speakers and let it warm up. The imaging was beyond belief. Not only did images actually jump out at you, but they materialized ubove &a... | |
| Why is 2 Channel better than multi-channel? In my world for sound quality, I do not spin analog. My terrain is listening to 2 & 4 track factory pre-recorded open reel tapes. This is the way music was and is recorded.And I don't care how many channels you have, 4,5,30... nothing will bea... | |
| New Buddy Guy - "Blues Singer" Again I will say Blblues68 when Eric Clapton was asked who was the best all around guitarist in the business his answer was Buddy Guy. The problem with these great artists is since they have nothing to prove, why bother working. I saw the Blues Si... | |
| Best Blues on CD/SACD? Lets see, where do I begin. 1) On the AVI label Slim Harpo- Hip Shakin, Lightin Slim-I'm evil, and all other AVI releases of Excello material.2) Louisinana Blues on Arhoolie, Various Artists.3) Blues Union by Joe Beard & R. Earl on Audioquest.... | |
| New Buddy Guy - "Blues Singer" I hate to say it but the last two times that Buddy Guy was in NYC he was a big dissapointment. Yes I am an advid blues fan especially the Chicago electric style. The last ( and I do mean last time I will see him ) was at Lincoln center with a host... | |
| Best Male Singers of the 20th Century Why don't you check out James Mcmurtry Childish Things or Live at Augat Three. Trust me on this one. | |
| Help, what's the best "Sticky FIngers?" The Stones Rocks..... on Ampex 4 track 7.5 or 3.75 IPS. I am telling you guys, factory pre-recorded reel to reel will revolutionize your systems. You have got to experience this firsthand. While at the last Stereophile show the talk was at one of ... | |
| Best live album you've ever heard? Hello Rar1, I was at the Carnegie show along with the bottom Line shows. ( Boy do I miss that place ) Did you ever see Rt at St. Anns. that is a beautiful 170 yr. old church on court st. in Brooklyn. What great acoustics. | |
| BB King...for a newbie Electric BB King is a nice album. I will second live at Cook county Jail. And don't forget Lucille. | |
| Acoustic Progressive Rock I don't know if this qualifies but one of the best unplugged albums is the Alice in Chains unplugged. Is this pogressive enough, or am I getting old. | |
| Cream at Madison Square Garden Let us remember that Jack Bruce was the main singer for the Cream. Clapton had to take many singing lessions to get to where he is today. |