mksun

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would the Sony SCD 5400 Ex make a good transport?
Digital has definitely improved since then and I would recommend going with a dedicated CD transport for Redbook CDs and using the Sony for SACD playback only. I had the Audiolab CDT6000 for many years and it outperformed my older Rotel CDP used a... 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way Michael Penn - March  
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
James Taylor - The Best of James Taylor  
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy  (Looking forward to seeing her in concert on 5/26)  
Tracks that bring out the best of YOUR digital system
Roxy Music - Avalon (entire album)    
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Indigo Girls - Indigo Girls (gold disc)  
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Project Gemini - Colours And Light  Muriel Grossmann - Quiet Earth   
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (Japanese pressing) Radiohead - Amnesiac  
Morrow Audio Speaker Cables
I have the SP-6 speaker cables and have been very happy with them. With their perpetual “sales” and the longer length I required, I found their cables to be competitively priced. I once required a custom cable design which simultaneously connected... 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Aufheben Allah Las - Calico Review Spinning more Neo-Psychedelia…    
Those rare albums that are great on first listen.
Van Morrison - Astral Weeks, Moondance Herbie Hancock - Empyrean Isles Joni Mitchell - Court And Spark R.E.M. - Murmur  Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come  David Bowie - Low, Blackstar Roxy Music - Avalon Traffic - John Barleycorn Must Die  
Music first or sound first?
Here is another vote for music first.  Music often got me through the rough patches in life and now that I’m thankfully retired, I have the luxury of time to fully enjoy it. I now have time to explore new artists and genres of music which are ofte... 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
The Limiñanas - Electrified   
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Magic Castles - Magic Castles  
Anyone listen to entire albums?
I grew up listening to vinyl so I still listen to albums in their entirety even though I dumped my vinyl decades ago in favor of CDs. The only exception is when I’m streaming in the car or at the gym.