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What process do you use to purchase cables?
I'm surprised that no one has suggested dealer recommendations and loaners.  Many years ago, John Rutan at Audio Connections let me borrow some Kimber interconnects to try at home. I hope that this practice still exists! 
Phil Woods Song for Sisyphus
I also find the Phil Woods DCC cds (Song for Sisyphus and I Remember), to be very disappointing sonically, especially compared to the vinyl.  If you look on Discogs, there are UK and German cd versions of Song for Sisyphus available, but they don'... 
Stereophile Magazines ~1993-2015
I'm located in central NJ. 
What was your most disappointing album purchase?
I have just about all of Joan Osborne's albums, and they're all great.  I hesitated getting her Dylan tribute album, and there have been better ones, but I've come to like it.  I've seen her live twice, and the power of her voice is not captured o... 
Bill Withers has passed
Sorry, I've always hated Bill Wither' music, and wondered why everyone doesn't feel the same.  Ain't No Sunshine and Lean On Me are both AM radio cloying garbage, and both primitively written.  Lean on Me is just a scale up and down.  When we rece... 
Top ten American composers/songwriters
Hank WilliamsChuck BerryBob DylanJohn FogertyPaul SimonStevie WonderCarole KingRandy NewmanBruce SpringsteenTom PettyThat's my list for popular music.  For me, Randy Newman comes in just before James Taylor.  Joni Mitchell and Neil Young are ineli... 
Cambridge Audio CXC Series 2
Thank you so much for posting this.  It gave me the push to buy the original CXC, and I am thrilled with the improvement over using a DVD player for a transport!  Many thanks, Ken 
The New American Songbook
The only one which I believe may be around in 100 years will be All I Want For Christmas, due to it's holiday use, and traditional style. 
Which band IS really America's Greatest (rock & roll band)?
Oy, many of your are sadly misinformed.  U2 is from Ireland. Bruce Springsteen considers himself a solo performer who shares the stage with the E Street Band (they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame separately).It's true that most o... 
Bands with great second albums
i agree with Dylan-The Freewheelin; Springsteen-The Wild,The Innocent; Steely Dan-Countdown to Ecstasy; Elvis Costello-This Year's Girl; Led Zeppelin-II; Neil Young-Everyone Knows; Jackson Browne-For Everyman; and the Band's S/T album.  I'd add Jo... 
Neil Young - Free Access to Entire Catalogue in Hi-Rez
Thank you for this post.  I am enjoying listening to his early albums with a Dragonfly Black and a pair of Audioengine 2 speakers!  This is my first experience with high resolution streaming. 
Which audio component would you like Santa to place under the christmas tree for you?
Ditto for asvjerry. 
Brooklyn DAC+ Anyone?
Has anyone directly compared the Mytek Brooklyn and Benchmark DAC3?  I'd be very interested in how they compare sonically as DACs, as well as their use as preamps. 
Most overrated bands
I think this guy is just a troll.  Either that, or he lacks an appreciation of music of the last 50 years.  Why not include Bob Dylan and the Beatles why you're at it? 
Greatest Rock Drummers
Ringo Starr had a unique ability to add something different and interesting to each song.