This, or That?

[bobsvinyl]

Blade Runner.

Silent Running or Outland?

 

[Hyperion]

Silent Running.

Run Silent Run Deep or The Enemy Below?

 

[Shominy]

The Enemy.

A mythically depicted Kraken, or a Liopleurodon?

 

[Christian B]

Release the Kraken sounds much better than release the Liopleurodon, just sayin'.

Clash of the Titans 1981 or 2010 version?

 

[old_tv_nut]

Haven't seen 2010, so I'll be an old fogy and say 1981.

Ancient seven wonders of the world, or a modern list?

 

[Shominy]

The ancients.

Summer in the Australian outback desert or winter in Oymyakon, RU?

 

[harman/kardon]

Winter anywhere in Russia, winter anywhere!

Vocal artists in the garden - Blackbird or Nightingale?

 

[Te-Te]

Nightingale.

The sound of a: Blue jay or Cardinal?

 

[Eywadude]

Tough call. I'd say cardinal I guess.

Sound of a: chickadee or a Redwing blackbird?

 

[Shominy]

Blackbird

volume knob: detented or smooth?

 

[Eywadude]

Smooth.

Control knob feel: very easy to turn or well-damped?

 

[noogies]

Damped.

Balance control: integrated with volume or independent?

 

[Eywadude]

Independent.

"Pure direct" (tone control bypass, shortest signal path), or EQ/tone controls?

 

[noogies]

Tone controls. What can I say -- my purism only goes so far.

Banana plugs or spade clips?

 

[Eywadude]

'Nanners.

For your gear: rack or cabinet?

 

[noogies]

Well, I have one of each, but the cabinet (actually more of a bench) is a lovely dark-stained cross-cut oak, so I'll go with that.

Speakers: air suspension or ported?

 

[Eywadude]

Ported.

Beryllium or soft dome tweeter?

 

[Hyperion]

Soft dome tweeter.

Speakers: Floor standing or Stand mount?

 

[Shominy]

Floor standers.

Kabuki or white van speakers

 

[noogies]

White van. I had a friend who bought some and was actually quite happy with them.

Idler, direct or belt drive in your turntable?