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Donald Fagen's Nightfly - Love it or Hate it?
when i bought my first cd player in 1984-5 this was one of the first 5 cd's i purchased and loved this recording. when i went to school people in my dorm thought i was nuts for playing it.now all these years later i only listen to new frontier and... 
Best James Brown CD?
4 cd box set is really good 
Thinking about selling my CD collection = MP3
what about ripping the cd's and then donating the originals to a library. you take a tax write off but you have not sold them.is this legal 
How do you determine how much to spend on speakers
I think first instead of how much you want to spend on speakers, but rather what type of speaker you want and what type of sound you are looking for. Depending on your choice might change how much you put into your speakers. If you do not know wha... 
Which Jazz Albums are similar to Kind of Blue
imho check out these recordings:Webster Young: For LadyPaul Desmond: Living EasyChet Baker: In ParisKenny Burrell: Midnight Bluethese are the first ones that popped into my head. 
alternated method for storing compact discs
thank you for your input. i guess i need to come up with another idea. 
David Sanborn's "Night Music"
i believe there was another host of this show as well. i think it may been jools holland but i could be wrong.i wish i would have taped them. 
Magnepans in a small room
i listened to both the 12's and 1.6's in 13 x 16 room with an mf a3 int. amp. and thought the 12's did a much better job of displaying the details of the music (i listen to everything but rap and opera) given the space constraints over the 1.6's 
CNN Interview with Roger Waters about DSOTM
dsotm tour is such a money grab, i would not even see it for free. i have seen roger three times, once driving 300 miles because he was only did six cities. Saw his last tour only because he did not tour on his amused to death release.i also did n... 
Which Patricia Barber album floats yer boat?
none at all. I have heard three recordings and have liked 5 or 6 songs total 
My Sister wants an i-pod
listen here all you audiophile malcontents who downplay the ipod, and all other mp3 type devices. these were made for conveninance and that is all. are you going to buy a ford and complain that it will not perform like a $100000 + sports car. pers... 
Looking for Jazz emsembles with a guitar flair
i have two concord jazz guitar records. The first one is the from like 1972-73 and features herb ellis, joe pass and ray brown. I think this is a fantastic recording. the interplay between the atrists is exquisite and the arrangements are wonderfu... 
Magnepan newbye
I have owned a pair of mg12's for five years now and still love them. They are a bit smaller than the 1.6's but are just about as good, in fact for the size of my listening space I enjoyed the sound of the 12's more than 1.6's.Just remember once y... 
Magnepan Speakers - Ribbon Replacement
I have had a pair of mg12's for 5 years and I am second owner with no problems (use mf a3 int. amp.). I have not ever had any reason to turn the volume up half way. What I love most about these speakers is how low I can play them and still hear ev... 
4 must have hours of baby boomer music?
There is a 4 disc Motown box set that covers their beginning up to around 1971.Alot of great stuff on it.