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Ikea Eket shelves with a large vinyl collection?
@kennythekeyI too own the Kallax units for my LPs/gear display. I added some ripped 2x4s across the back of the Kallax units and secured them with threaded wood screws. This did the trick of helping to solidify the units and prevent the LP from sl... 
Silver is the appropriate color for everything but speakers.
All of my gear is black, except for my Soundcraftsman EQ. 
best vocal harmonies in rock
What about Ambrosia (David Pack as lead and...)?2nd on Huey Lewis & The NewsTears for Fears (Especially when Oleta Adams performed with them)Bruce Hornsby/Bonnie RaittJames Taylor (with anybody)And one that NOBODY mentioned:The Guess Who (Road... 
Jazz for someone who doesn't like jazz.
If I may also suggest (in general) is to listen to crossover artists from say rock/pop to pop/jazz. This will give you a bit of a taste of jazz without leaving the familiar. A good group for this (of which I didnt see a mention of) is Blood, Sweat... 
Jazz for aficionados
You cant mention West Coast Jazz without considering "The Crusaders" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crusaders_(Houston_group)  
Jazz for someone who doesn't like jazz.
I 2nd many of the suggestions. Let me also add:grant greengabor szabopat methenyalso, herbie hancock 
Why no interest in reel to reel if you're looking for the ultimate sound?
A quick perusal on Discogs shows a number of RtR tapes from $40.00 up to $500. Ther are over 3000 tapes available for many genres/artists. Mostly 7" reel size.New RtR tape will run you $45.00 to $60, depending on vendor/formulation/reel size. I ha... 
Total streaming noob question
@bryhifi - thanks for the suggestion on the LINKFOR. I may need to do this ultimately with my debian media server. 
Total streaming noob question
@erik_squires - it is a mini-jack. Sorry for the misdirection.@djones51/@sfar -  checked the Sound settings and the only setting is Internal speakers.@bryhifi - no light can be seen from the cable.with this being said, the mbp may not support this... 
Which is better.
@stereo5 - crispness, imho, doesnt not mean bright. I simply noticed that there was a definite delineation among in the instruments.The light display I can sympathize with. I have seen that with some early units in Pioneer and Marantz in which the... 
Which is better.
@clearthink - perhaps you should troll elsewhere. People here have a better appreciation for reasonable requests for comment/opinions. Yours are along the lines of someone who is just being a child and acting out.@stereo5 -The unit display can be ... 
Need help on a CD player
@grinnell - I am looking forward to playing with the other features that this unit has. I have never owned a DAC (outside of the standard CD player which my Carver was). The only thing I am missing is a headphone jack. I will need to break out my ... 
Need help on a CD player
@grinnell - Recived my Emotiva this afternoon. Hooked it up and proceeded to listein the the following as my quick-n-dirty reference:Dave Grusin - Cinemagic: Lots of intricate interplay between keyboards, guitar, percussion, strings.GoGo-Penguin -... 
Dbx encoded discs
@jim204+1 
Dbx encoded discs
@rok2id If you find you are interested, I could have my arm twisted to buy them. :D