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Here's a "must have" for you female vocalists fans
She has a special voice, and I really appreciate her honest simple approach to things. I have a feeling that she's going to develop like crazy too. 
Diana Krall - What is your favorite CD of hers?
I guess for me, I don't always want to hear the most stimulating, exciting, provoking performance. I guess since I am a professional musician, and do so much practicing, analyzing,performing, recording, rehearsing... Alot of the time I just want s... 
Audiophile quality Mozart???
Mozart Requiem on Dorian. Levin is conductor. 
Who is Most Beautiful female singer ever
elizabeth schumann singing schumann and brahms or maria callas. 
Mozart,Haydn,Beethoven String Quartets......
Ewha, I really like that dvorak piano quintet recording with rubinstein. It is my favorite Guarneri S.Q. recording who otherwise I find sound overproduced. I didn't know why I liked that particular recording for the longest time and then I was tol... 
Triode vs. Ultra-Linear vs. SET
Richard,I own the rogue tempest magnum and find the triode so much better than ultralinear. i find there is much more dimension, texture, and warmth in triode. 
SACD- my intial thoughts....
I just heard "kind of blue" on SACD , then redbook on the musical fidelity trivista. I have been very curioius for a long time... The SACD sounded more "detailed" and multilayered, but also more fractured, and less like music, kind of like a recor... 
Mozart Piano Concerto 21.
andreas staier and concerto koln. an interesting angle on mozart. an "authentic" group focused on the music. beautiful results. 
Diana Krall - What is your favorite CD of hers?
why is everybody attacking diana krall? at the end of the day, she has a beautiful, characterful voice, very smooth and sexy, and the presentation of it all is pretty simple. It's true, she ain't billie or ella, who cares? I think patricia barber ... 
BEETHOVEN'S LATE STRING QUARTETS
Budapest SQ for a complete live set.Hungarian SQ for a complete recorded set.Capet and Busch for "historical". 
Can old 78's be played on a Victrola?
78's sound magical on a victrola. my friends who listen on 78 cartridges are always dumbfounded how much more presence and "soul" comes thru on my victrola. I guess it might be a little like an old violin, there is something special that the aged ... 
What is a good intro to "Mahler"?
I was referring to the adagietto. which is worth the price of admission. and honestly, it is the highlight of the piece for me, and I find the rest tiresome to both play and listen to unless I'm really in the mood.another beautiful adagietto perfo... 
Jolida JD100. How good is it?
Muralman, so what tubes did you end up with that worked in your system??? I have Svetlana in mine, which sounds very good, but I feel I could get better... any recommends? 
Bach Matthaus Passion
Willem Mengelberg and Concertgebouw, live recording. If you want magic, this is it. 
Solo's & Sonata's
Check out Janos Starker's digital recording of Bach cello suites. a lesser known artist but fantastic Bach violin solo works is by Mela Tenenbaum. CPdunn, I agree with you about Pletnev, I heard his mozart the other night, very good. as for st joh...