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BEST little know Jazz Album that you ever heard?
@charles1dad - Thanks for the heads-up! Just loaded on my Aurender.  
Upgrading cd player
"Really looking forward and excited to getting it on Tues." Christmas comes early to tatooedtrackman's house :-)  
Upgrading cd player
@tattooedtrackman -I have the REF CD6SE. The CD9 was out of my price point. I heard the CD9, liked it A LOT. What the CD6 does, the CD9 does more of, if that makes sense.  
Harman acquires Roon
Harman International is owned by Samsung. It markets its products under various brands. These include Arcam, Harman Kardon, Mark Levinson, Lexicon, Revel, Infinity and JBL.  I could foresee them selling audio integrated amps with Roon-specific pr... 
A blowing session????
"Which would lead me to my next question, perhaps this is why Miles Davis ’progressed’ into the discovery ( if you can call it that?) of fusion." A reason (and not the only one,) is that Davis wanted to play music that would appeal to fans of roc... 
Upgrading cd player
@tattooedtrackman  Congratulations! The synergy between ARC products is superb, which is why I purchased a Ref CD 6SE. Enjoy! David  
BEST little know Jazz Album that you ever heard?
WOW!! This thread took off :-) Thanks to all who are posting. I’ve got some free time coming up and am going to listen as many of your recommendations, as possible. One of my favorite "little knowns" is the CD, On The Town, Pete Malinverni Plays... 
Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing
FYI-The search is over and the decision is made. Likely not a surprise, I'm going with the ARC REF CD 6SE, that's on loan (Hope you are okay with that, thyneame :-)). Ultimately, the synergy with my other ARC components, the ability to get a repla... 
Upgrading cd player
@tattooedtrackman - "@wharfy  Are u in NJ also ? " Yes. I messaged you with details. David  
Upgrading cd player
@tattooedtrackman -"When I need to demo ARC equipment my dealer is Audio Connection John Rutan. And I don’t know how many times he let me bring home equipment to demo." John is the BEST. He goes out of his way to provide stellar customer service ... 
Upgrading cd player
@tattooedtrackman -Have you explored purchasing a replacement Phillips laser assembly from ARC? I'm deciding on getting the REF CD6SE after learning I can get a laser assembly from ARC for about $500.  
Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing
@thyname  "@wharfy : 😂😂. That’s funny! Thanks for being sport" All the best for you as we enter the holiday season. David  
Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing
@thyname - "I just saw you said you like X equipment quite a bit, but decided to send it back nonetheless. It stroke me as odd, but hey…" A. Like the overly choosy diner, I'm not someone you would want to have dinner with.  B. Guess I'm odd. C... 
Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing
@thyname -Nothing irrational. I like the Urd. Compared to the ARC CD6SE that's currently in my system, I like the CD6SE more. I think it's because my other components are also ARC. If I wanted a second system, with different components that I cou... 
BEST little know Jazz Album that you ever heard?
Curtis Counce-You Get More Bounce With Curtis Counce https://www.discogs.com/release/2544505-Curtis-Counce-You-Get-More-Bounce-With-Curtis-Counce