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Am I right for this forum?
  @immatthewj   But to that point, would you consider the Maranzt SA10 SACDp to be expensive at around 7k msrp?   Absolutely! I have the SA8001. $899msrp. What is it about the SA10 that makes it worth 6100 more? Full disclosure: My SA800... 
Am I right for this forum?
@immatthewj   The 'Art' is reproducing recorded music.  The best it can be done with electronic boxes, today,  is very low on the price pole.  The Marantz Yamaha thingy.  The only thing we can DO, is to strive to perfectly get the info from sour... 
Am I right for this forum?
So...am I an "audiophile," or not? Do I belong here, or not?   I know what you mean.  On this site, forget anything you read about gear.  Stick with the music.  The best thing about this forum is the age of the participants. Considering the c... 
The Good Stuff
Sometimes Less is More https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY4YB_6P4qk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD5BhhF7yiQ Cheers  
The Good Stuff
As The Good Book says: Know Blues, Know Jazz No Blues, No Jazz   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIsoOdRKZpo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFnfkLtFgSA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOixoY6k0I4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvNIivHdy0Q... 
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Milt Jackson and the Monty Alexander Trio SOUL FUSION Pablo / OJCCD   1977 / 1992   3000 Miles Ago : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CUM992k8mw Isn't She Lovely : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq1rda8ItAQ Soul Fusion : https://www.youtube... 
Jazz for aficionados
@acman3  Great stuff.  I just received the remastered stereo and mono 2CD set of My Favorite Things yesterday.  Also Blue Train, The Complete Masters.  Can't have too much Trane.   Cheers  
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Bud Powell JAZZ GIANT Verve    1950 / 1988   Celia : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxiT9Si02s8 Cherokee : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Aptzringhk Sweet Georgia Brown : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLl3sdtx2TY April in Paris : https... 
Jazz Mount Rushmore
Don't think Rushmore,  Think Himalayas or Andes. Cheers  
Records and CDs
"Truth will out" Cheers 😊  
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Oscar Peterson GIRL TALK Exclusively for my Friends Vol. ll MPS Records / Verve    1968 / 1992   On a Clear Day : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZn4kPR01HE I'm in the mood for Love : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAbt3RdYMh0 Girl Talk :... 
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky OVERTURE SOLENNELLE "1812" Op.49 Boston Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis Universal / PentaTone    1979 / 2006   SACD   1812 Overture : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2Vpb9mRsOM   Cheers      
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Thelonious Monk THELONIOUS ALONE IN SAN FRANCISCO Riverside / OJCCD   1959 / 1987 Solo piano.  Recorded at The Blackhawk.   Blue Monk : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwgWxcVEJOw Ruby, My Dear : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64osskbLEXA ... 
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Chanticleer WHERE THE SUN WILL NEVER GO DOWN Teldec  1994 Nice booklet with pictures.   Jesus come by here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o_9GNrwAuY Lord I want to be a Christian : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sstqc0O8jlg Am I a Sold... 
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Thelonious Monk CRISS CROSS Thelonious Monk(piano), Charlie Rouse(tenor sax), Frankie Dunlop(drums), John Ore(bass) Columbia   1963 / 1993 Monk's second recording for Columbia.   Hackensack : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wR3-XqDL9f4 Cris...