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Guidance regarding 2 female Jazz legends please..
I'll add another vote for "Songs For Distingue Lovers" and also the Commodore collection for Billie. I recently got "Lady In Satin" on cd (remastered by Columbia Legacy) and I'm not sure if I'd recommend that one yet--my speakers seem to be a bit ... 
All in the Family
Ray and Dave Davies.God Save The Kinks! 
Van the Man still has it
It's all true. Van's albums have been disappointing for awhile now (and he keeps releasing them like clockwork). I don't even think "Hymns" was all that good--not enough solid material to justify 2 discs. His best recent release is "The Philosophe... 
Van the Man still has it
I haven't rushed out to get "Down the Road" as I was a little disappointed with "Back On Top". May be you have spurred me into action. . . 
Any non-box or non-black grey amplifiers?
How about Alchemist? They are definitely different looking and they just went out of business, so you can get 'em cheap. 
What integrated amp for JM Labs Conbalt 816's?
I have heard the Cobalts demonstrated with the Audio Refinement Complete integrated. Very smooth & pretty sounding, but not the most detailed and transparent presentation. Depends on your tastes I suppose. 
Proac Studio 125s
Thanks for the suggestions. Sadly, the 150s seem to be rather scarce and none of the 1.5 sellers are taking credit cards/paypal (don't really want to plunk down that kind of cash--makes me feel naked). I may yet end up with the 125s--that way I ca... 
Musical Fidelity DAC A 23
Look for the thread about Sam Tellig. Several comments on the new MF DAC in that thread. 
10 sonically best rock recordings ?
Several people mentioned Dire Straits (pretty much the entire catalog), but no one specified the original cd releases or the new remasters.Has anyone heard the new remasters? Is there a significant improvement (worth replacing all my original vers...