waltersalas
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| Preamp Deal of the Century Hi Betcha--I am among those pairing the Syrah with solid state--I use Bel Canto EVO 200.2 mono blocks and am very happy with this configuration. Like a lot of others, I can't help but wonder about Mick's power amps--could they possibly be as good ... | |
| Best Male Singers of the 20th Century Tubegroover,Good point. Janis sings with as much intensity as anyone I have heard. Aesthetically, I would not put her in the same category with Holiday and Jones, but that is an entirely different conversation. Your point is well taken. Janis was ... | |
| little known musicians we should hear Some of these are "obscure"--others are simply underrated. Off the cuff, these are the first few that come to mind:-Jeb Loy Nichols (a recent discovery, love his stuff)-Imperial Teen-Neko Case (especially her new album, 'Blacklisted')-The Go-Betwe... | |
| Best Concert DVD The Band - "The Last Waltz" | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Thanks for the tips, guys. I know a lot of people reading this thread must think there is a considerable amount of hyperbole about this unit, but it has truly transformed my system. Only problem so far: not enough sleep. I just keep thinking of so... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century At last, the wait is over, for me and I hope all the others who ordered their units back in Feb/March/April. The Syrah arrived today and is now sitting happily in my system.OK, first impressions: I must say, it is difficult to believe that a tube ... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Same here. Got an email this morning. I guess Mick finished up several of these about the same time. I look forward to the various reports that I am sure will be forthcoming. Time to start tube shopping for those Ken Rad black glass, huh? | |
| Jazz lovers. Any Dizzy Gillespie recommendations? For a nice introduction and overview, I recommend the Ken Burns' "best of." Many of those are top drawer. You can branch out from there. | |
| Three best Dylan albums??? 1) The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan2) Blonde on Blonde3) Highway 61 RevisitedHard to pick just three. There are 8-10 "best" Dylan albums, in my opinion, including 'Blood on the Tracks', 'Another Side of Bob Dylan', 'The Basement Tapes', 'Nashville Skyli... | |
| "EAR VS Cables" Hey rlwainwright,You want literature, grab yourself a copy of F. Scott Fitzgerald's collected short stories and have yourself a big time. But please, keep your mean-spirited remarks to yourself. I'll take 'remedial' writing over smart-xxx remarks ... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Yes! Thanks for the update, Fiddler. I'm about a month behind you, so it may be that I will get my Supratek about the time the leaves are changing here in the Great Smokies. Looking forward to your next post.Cheers,Chris | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Updates please! Has anybody who's ordered one of these since January got it yet? Fiddler? Fiddler?! I ordered mine in late March and am just wondering where I am in the pecking order. | |
| Songs that you just have to sing "Dancing Queen" - Abba"Joy to the World" - Three Dog Night"Stairway to Heaven" - Led Zeppelin"Margaritaville" - Jimmy Buffett"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" - Bob Dylan"Wild Horses", "Angie" - Rolling Stones"Proud Mary", "I Heard It Through the Grapev... | |
| Best band never to release a truly great album? Lynyrd Skynyrd, unless you count the Gold and Platinum best-of. | |
| Best Female Rock Group Sleater-Kinney and PJ Harvey are spot-on choices. Both have delivered the goods over the course of their last several albums. Both qualify as major artists, IMO. |