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The best CD Player for the money
I just purchased a Modwright 3910. It didn't come cheap at around $3400 but this player is worth every penny and I don't see myself looking beyond. It replaced a Cary 306/200. The improvement was not subtle. 
You might be an audiophile if...
You tell your friends (for the 20th time) that you're 'done', and they just roll their eyes. You want to defend your sanity but don't since they'll never understand anyway. 
Anyone tried Oritek X-1 cables?
I auditioned them and was quite impressed. They rivaled a well regarded IC costing 3x as much. 
Your ONE all time favorite love song?
Can't pick just one. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face".Johhny's Cash's rendition is something to behold. It's on"American IV: The Man Comes Around", his last recording."True Companion" from Mark Cohen's debut album. 
What's your profession? Age?
I'm 58, female, a registered respiratory therapist. A music lover since about the age of 11, I'm relatively new to this wild and crazy hobby/disease. 
Eerie, Ethereal, Moody, Involving Soundtracks
The soundtrack to "The Insider" very much fits the bill of moody, ethereal, and involving. 
Best Male Singers of the 20th Century
Jackie Wilson was one of a kind. 
Audiogon Music News July
k.d. lang has a new cd coming out on Tuesday. It's called "hymns of the 49th parallel"... a compilation of songs written by fellow Canadians. Included are works by Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Jane Siberry and Leonard Cohen. 
Where does your user name come from?
Every year for 4 months in the fall/winter I band (place a band on the legs of) raptors that migrate through the Golden Gate area of San Francisco bay. 
Most achingly-beautiful music
There are too many to mention but I'll name 3 that come to mind because of the way the music moves me. Mary Chapin Carerpenter's "John Doe no. 24" from the "Stones in The Road CD", Diana Krall's rendition of Joni Mitchell's "Case Of You" from "Liv... 
Any women looking at this add Please reply
I'm a life-long music lover and technically disinclined. I understand very little of the language /specs of things. I stumbled across Audiogon when I was looking for speakers and a guy there told me about it. That was a year and a half ago and I'v...