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Integrated amps on a 1,000 dollar budget
No tubes is a plus?! :-) The PrimaLuna stuff is self-biasing so it's not like you really have to "mess with them". 
Excellent sounding cartridges for Rega P3/24?
I have the Dyna 10x5/P3 combo w/ the Bellari VP129 tube pre and it is a GREAT budget setup. 
Oppo 983 or Blue Ray for sound quality
What about the Blu-Ray player by Goldmund? You should pick one of those up.http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9879105-1.html 
Dead Can Dance on SACD
I'm all on that! Good to see things besides jazz and classical being released. Maybe the format's not dead yet for listeners like me. 
Hooverphonic anyone?
I'm glad you enjoyed it Jan. If you need anything else feel free to email me. 
Help me find this Blue Note compilation?
I've found comps from the late 80's that had 2 out of 3 tracks. Are you sure it didn't have Mosaic instead of Moanin' by Blakey? 
PrimaLuna Prologue 8 CD Player Sound
And I have the ProLogue Three in my system and have recommended it to many people. BTW I ended up doing the Mac Mini based media server thing instead of buying a cd player anyway. 
PrimaLuna Prologue 8 CD Player Sound
"At least that's what Kevin Deal called the $1395 PrimaLuna Prologue Eight CD player."This is straight from Stereophile's site. This was in reference to the 2007 CES Show. 
Longest continuous playing songs
No one is reading your clarification Sc2. 
Longest continuous playing songs
Let me get this right because it's still confusing the way you're describing your wants. Are you talking about about albums with no/minimal silence between songs? 
Longest continuous playing songs
Blue Room-The Orb. This is the infamous 39:57 minute long song they put out in response to the 40:00 cap that was put on singles in the 90's. It's pretty great and it's never boring. 
Freak Me Out
That is a GREAT album raytheprinter. Jonah Sharp is amazing. I have nearly everything he's ever produced. 
young and new to analog.
Klipsch Heresy speakers are GREAT for rock, GREAT with tubes, easy to pick up used and I save the best for last...cheap. You really need to keep this speaker in mind. 
"itunes cannot access CDDB server"
I think this issue has been fixed. You have quit and restarted itunes correct? 
best inexpensive tube integrated
I would look for something:newish but usedthat self-biases so you won't have to mess with the tubes that uses KT-88 output tubes with KlipschI've done the EL34 & EL84 route and I think the Heresy is a little bass-shy so the KT-88 would be my f...