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Thanks Chaney! At this point, it's either going to be the Capresso or a Bosch unit.

And the Capresso MT500 it is! Aint she a beaut! Makes splendid coffee. Thanks Tom and everyone for the input. You're all invited to my place for you-know-what. Soooooo, Mr. Chaney.........two years later, what's the report on this? Still humming along nicely? Mine bit the dust this a.m.

Good point, definitely something to think about......although, FWIW, the SACDs seem to run $19-25 and the new Evans K2's will run $21 before shipping. Probably works out about the same. BTW, there's another Evans title ('Montreux') due out in Japan in December that's packaged in a 12x12 replica LP cover? I don't think I've ever seen a cd packaged that way....have you? Seems a bit awkward. Not sure I want to start filing away cds on the shelf with my lps.

True. To play it safe, I'd order it from Amazon Japan (VICJ-61291) for $156. When you factor in the shipping, you (ispace) will still save close to $90. In my case, since I rarely mess around with these large boxes, and don't have any recent upgrades, I'll probably ditch the older box and try to pick up a good chunk of the material as 24-bit reissues due out in Dec. Bill Evans Waltz For Debby +4 VICJ-61321 limited LP style paper sleeve edition, K2HD Bill Evans Portrait In Jazz +1 VICJ-61322 limited LP style paper sleeve edition, K2HD Bill Evans Sunday At The Village Vanguard +5 VICJ-61323 limited LP style paper sleeve edition, K2HD Bill Evans Explorations +2 VICJ-61324 limited LP style paper sleeve edition, K2HD Bill Evans Moon Beams VICJ-61325 limited LP style paper sleeve edition, K2HD Bill Evans Green Dolphin Street VICJ-61326 limited LP style paper sleeve edition, K2HD Bill Evans Interplay +1 VICJ-61327 limited LP style paper sleeve edition, K2HD Bill Evans New Jazz Conceptions +1 VICJ-61328 limited LP style paper sleeve edition, K2HD Bill Evans Everybody Digs +1 VICJ-61329 limited LP style paper sleeve edition, K2HD Bill Evans How My Heart Sings +1 VICJ-61330 limited LP style paper sleeve edition, K2HD

Target has been selling those for $20 (ours is the Ms. Pac-Man though). Easy as pie to use.

I saw Clinton's first post and immediately placed it in the queue. I've picked up a handful of these (Pepper, Guaraldi, etc) but this is one I'd like to a/b up against the 'Relaxin' XRCD. Now to drop hints that a reasonably priced SACD player would make a swell B'day gift.

So, what's the verdict?

Beatles 1962-66

Yeah, the clip where the guy rolls up the shade in the a.m. and that guy is standing a few feet from the window staring at him is creepy.

Miles 'Relaxin' SACD....then Charlie Rouse

The Pepper & PJ Piano Trio Selects.

Kevin or Claude -- if one is interested in taking the SACD plunge, is the Pioneer Elite DV-45A still considered a solid 'good bang for the buck' unit, or is there a better way to go?

You've been busy spreading the word. Over at YourMusic.Com they've stocked the jazz shelves with loads of his 'Best of' cds.

Hey Chris, your B'Day gift is in the mail! Found a used LP that you're gonna love!

Several tracks like 'Lavender's Theme' and 'Night & Day' have that fleet-fingered Andre Previn flavor to 'em like something off of "Gigi" or "Like Previn!". A couple of others remind me of something from Don Friedman......or a Friedman clone. If Freidman had ever produced a "A Day in the City, Volume 2" LP, 'Rubato Jazz' would have been on it. "Indian Spiritual" is the one heavy, plodding number on the Hill Trio that I don't much care for. Not a bad cd, but not one I'd conduct a mad search for. I slap this one on every now and then in order to hear the bass player on the first two tracks I mentioned. When he kicks in, I turn up the volume and get happy.

Chris, you should be using my avatar.

I just joined and thought about checking this out. Does Adam Ant sing 'Goody Two Shoes"?

I went 2/4 on Friday. The Don Ellis was a mess.

True. A major plus is that the man knows how to properly package things up. The box that arrived today looked as though it had been hit by a falling oak but none of the mini-lp corners were dented...not a cracked jewel case in the lot. He puts the ten-thumbed members of the packaging crew at CD Universe to shame....as does Amazon Japan.

Rescheduled?

Ebay craziness?? Doing the 'slice & dice' routine on a beautiful Eddie Costa mini-lp in order to fit 'er in a jewel box??

......or the earliest known example of anti-Christian propaganda on papyrus, printed at Emperor Diocletian's 'Pharaoh's Art & Framing' workshop in Alexandria and stashed inside the shaft in 250 AD.