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Personal speaker evolution
KLH-22A (1969)Dynaco A-25 (1971)Large Advent (1973)Chartwell LS3/5a (1978)a/d/s CM7 (1987Acoustat 1+1 (1990) 
What was your first system, & did you like it?
First system: Nov.1969Lafayette LR-500B receiverGarrard 40B changerPickering cartridgeKLH 22A speakersSecond system: 1971Dynaco SCA-80 intergrated ampKLH-18 FM tunerAR TurntableShure M91E cartridgeDynaco A-25 speakersKoss ESP-7 headphonesThat seco... 
FM reception in Los Angeles
If the signal strength is high and you're experiencing treble silibance, then the problem is multipath. Try re-orienting the antenna. Hopefully you'll find a position that eliminates it. 
your top 5 classical cds
I'm very impressed by Vaughn Williams Symphony No.7 "Sinfonia Antartica" on the Naxos label. 
Cables - When Did it All Start?
Didn't it start in the mid-70's with Bob Fulton? Then,shortly thereafter, with Noel Lee and the original Monster Cable? 
Name that tune?
The late, great Carl Stalling wrote the Warner's cartoon music. There are two volumes still in print:"The Carl Stalling Project""The Carl Stalling Project, Vol.2"Chances are what you heard is on one of these discs. I'm going to give them a listen ... 
Totem Acoustics Customer Service
Who is the absolutely beautiful woman I've twice seen in Totem's room at two Stereophile NYC shows? 
Biggest Live Miss 23 years ago today............
Rolling Stones in 1966 at the Mosque Theatre in Newark, NJ. This was the Brian Jones pop hits era when the Stones were an exciting band - not the bloated "corporate rock" stadium thing that they are now. 
I need a female jazz vocalist. No Krall, No Norah
Try Jenna Mamina. I prefer her to Nora Jones. She has two cd's avilable on line. 
Lafayette LR-1100 stereo receiver/T-2000 t'table
I had a Lafayette LR-500B receiver purchased in 1969. I took it to a MacIntosh amplifier clinic which were popular at the time. The unit checked out nicely. The Mac rep told me it was made by Pioneer.My uncle had the turntable bought in the mid-se... 
Better than Norah Jones...?
Has anyone heard Jenna Maminna? She has two cd's available which can be purchased on line. There are great similarities between her and Nora Jones.I, myself, prefer Jenna. 
Paolo Conte-recommendations.
There are two essential CD's of his music here in the USA. Both are compliations. They are:THE BEST OF PAOLO CONTEREVERIESBoth are on the Nonesuch label. "REVERIES", by the way, was just released this month. If you can only afford one then get BES... 
Upgrade for old Dahlquist DQ LP1 Crossover
At one time when I was into the subwoofer thing I was using a LP1 modified by a local technician who upgraded all the capacitors and resistors. The improvement was clearly audible with less veiling and more transparity across the frequency spectru... 
Do you rember your first?
My story is very similiar. The year is 1969 and I'm at some hippie freak's apartment who after "refreshments" plays some Iron Butterfly, Ultimate Spinach, and Jethro Tull albums. I could not believe that those AR-4x speakers transported me into an... 
what are your favorite movie soundtracks.
The one and only: Bernard Herrmann. Wrote the music for "Citizen Kane" "Magnificent Ambersons" "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir" "The Day The Earth Stood Still" "The Wrong Man" "The Trouble With Harry" North By Northwest" "Vertigo" "Psycho" "Marnie" "The ...