Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby?

@whart ,

 I played a couple of discs from the Art Pepper Live at the Vanguard and Shelly Manne Live at the Blackhawk and reveled in what I was hearing. 

Talking about Shelly Mane, at 2015 AXPONA Chad Kassme played "Sounds Unheard Of!" at one demo and I have been searching for this recording ever since, on CD, since I am not into LP. My guess is that you might have this LP and it sounds fantastic on your system!

Just recently I came across internet archive where this LP has been ripped to FLAC. Since it is on archive.org, I believe it is legal?

@milpai there is a history of copyright litigation against the Internet Archive if you do an open web search. I’ll look up the record as an LP. Discogs will usually list legit CDs, so might be worth checking if you haven’t. 

Took a quick look- no CD listed on Discogs, Chad test pressing circa 2015, released 2024 on LP. Looks like a compilation of standards that was meant as a showcase for sounds back in the day, a/k/a a "demo record."

I particularly like side 2 of the 3rd Vol of Shelly and His Men at the Blackhawk. I don’t think Craft has reissued it, only Vol 1 (on vinyl, did not check CD). 

@prof

same thing your Fat Bob has:  TMD. And it has a dust cover  

Caught myself almost buying something new that I probably don’t need but like a lot of purchases was an act of want not need!

I have been through lots of used equipment but the search is over with separates made in the US by one of the direct to consumer folks who is well known. The sound and quality are excellent and I have no need or desire to upgrade. I have a small selection of quality speakers to rotate so if I can stay away from the want-ads I'm good.