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Mahler on vinyl - your favorite
Regardless of its deficiencies in terms of sound quality, the Bruno Walter VPO Das Lied von der Erde with Kathleen Ferrier and Julius Patzak (Decca) is unsurpassed. Not a symphony, but still one of the greatest of all Mahler recordings: Das Knabe... 
Perfect Pop Songs
T Rex - Get it On  
Are advances in technology making speakers better?
I am so confused what should I do? Listen to your speakers (or, better, to the music coming out of them) and not to the salespeople.  
Do speaker cables really make a difference ?
Like almost everyone on this thread, my answer would be, very much, YES. But, as usual that answer means absolutely nothing unless you hear the difference yourself, and like what you hear. It seems to me that the key issue for anyone in your situ... 
So, I listened to a $1Million Dollar System
Eventually (reluctantly) the demonstrator played a few tunes that I requested. The old problem: you wanted to listen to music, he wanted you to listen to the system.    
Sound is better when I stand up?
My first thought was, if you like what you hear when you're sitting comfortably, legs crossed, or stretched out or whatever you do with them, cigar impedimenta easily to hand, and a little of what you fancy in your best crystal within reach, then,... 
Sonus Faber speakers
In practical terms, one great advantage of the Sonettos is their down-firing bass port, which makes positioning in a smaller room wonderfully easy. I have mine less than two feet from the rear wall and find they "sing" quite superbly without any f...