kyle76

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Carpenters
If you love Karen Carpenter’s vocals, a very worthy successor is the artist Rumer. She’s got several good albums, including one of Bacharach/David tunes. Give her a listen.   
Favorite Guitar Solo
Elvin Bishop on “Fooled Around and Fell in Love.” I learned it and played it with the band at my second daughter’s wedding reception. Such fun! 
Is louder better?
For me and my system, 80 dB, give or take, is just about perfect.  
Subwoofer xover settings for KEF LS50W (orig model)
I hear 80 more than anything else and overlap the low and high settings because of the way the filters roll off instead of hitting a brick wall.  
Finally found THE SPEAKER!!!
@wweiss: “the time I heard Brothers in Arms through a pair of Apogees in the 80's was a religious experience I have never forgotten.”“Brothers In Arms” was my go-to auditioning CD when I was looking for components. In particular, the track “Your L...