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If you've got a broadband connection, check out kcsm.org. 24 hour a day commercial free real jazz (none of that "smooth" crap). This is a PBS station & they are in the middle of a pledge drive, so sign up and support one of the last all jazz stations. James

TBrennan: "If you were a regular guy you'd call yourself Jimmy instead of James. And yes, the California Wine Country, that hotbed of regular guyism. In any event by trying to define what is "real" beer and what isn't and by extolling hard to find and exotic wares you act exactly the kind of beer snob I described." First, I call myself James because it's my name. I guess if you were a "regular guy" you'd have to call yourself bubba. Second, here in California Wine Country many of us "regular guys" even work on our own Porsches. Last, under the Reinheitsgebot (literally "purity requirement"), the only ingredients allowed in beer are barley, hops, yeast and water. Since most of the mass produced American "beers" such as Bud, Miller, and Coors are made, primarily, from corn - they do not qualify as beer. JAMES

Beware! M$ is the basis of the universally loathed iDrive system imposed on all current BMWs and is reportedly going to be imposed on new Ford products as well. As long as M$ is included, I will never buy another BMW. I have never owned a Ford product, but if M$ is part of the deal, never will (unless, of course, it's an Aston Martin DB9) [H]!

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Sorry, no. It started with the working man's brew being turned into pabulum by a few huge corporations buying up their smaller competitors - and/or putting them out of business (anyone heard of MicroCrap?) Now-a-days, If you want a "real" beer, you really have to go to Germany. My favorite is Parkbrau Pirminator a very potent helle (clear or blond) bock and no, you can't get it here. Second was Dortmunder Kronnen (unfortunately no longer imported - as far as I know). There are some very fine local micro-brews, but they're pretty much hit or miss in the absence of a real brewing tradition. Saying that crap like Bud or Miller (which cannot even be sold as beer in germany) are beers for "regular guys" is an insult to all us "regular guys." James

The question was "What are your musical preferences? Crap has nothing to do with music & what is "older" rap? You mean, maybe - Gil Scott Heron? James

Re: women Can't live with them -- they won't let you... James

Thanks for the reminder oldtimer! I'm going to fire up the "Stop Making Sense" DVD for my evening's entertainment. If any of you don't have this DVD, run don't walk to your local retailer & pick it up. Talking Heads live performance at their prime directed by Jonathan Demme (Silence of the Lambs, Philidelphia). Need I say more? Another killer is Joan Armatrading's "Down to Zero." James

"Lower Nob Hill" isn't that the Tenderloin? So fini, did you buy it or do I have to. James

Anything (and everything) done by Pat Boone. James

Maarheze = "Sea House?" That's the problem with temporary diggs, you're always at the mercy of someone else's plans. James

I remember seeing a 427 Cobra at an autocross circa 1975. I thought Wow! this should be fast! The guy wound it up, dumped the clutch and promptly swapped ends in a cloud of tire smoke at the start line. Not real efficient at getting the power to the ground. James

Good on ya (as the Aussies say)! James

I love Cornwalls (they go really well with La Scalas), but I've never heard RF 83's, so what do I know? As the old Chinese proverb goes, "be carefull what you wish for ..." James

Yes. James

My office system is a B&K ST-140 amp with a B&K PT3 Series II pre-amp driving Heresys. The B&K's separates can be had for about $200 ea on ebay or audiogon. Don't know if FM is worthwhile in your area, but the PT3 has a very nice tuner with 40 pre-sets. I listen to the radio about 98% of the time. Of course, we have a local NPR station that plays commercial free (real) jazz 24/7. Also available over the net if you have a broadband connection. KCSM.org James

Hell, that's nothing, I've got socks older than you! James

Perfect example of the "bi-wire" silliness. Doesn't make any difference how many wires you use. You are connecting one pair of terminals on your amp to one pair of terminals on your speaker. Use more than one pair of wires and you're just confusing the poor electrons. How are they supposed to know which wire to take? James

Whenever I try to call my speakers I just keep getting a busy signal. James

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If you scroll a little further down the page, you'll see that there is a whole forum section devoted to the igrove. You'll probably get a more informed response if you post your question there. James

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Specially if it's broken. James

I recently read somewhere about Giorgetto Giugiaro's (Bertone, Ital Design) initial reaction when he saw the TR7 when it was introduced at the Paris (?) auto show. Story goes that Giugiaro looked at the front of the car, walked around and looked at the driver's side, walked to the back and looked at the rear of the car, and then walked around to the passenger's side and exclaimed "My God, they've done it to this side too!" James

I'd try posting in the Pro-Media section. They're the knowledge base for plastic speakers.