[Info on a starter good stereo system]

Yep, buying used is the way to go I think when wanting a great system, but not having thousands of dollars!

I think for the U.S. the Audiokarma forum is a very informative an usefull site. And offcourse when you know what you want, ebay can be your friend (well, it was mine when putting together my system).

[Most meditative Charles Lloyd album?]

Albumwise it would be Sangam (although more world music than jazz) and Canto for me.

And songwise it would be Tagi, the albumcloser of the magnificent "Mirror" album

[What vinyl are you spinning right now??]

First post on this (what seems to be a) very nice forum, so let's make it a musical one:

Now playing: Eric Dolphy - Out to Lunch (early Liberty pressing, van Gelder in deadwax, VG++)