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HK and NAD Gurus - Need your Advice - PLEASE
I wouldn't consider myself a guru but I would suggest the NAD 760 or the 761. Each has digital inputs and match well with the Boston's that you have. There has been some rumbling about the failure rates of NAD as well but I have had several pieces... 
Under Appreciated Jazz Piano Players
Marakanetz;Much like your response it deals with composition and technique. Although Thelonious made the cover of Time he had many detractors especially toward the end of his career when he continued to revise his previous works. 
Under Appreciated Jazz Piano Players
Thelonious Monk 
1950-2000: The Top 25 Singer/Songwriters
I gotta include John Prine. 
BAT VK3i upgrade
One upgrade is changing the capacitors and going with the "Six pack." I would suggest calling BAT and talking with the folks there. Tell them what you would like to accomplish and they will offer suggestions. I have found them to be very accomodat... 
Lullabies, Anyone?
Keb'Mo' Lullaby Baby Blues 
tube pre for bryston
If you would like to go with a balanced system check out the BAT line of pre amps. Great suggestions up to this point but Balanced Audio needs to be included in this mix. 
Tubes....did I pass up a good deal?
The jury is mixed but, there was a quad of the Amperex Orange Globe 6922 gold pins here on Audiogon for $150.00. So maybe the price was right. But I think it is best to pass on a deal if it doesn't feel right. 
20th Anniversary of CD Today
I bought my first CD player in 1983. A Magnavox 1040D from Hawthorne Audio in Portland, Or. Great little Hi End shop in the Hollywood district that has since closed its doors. Yes, digital has come a long way since 1982. 
$800 Integrated
Blue Circle has just released an integrated with a tube preamp. I believe it was selling on Audiogon for around $850.00 from a dealer in Canada. 
Best Tube integrated under 2000
Great Question. I have wondered the same thing. My search has led me to the Rogue Tempest which can be switched to triode or ultalinear and the Conrad Johnson CAV 50 which generally comes wired ultralinear but can be sent to the factory and conver... 
Any opinions on NAD quality?
In the past, I have owned several NAD recievers and a CD player. I have never had any trouble what so ever with any of these units. All of the components were going strong when the upgrade bug hit. 
Sonic Relativism?
Prozac could be in order. 
Tube pre to use with Bryston 4BST
An older BAT VK 3 is a fully balanced pre amp. If you can find one it might fit the bill. Keep in mind this model does not have a remote. 
The death of an amplifier
Oh GAWD!