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iFi iPower X - hifi bargain?
@stevebohnii  I traded the ifi zen in for the ifi stream and the stream comes with the X The initial releases did, but not the later. I purchased an iFi Zen Stream this past year, and it did not come with the X. Thus, I found a used one, lucki... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
A rather recent pick-up for me, so my second spin of this. Mehta conducts Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra w/Sidney Harth, violin London 1975  
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Lorin Maazel - The Cleveland Years, complete recordings CD #4 Prokofiev - Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100 Rimsky-Korsakov - Russian Easter Federation Festival Overture, Op. 36 Rimsky-Korsakov - Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34 The Clevel... 
Best Basic CD Player (no SACD, USB, etc.)
If you have a separate DAC, don’t forget to check out, or consider, the Audiolab 6000CDT. But, a transport only. Simple, straight forward, and sounds great for the $. It will also spin SACD’s, but passes them as Redbook.  
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Eero Bister conducts Uuno Klami Concerto For Violin And Orchestra Sea Pictures Kouvola City Orchestra w/Ilkka Talvi, violin  Finlandia 1983 Finland release    
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Raymond Leppard conducts Dvořák "Legends" Op. 59 The London Philharmonic Orchestra Phillips 1971, Netherlands release     
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Karajan conducts Dvořák Symphony No. 8 (No. 4) In G Major. Opus 88 Wiener Philharmoniker London 1965      
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@noromance  Hi Brian. @bkeske Happy New Year! You as well Brian! 🎉  
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Szell conducts : Tchaikovsky - Capriccio Italien, Op. 45 Borodin - Polovetsian Dances From "Prince Igor" Rimsky-Korsakov - Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34 Mussorgsky - Dawn On The Moskva River From "Khovantchina" (Prelude To Act 1) The Clevelan... 
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István Kertész conducts Dvořák Symphony No. 5 In F Major Overture "My Home" The London Symphony Orchestra London 1967      
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Just arrived. Hilary Hahn - Eclipse Dvořák - Violin Concerto In A Minor Op. 53 Pablo de Sarasate - Carmen Fantasy Op. 25 Ginastera - Violin Concerto Op. 30 Frankfurt Radio Symphony conducted by Andrés Orozco-EstradaDeutsche Grammophon 2 LP... 
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Szell conducts Brahms - The Four Symphonies Symphony No. I In C Minor, Op 68 Symphony No. II In D Major, Op. 73 Symphony No. III In F Major, Op 90 Symphony No. IV In E Minor, Op. 98 The Cleveland Orchestra Columbia Masterworks 3LP box, 1967  
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Isaac Stern and Alexander Zakin Franck - Sonata In A Major Debussy - Sonata In G-Minor Columbia Masterworks 1960 My copy is in an orphan sleeve, unfortunately    
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Pierre Boulez conducts Schoenberg Serenade Op. 24 Domaine Musical Ensemble.  Everest, early-mid 60’s release    
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Janáček Quartet : Martinů - String Quartet No. 5 Vlach Quartet : Martinů - String Quartet No. 7 Supraphon 1980, Czechoslovakian release