clingman71

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Are there any albums you consider perfect?
Miles - Kind Of BlueAllman Brothers - At Fillmore EastU2 - Joshua Tree 
Who's your guitar daddy now?
Mr Derek Trucks 
Top 5 guitar jams
Allman Brothers Band - Liz Reed Fillmore SRV - Litle Wing Sky is CryingDerek and the Dominos - Crossroads FIllmoreAllman Brothers Band - Back Where It All Begins 2nd SetHendrix - Born Under A Bad Sign Blues 
Best Rock Albums in 2009, so far
Derek Trucks Band - Already Free 
best artists in the last 15 years
Derek Trucks. 
What piece of music can you play over & over?
In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed - Live At Fillmore - Allman Brothers Band 
cheap replacement for NAD 5425 cd player
Has anyone used a Pioneer DV 400V? How was the cd sound quality? 
Best copper interconnect cables
I am using a pair of Acoustic Zen matrix reference ics between my cd and integrated and am very happy with the sound. I bought a demo pair 2-3 years ago for $300. I have seen them used for $200. I had mine upgraded to the mkII, the sound cleaned u... 
allman brothers
Give a listen to their "One Way Out" live release from the Beacon Theater run of '03. There is a DVD "One Way Out" also, very good. Both the cd and dvd releases are good mixtures of old and new songs. 
Question about grounding?do i need one to stop hum
Are you connecting a cable to your system? I had a hum from my incoming cable that went away with disconnecting it. A mondial magic box will fix this, if this is the culprit. 
A good Budget CDp
There is an Arcam Alpha 8se listed today for $375. 
Your Favorite, Most Outstanding Guitar Solo
Dickey Betts - Back where it all begins - live 2nd set An evening with the ABB. Although this is more of a jam invoving everyone with Dickey on lead. 
Narrowing down floorstander selection.
Have you considered Soliloquy? I have the 6.3 floorstanders. They have exceeded all of my expectations. They are around $3200 new, but can be found used/demo in the $1500-$2000 range. Also, their flagship 6.5 speakers, which new are around $6500, ... 
Best CD
What about an alternative to your wife? 
Soliloquy 6.5 vs. Coincident Super Eclipse same $
Jimd, I have a pair of Soliloquy 6.3 speakers in a great room 13x28. They fill this room with ease, at 13x17, I would be scared that the 6.5s are too much for yor room. This is sad as I love my 6.3s, and have heard some good things about the 6.5s....