bobsmith0487

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Best female vocals on CD
Two of my favorites....Ella Fitzgerald (Clap hands...here comes Charlie)Carmen McCrae (Sings the Great American songbook) 
Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list
Carmen McCrae (Sings the Great American songbook)When evaluating new equipment, this is the one I always pull out. If you can find it in Vinyl, all the better. Unbelievable recording of great live jazz. 
Should I upgrade my Meridian 508.20 to 24 status
Have never owned, nor heard a 508.20....but I owned the 508.24. It was one of most satisfying front-ends I've had in my system, only bettered in absolute terms by the Wadia 850, and only because I was looking for something a little more analytical. 
Jazz Recommendations
Ray Brown Trio: Soular EnergyCarmen Macrae: The Great American Songbook (Outstanding live recording!)Bill Berry: For DukeMonty Alexander: Reunion in Europe 
Top Ten Speakers of All Time?
In no particular order:Sound Lab A-1Wilson Grand Slamm X-1Eggleston AndraVandersteen 5Thiel CS6Von Schweikert 4.5Wilson WattsMartin Logan SL-3Sonus Faber ExtremaAerial Acoustic 10T 
Most achingly-beautiful music
Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Rubinstein)Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue (Telarc)