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Best CD changer that can also handle DVD
I have a Denon DVM 3700 DVD changer which also plays CDs and HDCDs. The thing sounds awesome! For redbook playback, I preferred it to my Sony SCD333ES changer. You can get the Denon here or on eBay for pretty cheap. 
Danceable jazz recordings, any recommendations?
Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man" and "Cantaloupe Island" from the 60's are very funky, danceable jazz. In fact, the rap group US3 made a rap record called "Cantaloop" based on the groove from Cantaloupe Island. 
"Calle 54": a great music DVD
I love this movie! I saw it in the theater last year, and bought the DVD as soon as it came out.Cachao and Bebo Valdes (Chucho's papa) are two discoveries I made as a result of watching this movie. Cachao's totally swinging "Master Sessions" (vols... 
What's the best 5 disc cd player for under 1,000?
Sony SCD 333ES, available for under $500 used. SOunds great, plus it plays SACDs. And when you get ready to move up, you can get it modded to sound spectacular for another $500 to $700. 
Virgo user need advice for matching subwoofer?
I have a pair of Vandersteen 2WQ's that match up quite nicely with my Libras. 
I know Audiogon is the best for buying and selling
Audiogon is the first thing I look at in the morning, then I read the paper. I think this site is by far the best in terms of the quality of equipment for sale and the quality of the discussions. For the most part, I have found A'goners to be extr... 
Cables for Audio Physic Libra
You have read my mind, Chelillingworth. I have an XA777ES on the way, and when it gets here I'm sending the 333ES to be modded.Which model Acoustic Zen cables are you using? 
Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list
1. Gillian Welch-- "The Revelator" (such a good recording, you can practically see them playing!)2. Louis Armstrong and Duke ELlington -- "The Great Summit"3. Louis Armstrong -- "Best of the Columbia Years" (particularly the first track, "I Got a ... 
i have hummmmmmmm.
Sorry to be thick, but how do you "lift ground"? I have a hum with a pair of EvO200.2's running as monoblocks into a Sunfire Theatre Grand. I never had any humming until I changed speakers (I replaced my Jamo E870's with a pair of Audio Physic Lib... 
How BIG is yours?
Like Abstract7, I am a fellow sufferer of CRS disease, especially the "can't remember what you have or where you put them" part. I have CDs covering every square inch of horizontal storage space in my house and in my cars (before I got married, my... 
Best female vocals on CD
Don't forget Nina Simone, Gillian Welch, Patty Griffin and Neko Case!