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Smooth jazz recommendations
You can check out a couple of web-sites.Check out www.contemporaryjazz.com and go to the essential tab. I don't recommend all of them but the bulk of them are recommended. It is your taste in music that will determine which ones to keep and which ... 
keeping collection organized?????
I have my 3,000+ cds in Word, alpha list by artist's name and title of cd. Updates are relatively simple and easy to do. The printed version fits on five sheets of paper - four columns, pinted on both sides in 7pt font. It folds up nicely into my ... 
Anyone Heard Denny Jiosa ??
Yes, Denny is a very good musician. I have 'moving pictures', 'inner voices', 'jazzberry pie', 'among friends', and 'body2body'. All keep you interested from the first song right through to last song.Check out his other cds,Lou 
Preamps for $300 to match with B&K st-140?
Look for used Forte preamp. I know the Model 2 will work very nicely.Happy hunting. 
When is Belles going to get the credit he deserves
All good comments. I just wanted to jump back in here to state that I am not trying to bash Dave. My comments were to present real life experience, and yes it was 10+ years ago.After purchasing his products, I became a cheerleader of them and caus... 
When is Belles going to get the credit he deserves
I and two of my friends got involved with Dave's products in late 80's and early 90's and they developed some reliability issues. The volume POT experienced clicking sounds, transformer would hum and power on lights burning out. Dave was slow to r... 
Who's Your Favorite Bass Players; Why?
Marcus MillerMax Bennett 
ute-friendly speakers?
I second Tireguy's suggestion especially if you like Magnepans. A friend of mine hung his 1.6QR's by cables, angled them downward and toed into the sweet spot and secured them to the back wall with a brace at the bottom. He likes to sail so he got... 
Any worthwhile indoor FM antenna's? Anyone?
Yes there are some but it depends on your area. I ended up getting an "FM Reflect" antenna from www.ccrane.com and it beat the "T" as well as two Terk powered antennas. Check out C.Crane Company's website to see what they carry or call them at 800... 
Scratched discs - what do to?
Go to a used cd place like CDepot in College Park, MD and they will polish the cd for you on their very expensive polishing machine. It cost $1-2 per cd and it is the best polishing job I have ever seen. Most of the used cd stores that have been a... 
Black CDRs: euphonic coloration or musical truth?
This topic has recently been extensively discussed here &/or at audioasylum with a link to an article that looked at several different brands and colors.It made for interesting reading but it is still dependent on the cdR and software you are ... 
Black CDRs: euphonic coloration or musical truth?
This topic has recently been extensively discussed here &/or at audioasylum with a link to an article that looked at several different brands and colors.It made for interesting reading but it is still dependent on the cdR and software you are ... 
Best cd player under $600 used for system
The Planet has been placed into many stereo systems over the past 4-5 years. It does need to have good ICs and have better isolation in some applications. Check out the many MB post and you will see it is a reliable and decent cdp. It is not going... 
Funky/fusion jazz with heavy base emphasis....
The following are in addition to the great funky bass playa's mentioned above.Marcus Miller - The Sun Don't Lie &/ M2Jimmy Haslip - Red Heat Braxton Bros. - Steppin' Out &/ Now & ForeverAbraham Laboriel - Dear Friends &/ GuidumMich... 
Funky/fusion jazz with heavy base emphasis....
The following are in addition to the great funky bass playa's mentioned above.Marcus Miller - The Sun Don't Lie &/ M2Jimmy Haslip - Red Heat Braxton Bros. - Steppin' Out &/ Now & ForeverAbraham Laboriel - Dear Friends &/ GuidumMich...