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Hidden Gems in Classic Rock Albums
Free, "Mr Big" off Fire And Water & Aerosmith, "Lord of the Thighs" off Get Your Wings - two great old slinky jams.  
Tune of the Day
John Waite, "Show Me How To Love You"  
Tune of the Day
Oasis, "F_ckin in the Bushes" - Snatch, lol. Bombastic jam!  
Tune of the Day
Lucinda Williams, "Real Live Bleeding Fingers & Broken Guitar Strings"  
Tune of the Day
Patterson Hood, "Come Back Little Star"  
Tubes for a pre stage... matched NEW or unmatched identical NOS?
Just dropped (2) RCA 12au7 "Clear Tops" in my Line Magnetic DAC. Pleasantly surprised - they are terrific so,... I agree with the hype   
Tune of the Day
"Rich Kid Blues" - Terry Reid, Marianne Faithful & The Raconteurs. Each version is excellent!   
what are your top "audio bargins" in your system history?
Was purchasing a beautiful Luxman L-100 in 2002 from a music teacher a few towns over. While there I was admiring some of his other pieces & we made a deal on his Sansui, AU-9500. Both great components. We're shaking hands on the way out when ... 
Women Who Rock
I'll agree that Amy Lee was sensational for a minute,… incredible contrast between her voice against the wall of power chords & dark lyrics but, I will agree with anyone who believes Pat Benatar is the greatest rock voice of "my" generation an... 
Genelex Gold Lion KT 88 “burn circles”?
Have a quad of Gold Lion, KT88 in my Cary amp as well - all 4 have that flash spot and it developed over the 1st year of use. Tubes test fine & play great/no worries, have a matched set of RCA clear top 12au7 in my DAC as well with the same fl... 
Women Who Rock
The entire 90s Riot Grrrl scene... Courtney Love, Grace Potter, Wilson Sisters, Kay Hanley, Chrissie Hynde, Deborah Harry, Nina Gordon & Louise Post, Jannis Joplin, Dusty Springfield, Stevie Nicks, Runaways, Meg White , Gabriella Sarmiento Wil... 
"High end" store snobbery
There's a shop up here in Mass where on Saturday aftrenoons you can bring your LPs to play through their various vintage & high end setups & hang around a bit to talk about the gear: they'll even offer you an espresso or craft beer. That's... 
Did the Old Receivers Sound Good?
There’s more to this than just the specs - I have a vintage system of Sansui AU-9500 with JBL L65 & Luxman TT at my summer place. It’s equal parts nostalgia/performance but it brings me just as enjoyable an experience as when I’m listening at ... 
Tube DACs
@smoorenc - yeah, I have an older Line Magnetic, LM502ca - really a wonderful piece and once you get the Chinese tubes out of it and toss in some "better" 12au7 or 5814A (Telefunken, Amperex, RCA clear tops, etc.) it really becomes shockingly good... 
Really Inexpensive Systems That Sounded Great?
I'll toss another one out there,... vintage is the way to go after the components have been checked and repaired where needed. How about a Sansui, AU-666, used BluSound Node, same Geshelli DAC and a set of a/d/s L780. I've seen all this gear at th...