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Is Funkadelic's song "One Nation Under A Groove"
I'm impressed ! AudioFunkaPhiles !!!I'm Funk and I'm Proud !!! 
Jazz recommendations for a beginner?
I'm kinda in the same camp with Ben. If you didn't like "Kind of Blue", then your are more aligned with "Singers/Songwriters". I would suggest you try Eva Cassidy, "Live at Blues Alley", Michael Franks, "Art of Tea and/or Sleeping Gypsies". Jazz h... 
Any Michael Franks Fans ?
I'm also a big Franks fan. My favorite is "Sleeping Gypsies". This was, I believe his second album. During this time his band was the "Jazz Crusaders" with Joe Samples on Keyboard. Some of his later ablums IMO were hit and miss, with "Blue Pacific... 
Van Alstine: Anyone heard of them?
I owned a Van Alstine Pre (Hybrid Fet-value) and their 440 (220 per ch.)Power amp for many years. Both were excellent for the money. The Pre was very transparent with excellent lows and very dynamic. The only negative was it did not throw a hugh s... 
Budget Balanced Interconnects
Hi Peter, small world this place called Audiogon. I just picked up a pair of Nordost Blue Heaven XLR's for about $115 to run between the VK-50SE and the VK-500. I want to see if there will be a significant difference without the adapters. I'll let... 
Has anyone done the mod to their Sony DVP 9000es?
I had a Level III with Six Bybee filters installed and I can tell you the difference is Night and Day. I could not stand listening to redbook cd's on the Sony before this mod and now with about 50 hrs of listening, it continues to improve with eac... 
from CAT5 to Kimber 4TC--where's the bass?
I agree with both ozfly and Tsugury. Kimbers are known to be a bit "bright" even when burned in, which will take some time. But they are a good cable for the money. I currently biwire (which IMHO is the way to go) withKimber 8TC on top and Analysi... 
Which lower price range CD player should I pick ?
I currently have both the Cambridge Audio D-500 and the Sony DVP s9000 es. For just redbook cd's the Cambridge is hard to beat for the price. I bought the sony thinking I could use it for Sacd/DVD/CD and sell the Cambridge. Well, I couldn't, the C...