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Where to Buy Audiophile Recordings with a Smile
If by "good relationship" you mean a seller that would accept a return after 4 months - No, I have not. 
Look who the Cat dragged in
I like your car. I had a '70 Mach1 in orange with white interior. $3,000 brand new. No AC, but I was young. 
Linn Sondek phono cable
You should check the Linn Forum. They know the intimate details of everything to do with the LP12. 
To all that worked in audio salons.
Never worked in a store, but the darlings were "Midnight Sugar", which is everything wrong with demo records rolled into one, and the Charlie Byrd Crystal Clear direct disc record with the drum solo on side 2. Not a half bad record. 
Best Rock Drummers
Loomis - now that I think of it, I remember a record called Lord Sutch and His Heavy Friends. I think Bonham and Page both played on it, but it was horrible and Bonham definitely came off as ponderous. So it's a matter of compatibility as we all k... 
Best Rock Drummers
Loomis - I understand what you're saying about Bonham, but playing on the back of the beat without slowing down is the essence of the "heavy" sound. There's a distinction between playing on the back of the beat and dragging and it's hard to do the... 
Best Rock Drummers
Here's Charlie Watts' opinion. (Rolling Stones drummer, for those who don't know)"Yeah. I would say learn to read music and listen to other people other than John Bonham. Now you’ve got totally the wrong impression about what I just said – I can s... 
Apartment Drama
One thing you might do is cultivate a library of music you enjoy that doesn't contain loud bass or drums. Solo guitar, solo piano, piano/guitar, string quartet, solo violin. There's really tons of stuff once you start looking. Assuming you're not ... 
What hooked you to audio?
My uncle's JBL Paragon/MAC/Thorens system in the 60's. My dad bought EV Royal 400s, HK tube receiver and Rek0kut table. I was pretty damn spoiled. BTW, my mom still has those Royal 400s in her house. Not hooked up to anything, but they make good e... 
S.F. Cremona vs Wilson Benesch Curves
These decision take time. I'm still trying to make up my mind between the Packard and the DeSoto. But I'm definitely not buying a color tv until it's perfected. 
Glaring Omissions
I could give two shits about Bach or Brahms and I think I have impeccable taste in music.Yes - and everyone who eats at Taco Bell believes they have impeccable taste in cuisine. That's OK - the world is rapidly declining to the lowest common denom... 
Where is All the DSD?
Stickman - you have a nice vinyl setup and Klipshorns. Very cool. Just buy yourself a near-mint copy of the Butterfield Blues Band Live and turn it up. You'll forget about this (yet another) latest and greatest thing. 
Vinyl ratings for audiophiles
It's not that easy. Some new releases have beautiful vinyl, but just don't sound that great. Part of the fun is to search Ebay for Near-Mint copies of stuff you are looking for and you might have to pick up a couple of copies before finding a gem.... 
Is the BAlabo BC-1 MKII Preamp the reigning King?
Here's a post from an unsatified Halcro user. The best indeed! How can an amplifier lay claim to state of the art when it doesn't "thump" or "shake the walls" which is the sign of a great amplifier. I have a sneaking suspicion that this is the sta... 
SACD Recommendations
Yo Yo Ma, "Solo". Opus 3 "Showcase", "Elliot Fisk plays Bach and Scarlatti", Red Rose/levinson. All of these SACDs are superb recordings. BTW, I abandoned SACD as I found that CDs on a good CD player sounded better, but that's my problem. Just tho...