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Best female vocals on CD
Aretha Franklin, Annie Haslam (Renaissance), Annie Ross (of Lambert, Hendricks and Ross) ....uh oh, now I'm dating myself 
Best Male Singers of the 20th Century
Lawrence was a fantastic pop singer - for rock, Robert Plant hands down - for blues, Muddy Waters, with Howlin Wolf a close second - for soul, James Brown - for country, Hank Williams - that's quite a wide spectrum, eh? 
I finally got a Mcintosh amp
I bought a Mac 2100 solid state Amp recently, paired with a C-28 preamp, and it could not produce the booming sound thru my ML-2C McIntosh speakers that my "El Cheapo" Stereotech Receiver could produce, so I unloaded them on ebay - I do know that ... 
Words From the Wise
If you're on a tight budget, remember that there were some great components built pre-1985 that can be had relatively cheap - look around on ebay or better yet go to garage/estate sales in your area, that way you can try the stuff maybe before you... 
Whats the downside of leaving ones amps on allways
I hate to leave any piece of electronics on for an extended period - especially if I'm gone - I have a McIntosh MC-2100 amp and it gets fairly hot(enough that you can only touch the hot spot for a few seconds) - it doesn't have a power switch, so ... 
Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list
1. The Mermen "Food for other Fish" - masters of psychedelic surf - a cd that changed the way I think about music (also the most awe-inspiring cd I've ever heard)2. Bela Fleck and the Flecktones "Flight of the Cosmic Hippo" - the disc you should u...