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Denon's new Blu-Ray player
with the jury still deliberating, i don't think its a good idea to overspend on a hi def player. the studios are still only doing mostly new stuff (the vast catalogues of film don't make economic sense to remaster at this point), so jumping into t... 
Most Influential American Musician of All Time?
somehow the word 'influential' got lost in this thread, and substituted with 'greatest' 
Most Influential American Musician of All Time?
the most important...armstrong. the most influential...presley 
How Many Of Us Are Compensating
the recordings are what they are. the tunes and performances are always the real draw. if the goal is to amass a huge collection of music and enjoy it all, we've really gotta make 'audiophile concerns' less important. 
are any of your friends audiophiles?
same as kthomas. the friends with the to-die-for music collections have no interest in anything hi end. 
What CD Player can top this
keep the Cal 
What makes instrument immediacy, -separation & -bo
agree with pbb....i would add that most recordings are inherently flawed (in an audiophile way)and were never intended to emulate live music. 
Best Band That Never Was
the monkees....of course they actually turned into one, after playing one on tv..... 
Sim Moon Eclipse does it really sound cold &hard
'cool' generally means 'neutral or balanced', which is generally the goal of most digital playback. 
Monitors similar like Lipinski 505 ??
gradient prelude 
Einstein The Tube pre vs Nagra PL-L or VTL7.5 II
factor in longevity..the vtl 
Horns for Rock.
the heresy threes are the best hereys yet 
fritz loudspeakers
actually he has been making really good speakers forever, and has always been forthcoming about drive units, etc. many hi end companies offer no more for a lot more. 
$40.000 speaker advise. Check out my list
buy 120 pairs of mint used advents. 
Verity Audio Tamino x2 or S F Cremona Auditor
not really....a sideways, different but not better move. both are good though