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Buckeye amps
I replaced a pair of (fully upgraded by Wilson Shen) Clayton M300 mono block amps w/ Buckeye 7040 mono block amplifiers about three days ago. Dylan at Buckeye indicated that burn in improvement, if there is any would be minimal. So far I like what... 
Doubling a Set of Speaker Cables
Probably a dumb question, but here goes:  I have speakers w/ one set of binding posts...8AWG cable w/ spades at both ends are currently connected to each mono block. Can another set of cables w/ banana ends be plugged into the same amp and speake... 
Phono cable upgrade recommendation for MC cartridge
Thanks for the recommendations, as usual it's something of a gamble to choose what's next when funds and time are limited. Fuzztone's point w/ regards to getting the cartridge dialed in makes sense, but i opted for the wywire silver, (which is cop... 
Phono cable upgrade recommendation for MC cartridge
Hi Geof the cable is a stock item that comes w/ SME arms, a 501 (sorry not 105) van den hul DIN to RCA cable. Arm on this table is an Odyssey RP1-XG.Thanks Lalitk and Stereo5 for the VH Audio and Audio Envy recommendations! 
Your Favorite, Most Outstanding Guitar Solo
BRIAN GODDING!!! ... never thought would anyone bring him into a thread around here. His solo disc is great, maybe not the best recording. The stuff he does on Solid Gold Cadillac/Brain Damage is landmark. I ditched a copy of Septober energy about... 
musical drummers...who are they ???
To some extent subjective criteria determines whether or not a player is musical. Poorly informed listeners and people with fairly pedestrian musical sensibilities (most people) will spit out a very different list of players than a voracious liste... 
Music you didn't like at first... but now?
Figured there'd be answers like Ornette Coleman, Albert Ayler, Cecil Taylor, Captain Beefheart, Sun Ra, Ruins, Can... stuff that doesn't really engage many of our built in receptors. Springsteen, Tim McGraw, Jennifer Warnes, Weird Al Yankovic, who... 
Music you didn't like at first... but now?
Thanks, CW i haven't tried Facing You, with alot of Jarrett (i know he's great) but the grunting and moaning he does has been an obstacle. Did it ever bug you? Thanks for the link Steuspeed, i probably ought to quit ignoring stuff just because it ...