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thepigdog

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Brands that have the least depreciation
I say Bryston, you rarely see anything on the used market. 
New in 2018
Dire Straits - Dire  Straits mfsl  sacdRichard Thompson - Rumor and Sigh mfsl sacd 
What do you listen to when no one else can hear it
@clbeanz , @4yanx . The Ray Conniff Singers.  
Catalog Completist?
@yashu , I call it silly because I generally don't like live music recorded and the set lists on this set are not all that different. I do not need 7 more versions of songs I already have. I am sure it is good although I have not listened to it.  
Central Maine Audiophiles
They are in Saco, in the industrial park. very friendly and helpful. I have a plan to go there later this week. less than 5 miles from my house. 
Best music of 2017
Bruce Cockburn - "Bone on Bone" 
Catalog Completist?
I was a Doc Watson collector until that silly 7 disc set this year. If Malcolm Holcomb released it I have it and will continue to do so. Dave Alvin, Richard Thompson (looking forward to Mofi's Rumor and Sigh), Mary Gauthier, Peter Case. 
Earworms
Theme song: Mah-num-ah nah doodoo doo  I'm too old to have watched the show but whenever I hear even a snippet it stays with me. 
Morrow SP6 speaker cable break in
I used MA SP-7's until my latest cable changes. They sounded good right out of the box and better after a year or so (I don't count the hours of playtime) of frequent use at all volume levels. I don't recall the sound dip at 50 hrs.  
Higher end value cables
Morrow Audio makes good cables. Priced from about $60.00 to $3,000.00. I used to have the MA4 RCA between my Bryston integrated and Oppo 105. It was a good match. I thought they were a little better than the Gabriel Gold Reflection V2 I was using. 
Most overrated bands
I don't rate performers as over/under-rated. I like them or I don't, after listening to them of course. I do have opinions though.I heard some of the new U2 and they continue to suck. It would not hurt my feelings if I never heard another Beatles ... 
Sentimental song.
On Veterans Day I play "Veterans Day" by Tom Russell.4th of July I play "4th of July" by Dave Alvin.Christmas season brings out "Frosty the Snowman" by Leon Redbone and Dr. John. 
Would you buy a 12-14 year old Integrated?
Bryston b135sst2 (if you can find one). 20 year warranty. Need I say more. 
Your favourite 2017 album.?
Bruce Cockburn "Bone on Bone". 
Great music few are aware of. Any genre.
Recent find for me is Steve Howell. Acoustic folk style blues, pre-war blues/jazz.