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Playstation 3 + DSD disc + HDMI = Hi Rez sound??
The best way to play DSD Discs on the PS3 is to use the AV Multi cable with the stereo pair (RCA) and setup the PS3 to send the audio out the analog port. This avoids all PCM conversions that are used when going through HDMI or the optical ports. ... 
Any Zydeco recommendations?
Another great performer and recording artist in this class that I hadn't seen named is Zachary Richards. He does the squeeze box and the singing with a cajun band -- Excellent! 
Any Muddy Water acoustics CDs out there?
Muddy Waters' Folk Singer is also an SACD if you are interested. 
Red headed stranger or the man in black?
I think there is some sensory balance between Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson - you can't do without either of them! Willie Nelson jumps on the "live it up" wagon before anyone. I just saw him at Neil and Pegi Young's Bridge Concert. He performed wi... 
Audiophile "PA" System??
I have been using a pair of Bose 402 (Basic) loudspeakers for almost 10 years. They are amazing! Lightweight for portability (1 carrier case holds both at 28lbs total if I remember right). 4 4" speakers in each cabinet rated to 300W. Crystal clear... 
If you haven't, you should
I too think 1000 Kisses is a great recording. One way to try to describe her style is to imagine Bonnie Raitt singing some of the earliest Lyle Lovett songs (like 'Closing Time' or 'Pontiac'). Even Bonnie Raitt singing on some of her 70's records ... 
"simian" rock/pop songs?-a survey
this was the title track of the lp 
I need a live great recording
My hybrid multichannel SACD "The Window" was recorded live with an acoustic band in a very good studio in Boulder, Colorado. A central idea of the project was to capture the band live in surround using a live-mix and some isolated tracks. The resu...