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If I like St. Germain I'll like......
I think you might like Tortoise, especially TNT. Cinematic Orchestra as well. Moby and Gnarls Barkley as well have a similar vibe if maybe in a little more of a pop sense. I've always shied from the most popular stuff and mined deep for the more o... 
Why aren't all CD players also DAC's?
I think they should too. 
can wadia i170 house IPod in protective case?
Yes mine works in a case, in fact I have a few different ones and they have all worked fine. You just have to be a little careful with it just like any docking station. 
Sonicweld Diverter - USB- S/PDIF Converter
That is weird. No way do I think my Wadia doc with an ipod sounds better than my Mac Mini or even my iMac streaming to an Apple TV. I've tried a bunch of USB DACs as well as use the Bel Canto USB link. I think the link sounds a little better than ... 
Just when I thought digital could not match analog
Does Larry Moore have any affiliation with DB Audio Labs? 
help with speakers that rock, pleeze
That is a pretty big room and those are some pretty small speakers. It's not wonder they don't rock. I would look for some speakers that are Full range or try adding a sub and see if that gets you closer to what you are looking for. 
Modern Jazz Pianist recommendation
Duane, I guess I don't have any real favorite new Shipp releases my all time favorite is the Duo (yes duo) with Matt Maneri call Gravitational Systems. As far as Iyer goes they are all good. Another major favorite I stumbled across is with Iyer in... 
Modern Jazz Pianist recommendation
Duane what's up? You're back? 
New amp
How about the VTL MB 450s or Parasound JC-1s. I've read some reports of trouble with BAT gear. I had my fair share of it with the VK150SEs when I owned them. 
Modern Jazz Pianist recommendation
Matthew Shipp also 
AZ adagios or von schweikert vr4jr
Well if you weren't impressed with the Adagios then why would you even be considering them? 
Modern Jazz Pianist recommendation
One of the current best of the best has got to be Vijay Iyer 
AZ adagios or von schweikert vr4jr
Never heard the Adagios but I owned the 4JRs for a while and I think they are awesome speakers for the money. 
My email with Oppo re: BDP-83SE as usb/PC dac
Interesting. This player did seem like a possible do all solution with great video and a very reasonable price tag. To bad. I would have thought from briefly reading the features of this player that you could just plug in your mac mini or whatever... 
New CD player or DAC?
Get a DAC. Sooner or later you might want to run your CDs from a computer server based setup and you will be ready with the new DAC when you do. If you get a CD player all you can play are CDs. There are some incredible sounding DACs out there for...