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Keith Jarrett Recomendations
If the Piano is really out of tune, why then this album is considered a classic and sells more than any other KJ albums? All I know is that the recording is really very open and the ambience is great. I think this recording has great dynamics even... 
Bi-wire Cable Choices?...
Just ordered the 4s11 for the purpose of testing. With such low cost of ownership why not! 
What songs do you never get tired of?
The look of love - Dusty Springfield (from the original soundtrack of Casino Royale)Summertime - Ella Fitzgerald and Louis ArmstrongCheek to Cheek - Ella FitzgeraldThe Girl From Ipanema - Astrud Gilbarto from Getz/GilbartoWalk on by - Dionne Warwi... 
Music Match, WinAmp, Foobar200, Which softawre
Winamp is the best MP3 Player and EAC is the best ripper together with Lame encoder. LAME gives you good speed, best quality and huge amount of options and flexibility. This is a commandline utility you can setup for use with good quality ripper, ... 
Preamp to use with Quad 909 Amp
Stick to all Quad system they were made for each other! I tried many preamps with my old and trusty Quad 606II but none sounded better than the Quad preamp 66. If you don't get the 99 you will never know what you are missing. Quads are known to be... 
Review: Magnepan MG-3.6r Speaker
Nrchy,That is the Perreaux stand originally with list price of $2,400! LOL 
Review: Magnepan MG-3.6r Speaker
Rooze,I am most impressed with the way you describe the Maggie sound. Very good review indeed.I had the pleasure of listening to the older Maggies (Tympani IV), that was the first time for me to hear the sound of the maggies and I was stunned to s... 
Album which you have listened to most?
Gardengirl,Good choices I must say, even though I would have like to include the Diana Krall album I could not due to the rules. - Albums which are over 5 years old. :)Tracy Chapman is my reference for vocals, especially track no 6 (Mountain o' th... 
small room speakers
Ecclectique,Certainly not, what made you think that way? By the way what I stated are just facts but that means nothing to me. For me these babies are just priceless. The more I listen to them the more content I feel, I hope the audiohiles will no... 
Cry me a river
Thank you all for shedding a tear or two on my call, it was very enlightning indeed. 
I'm frustrated with people who don't ...
Newbee,Nikon 8700 is very good if you are thinking of cameras in the price range that Olympus 8080 falls. The software part Nikon wins by a big margin compared to all the others in the line-up. I use Nkion Digital Camera as well and have used othe... 
I'm frustrated with people who don't ...
Toddwj,AMEN 
I'm frustrated with people who don't ...
I have three hobbies, Audio, Photography and Computers. I got so engrossed reading the entire thread that I got delayed for a dinner invitation. Most of us go through the same thing, especially with those who happen to be interested in nothing! Ye... 
Review: Philips Philips DVD-963SA CD Player
I also use a custommade plinth under the player and this has somehow realy helped the player in terms of detail. 
small room speakers
Ecclectique,Who would in his sane mind would want to trade the Chartwell 15 Ohm version in Rosewood finish, probably few hundred were made and less than a 100 in use! In 1996 (during economic boom) folks in HongKong were willing to pay $6,400 for ...