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Favorite Guitar Solo
I agree not a fair question, like picking your favorite pistachio in a 10 lb bag. But for homesickness played thru a guitar, Son Seals 'going back home'https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=son+seals+going+back+home 
Favorite Cowboy Junkies?
+1 -Miles from our home, the new one 'All that reckoning' in 2nd and gaining ground.-from Miles:https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=cowboy+junkies+hollow+as+a+bonehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzvRCjfbCyM 
A CHEAP AND VERY EFFECTIVE RECORD CLEANING SOLUTION.
Been wondering if BasicH would be good in my SpinClean, it lowers the surface tension of water (making water wetter) ... I've been using it for decades to clean outside house windows, doesn't hurt the gardens underneath and also to wash my car so ... 
WHAT IS THE MOST UNIQUE SONG THAT YOU HAVE EVER HEARD?
Captain Beefheart needs to be on this list, I'll go with ;Old Fart at Play; from Trout Mask:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHjOuS-rABU 
Suggest one obsure album we all should hear
@sima01 ... shame the other Hank Dogs 'Half Smile' is half as good, only 2 or three songs of note on that one.Steeleye Span's first album 'Hark the village wait' features two killer female vocals too, for some unknown reason one of them dropped ou... 
Anyone got good result from pairing Hegel power amp (H20/30) with non-Hegel preamp?
BTW - the Supratek Chenin is a high gain preamp. 
Anyone got good result from pairing Hegel power amp (H20/30) with non-Hegel preamp?
Using a Supratek Chenin tube preamp with Hegel H20 and estatic with the synergy.Previously had Conrad Johnson MF2250SE Amp and the Hegel was a significant upgrade (magico A3 speakers).Had a carpenter that was working for me ask to hear my system s... 
Acoustic Blanket for TV
thanks yyz santa - I have the exact same issue, TV to the side, ordered two of the 4x2 panels so I can experiment with some other trouble spots while putting my grandmothers hand quilted wool comforter over the TV while doing my tests, like behind... 
Suggest one obsure album we all should hear
Hank Dogs 'bareback' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBOv-d7IBhMChris Squire 'fish out of water' .. like a lost Yes albumSavoy Brown 'A Raw Sienna' 
New speaker suggestion
been reading PSAudio's Paul McGowen's book 'unlocking the secrets to great sound', I like how he lays out speaker choosing...."'Because loudspeakers sound and perform so differently, they must be chosen to their environment (the room) as well as o... 
Speaker cable length
I recently bought new speakers, new speaker cables and changed the speakers location. I now need one 5meter speaker cable and one 7 meter speaker cable. Was concerned the length and also length mismatch would be an issue. Unfounded worries, sounds... 
Vpi 3d Tonearm - Counterweight fitment
I have the same issue but not to the degree you're having. Seems I have to adjust the tracking force every two months or so, the tightening thumbscrew on the counterweight is 'self mis adjusting' on a periodic basis, didn't consider it might be th... 
Religious music for less than devout
How bout Rasta Roots Reggae that's praising Jah?Peter Tosh Igzeabeher let Jah be praised: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL_k602Wgak  steel Pulse 'chant a psalm''  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL_k602WgakMajek Fashek "i'm not tired"  https... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Spooky Tooth 'The Mirror'Chris Squire 'fish out of water' bruford, Mel Collins and Moraz (and chris) 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Horselips 'The Tain' some called them the Irish Steeleye Span, I hear some Fairport conventionish , Early Tull sounds. Me likeeJean-Luc Ponty 'Cantilope Island' a Blue note double album in pristine shape from a yard sale for $1.