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what was your wedding song?
Hit "submit as is" too quickly. Miserlou is based on a Lebanese wedding song that Dick Dale's uncle, a Lebanese-American, would play. There are variations of the same song in Egyptian, Greek and Sephardic-Jewish traditions (none of which we are), ... 
what was your wedding song?
Miserlou by Dick Dale and the Deltones. Pulp Fiction was the first movie we attended together. 
Your 5 Fav Rock Concerts
Van Morrison. St Patrick's Day 1982 in London. Dropped some 'cid with my school chums. 
Johnny Cash
Nine Inch Nails did an amazing cover of "Hurt." I didn't really listen to Johnny's music before then, but started to and started liking (most of) what I heard. Not really a CW fan, but he transcends the tired genre. 
B&W 803 Diamond
How much $$$? 
Anyone successful in dealing with Tinnitus?
Thanks Dr Rich.I did just that a while back, and my dr explained what he was looking for when he ordered an MRI. Once he saw that the MRI was fine and the ear itself (drum, canal, etc.) were fine, he said it's something I will have to live with. A... 
Anyone successful in dealing with Tinnitus?
There was a terrific article in the New Yorker a few months back written by one of their writers (Jerome Groopman of the Beth Israel Hospital/Harvard Med)who happens to be a world famous AIDs researcher and has written many books on health care. H... 
Anyone successful in dealing with Tinnitus?
My dr recommended this. Make sure you go to an ENT expert. S/he should do a full hearing work up and maybe even an MRI just to rule out something awful.http://www.neuromonics.com/patient/index.aspx?rollover=true 
Cable Elevators - What do you use?
Elizabeth. You are so misstaken. I only use cable elevators made from baby seal skin, handclubbed in Labrador. It makes the sound so much more lifelike. 
I can't tell the difference
Placebo?Here is a link to a positive review of the infamous Tice Clock. LOL!!http://www.stereophile.com/miscellaneous/784/index4.html 
Jimi Hendrix- Valley's of Neptune
Here is one review I saw:The Imaginary Hendrix Vault boasts so many hypothetical treasures: Hendrix with Miles Davis — Future Shock!; Hendrix with Crosby, Stills, or Nash — Band of Merry Pranksters!; Hendrix with the Monkees — Together on Stage! (... 
MonitorAudioSilverRS6 vs ParadigmReferenceStudio60
My sense of hearing them both is that the build quality of the Paradigms is far superior. I've seen both disassembled, and the quality of the drivers seems better on the Paradigms than the Chinese built Monitors. 
What CD player compares to NAD C545BEE?
You might be able to pick up a demo REGA Apollo for about $650-700. Worth a listen. 
What time do you wear?
Corum $20 gold coin watch with brown alligator band. 
Which purchase tipped you into nirvana.
Windowpane at the Allman Brothers show at the Fillmore in 72.