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Judsauce - who did the work on your old Kavent?  I have an old CAL Aria that still plays great but sometimes the drawer sticks and one of the display numerals has a section out.  Replacing the laser also sounds like a good idea.  Still I'm thinkin... 
Wow an old album that rocked your world
I believe it was back in the mid 70's when hi-fi shops were plentiful before the big box stores ran them all out, I went in to one of our local shops to audition some JBL L-100's. The salesman put on Heart's Dreamboat Annie album, flipped the loud... 
Best song for immediate impact when presenting or testing?
Oops. To clarify on Dire Straits "Your Latest Trick", it's actually a trumpet that starts out low in the back of the stage and then the sax that comes to the front.  Great effect non the less. 
Best song for immediate impact when presenting or testing?
I think the more traditional country artists have some of the cleanest recordings around.  For clarity I don't think you can beat the recordings of Randy Travis. The quality of his voice is fantastic.   For classical the Chesky recording of Itzhak... 
Oppo Gone - Now What?
Possible good news for all those who missed getting a UDP-205 before they were all gone.  Oppo is looking into doing one last production run of the 205 with availability sometime this summer.  Go to the Oppo website and click on the 205 and it wil...