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| Any Tips on Buying? No, do not make an offer until all of your questions have been answered and you feel comfortable entering into a deal. Once you do make an offer, see it through. If there is a subsequent problem with the item (it is damaged in shipping, or misrepr... | |
| Great Trumpet Players and Albums - recommendations I suppose Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue" is the gold standard. There are a lot of great Miles albums. Another one I would recommend is "In a Silent Way." If you enjoy both of those, you have a lot of fun exploring to do. "Love Songs" is a beautiful c... | |
| An Introduction to new member You are the man, Al! | |
| North Carolina Audio Club I live in Waynesville, Stanwal. There are a few of us scattered around these parts (within thirty minutes or so of Asheville). Drop me a line when you touch down and we'll find a time to get together. That's quite a system you've assembled there. ... | |
| Top jazz trios piano, bass, drums on vinyl? Bill Evans "Sunday at the Village Vanguard" | |
| Audiogon sellers, please stop and read this thread Unfortunately, this has become a very popular scam. I sold two cars in the past year, and had at least a dozen offers almost identical to the one you described.Needless to say, stay away. | |
| Best CD I've heard so far 2011......... I reckon I'm not much of an audiophile, since the quality of the music is far more important to me than the quality of the sound. You can have Patricia Barber, and I'll take Billie Holiday. You can have Keb Mo, and I'll take Howlin' Wolf. For me, ... | |
| If you could bring back one great artist that has Just one choice? dboon of the Minutemen.For just one encore, Coltrane and Dolphy at the Village Vanguard in 1961. | |
| Great films where music is a central theme. Jax2,Ah, I gotcha. Yep, most of my picks would be disqualified by that criteria, though I would argue that Five Easy Pieces still qualifies. | |
| Great films where music is a central theme. GoodfellasDazed and ConfusedThe Big ChillFive Easy PiecesAlmost Famous (or most any Cameron Crowe film, going all the way back to Fast Times at Ridgemont High)Note: I don't know if any of these except Five Easy Pieces and Goodfellas qualify as "gr... | |
| Which components are "stupid good"? Technics SL-1200 turntable | |
| Must Hear Speakers in $10K range Another vote for Daedalus speakers. They're great with either quality solid state or tube amps, and they are almost as beautiful to look at as they are to listen to--almost. They do come up used once in a great while. I bought mine used about a ye... | |
| Underrated jazz greats David Murray, Don Pullen, Henry Threadgill... | |
| Berkeley Alpha vs Weiss 202 vs Ayre QB9 vs ? Glory,Thanks for your comments on my system--it has been a long process, that's for sure, but it has been worth it.You're right about the Alpha. Over the past couple of years, it has maintained its value very well, a testimony to its excellence an... | |
| Berkeley Alpha vs Weiss 202 vs Ayre QB9 vs ? I had the Berkeley for a good long while, using it with a computer configured as a music server and a Lynx sound card. It was a great DAC, and improved a significant notch with the addition of the Straightwire Info-Link cable in place of the Lynx ... |