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Favorite Female vocals that give you goose bumps
I heard a cut from Barb Jungr off a Linn Records recording at CES a few days ago that would qualify. Hats off to Duke at Audio Kinesis as it was his speakers bringing her voice to. . . | 210 |
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Cars R OK, but what kind of motorcycle do you have
2000 BMW R1150 GS Oh, and cars SUCK! Marco | 183 |
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Best Bike to ride before a good listening session
Screw the pedals; BMW R1XXXGS! Don't forget the earplugs if you're making it a long ride! And make sure to get off those paved roads once or twice! Marco | 152 |
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Your First System
Pcook15- I started with the same receiver, a Pioneer SX-680, which my dad still has and uses along with my first speakers and they still sound pretty darn good together. The rest . . . | 143 |
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What are your fav “Off Hollywood” films
I love film, and I hate most of the stuff that comes out of Hollywood, so I could go on and on, but these are all at the top of my list: Wings of Desire Secrets and Lies . . . | 77 |
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What equipment do you most regret parting with??
The radio in my 78' FJ-40 Landcruiser...well, actually I regret selling the whole truck! Hmmm, audio gear? I have had attachments to various pieces of gear, but no "regrets&. . . | 67 |
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What is the best band ever?
16 Horsepower (granted, a very personal choice and well outside of the mainstream...hey, you asked | 65 |
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High End Myth Glossary.
That the way "I" perceive the world is the identical way "you" perceive the world. Regardless of "proven" scientific facts the way we perceive those. . . | 65 |
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Best Tweak???
Shut down your computer. Toss those back issues of Stereofool, TAS, and that stack of "Jugs'N'Tail" with the stained and tattered pages. Pick a few of your favorite CD's. . . | 62 |
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What tattoo to get next?
I can't recall the DVD title, but we just watched a collection of short documentary films. One of them was of a guy who was tatoo'd and pierced from head to toe with a bit of skin. . . | 59 |
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If Money Were No Object... A Fantasy Question
I'd have pretty close to the same damn simple SET/horns system I already have, build a better room for listening that is isolated from the rest of the house, put some towards music. . . | 52 |
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Your top 3 comedians
I'm going to stay away from the classics, as most kind of go without saying, and are probably nothing new to anyone (I like'em as much as anyone else - how could you not). I'd . . . | 50 |
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its all about the music,no way hose
OK, alright, ya' sussed me out mate! You really got my number! I should know better than to try to pull the ol' polyester over BigJoe's eyes! Yep, it's all an extension of my . . . | 49 |
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Who's got the best user name?
What about "Bigpowerballs"....Hooooyaaa Albert, there's a live one to include in your Audiogon Epic! Marco | 44 |
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I'm Looking For the Best
Since you don't have much time, buy tickets once a day to go out and hear live music...you can bring your ipod...don't know if they'll have a place for you to plug it in though...I. . . | 43 |
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Early 80's - late 70's best audio products
My examples are mostly on the bang-for-buck bargain level at the time, but all remain excellent components to this day, yet I have no doubt modern technology has improved on most. . . | 41 |
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OK Come Clean, whats in your closet ?
Ironically my closet houses my main system...at least the front end and the preamp. I've been lately having to be pretty diligent about getting rid of excess because we're doing. . . | 38 |
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Best POP audiophile recording/album...
Ricki Lee Jones, "Pop Pop" is quite good I seem to recall back in the 80's constantly hearing Dire Straits, "Brothers in Arms" as a demo disc at stereo shops. . . | 36 |
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What are the most under-appreciated products?
Interconnects: Music Metre Aural Symphonics Front End: Muse Tweak: The Perch Speakers: Malodorous Wind / Audio Canine Rectum Armagedon Reference Marco | 36 |
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New Years Resolutions
Damn, and I was looking forward to some good juicy bloodbath's here on the Gon'. Does this mean you're disbanding the Audiogon division of "Fight Club"? What's going to . . . | 31 |
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BEST AUDIOGON POSTS
The ones I like best have all been deleted by the powers that be. Of the ones that are still up and long-lasting, I like the one that's titled something like "Who are You?&. . . | 26 |
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Best sonics/music on CD
Temptation, Holly Cole El Cant Del Sibil La, Montserrat Figueras, Jordi Savall Le Pas du Chat Noir, Anuoar Brahem Many more but these are three I never tire of. Howard, are you . . . | 24 |
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Audio's Biggest Loser?
My system currently tips the scales at just over 500 lbs. Ouch! In 35+ years of this craziness, I cannot actually think of lightweight components that could not be outdone by . . . | 22 |
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Best sound at RMAF
#1 MBL #2 Daedalus / Art Audio #3 Proclaim / Red Rock I didn't get to hear all the rooms, dismissed others for reasons that didn't necessarily have to do with the quality of the . . . | 22 |
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Horns and Triodes...?
I can contribute a recent experience that might help...I don't know really, but I think it is interesting: If you check out my "Virtual System" you'll see I use a system. . . | 22 |
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Best Thread on Audiogon?
I've only been on Audiogon for about a year now, but I'd have to say that I particlarly enjoy the music threads as I've been able to get so many wonderful reccommendations from . . . | 22 |
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Component that stopped the upgrade cycle cold?
Excellent start Newbee! You just past your 20th anniversary....did you buy some china for your ARC? Marco | 19 |
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Best CD player under $500 used?
Right at around $500 you should be able to find a good Rega Planet 2000 used. Very musical player for the money IMO. Add a few $ more and look for a used Jolida to take off the . . . | 17 |
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headphones-amp combination
You want a portable amp? If I were looking portable, I'd look at the Fostex HP-P1, which combines an excellent DAC that takes digital output from your iPhone/iPod. If you are . . . | 14 |
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what is the best Holly Cole CD?
Temptation, but I'm a big Tom Waits fan so I love the material. She does a great job with it | 13 |
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The Best of the English Sound
Just to throw you on a whole different possible tangent; I was listening to small monitors (nothing extraordinary, but very good ones) in my desktop/computer/workstation system. I. . . | 12 |
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what is the best se tube amp
Oh brother....another, "..what is the BEST" query! It's like asking a bunch of contractors "What is the best hammer to buy?" Or in this case, since the . . . | 11 |
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The best headphone amplifier for Senheiser HD-650
You'll get more responses on HeadFi Marco | 10 |
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Where to start in building a beginner's system?
Well, if you really want to get better sound I would start by getting a digital output from your iPod to a decent DAC with good de-jitter capabilities or interface. The Wadia . . . | 8 |
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Widest soundstage
I'd second Waters "Amused to Death". My dog is still looking for the barking dog in the next room. Marco | 6 |
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What are the best modified FM tuners of 2005?
I like my HH Scott 350B from around 1962, recently retubed and adjusted by a friend in the biz who owed me a favor. Damn, never heard the radio sound so good! My wife was in the. . . | 6 |
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whats better, good cd player and a pc to shuffle
IMHO: Depending on how you rip the files, the software on the PC, the conversion you use to get the digits to the DAC, the PC has the potential to outperform virtually any multi-. . . | 1 |
