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HDCD recommendations??
One the Beach Boys greatest hits albums in HDCD. If you like, I will find out which one it is. We have two of their greatest hits CDs and they both sound good, but only one is HDCD. 
Greatest Rock Guitar Riffs
Aerosmith - Walk This Way (yes, they used to have good songs) 
Rush fans on the board ??
I'm going to have to go with Moving Pictures. 
The Beatles Mono CD Box Set
I like the mono set. I also got the stereo White Album for comparison's sake. I like it better, but only because the stereo mix is a little more interesting (and what I'm used to hearing).I think the mono CDs sound great though.Have you compared a... 
Who's Your Favorite Bass Players; Why?
I like Chris Squire the best, but I couldn't tell you why. 
New Grateful Dead Box set...Opinions?
I got mine a few weeks ago. I haven't been very impressed with the sonics. American Beauty is much better on DVD-A.The first two albums, Grateful Dead and Anthem of the Sun, seem a little dull and lifeless to me. Aoxomoxoa isn't much better. I hav... 
the greatest pop song ever?
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, The Beatles 
Your Favorite, Most Outstanding Guitar Solo
Dickey Betts, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed 
Your First Concert was.....
Styx, 1983, Kilroy Was Here tour, a pretty good show. 
Does a tube preamp warm up sound of SS amp?
I tried this with a BAT preamp and a B&K power amp. The more I thought about it, though, the more I realized you shouldn't need tubes in the preamp at all. The line level signals coming into the preamp need only be switched and attenuated. And... 
NAD M55 Universal Disc Player
I bought an M5 last weekend. I was looking to replace my Denon 2910 universal player, which died. (That's the 2d one that's died on me.) I would've looked at the M55, had I known about it, but the store I visited was a former NAD dealer and they o... 
Favorite Female vocals that give you goose bumps
Natalie Merchant - Wonder, Caravan, Don't Talk, These Are DaysAimee Mann - Voices CarryDeborah Harry - Heart of GlassAlanis Morissette - Unsent, You Oughta KnowNorah Jones - One Flight DownLena Horne - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 
Guitar Alphabet. Please fill out unused letters...
Hey, What about Robbie Krieger of the Doors for crying out loud!Or David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, or George Harrison, or oh-my-I-can't-believe-you-neglected Jerry Garcia, or B.B. King, or Billy Corgan from Smashing Pumpkins.Of course there are a mil...