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If you've pre-ordered I'd say yes.

That's interesting news. Cool.

I think they may be out of print. Other vendors may have stock, but it seems that cdjapan can't get more when they try to replenish their stock. unavailable from 'cd japan', perhaps, but not out of print by a long shot... we've started a trend, lon! Indeed!

Yes, it's ESP. Naxos possibly distributes.

Not at all surprising, but too bad. Though far from my favorite Russell.

I'm probably wrong, it probably has NOT been out on cd legitimately. Too bad there are no Selects any longer, if there were any extra recorded material for these that would be a nice Mosaic Select.

And has been legitimately relased in Japan at least once. The College Concert as well, I believe.

The source for these ARE Rose airchecks. So far I've only listened to the first disc, but the sound is much better than from any other version of this material I have heard. They certainly are NOT scrubbed and polished with excessive no-noise.

Well that't true, I said I really enjoyed them, that they were my favorite of all Bethlehem series, and I'm getting all the titles I want.

I sensed they would go fast, glad I snagged a hundred or so. . . .

Ricky, thanks for this update and the stories. Many of us here know the difference Mosaic brings to reissues, but stories such as these reinforce this and strengthens our admiration for the label. . . and our anticipation for this set!

Looking forward to watching that this afternoon. . . it's simmering on the DVR.

Damn Jon, now you're old! Many happy returns!

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Yes, no, maybe. Sometimes you're paying a lot of money so big corporation shareholders can open their mail to a nice check while overseas workers put together a product to barely survive. Sometimes you pay money for a little cottage industry member making a comfortable living pursuing his dream as an audio engineer. And there's other variables and scenarios that to my way of thinking makes the "you get what you pay for" axiom not a hard and fast rule.

Oh I did, but I reversed it because I hate limiting myself. I'm sorry you become so defensive and combative, me too, and sorry that I hung on like a terrier on a trouse leg and invoked those behaviors. What I was trying several times to point out is that unless you experiment with "riding the gain" in audio and especially with the CSP2, CSP2+ CSP3 or ZStage, you really can't properly evaluate that statement Steve has made and see that even though it is an exaggeration (I agree) it has truths within it. I hope one day that your narrow, incomprehensive ideas about audio become widened. If not, whatever. I'm fine never conversing again.

The story involves mandrake root, and it looks very similar to ginseng. Of course the cover is an anthropomorphic stylization.

Right, with Ellington. I believe they've been on DETS 15, 16 and 17.

Just a group of guys singing with the Orchestra at that time. I don't believe they were the same Mellotones who later became the Cardinals, but the group that caused the Cardinals to change their name from the Mellotones. I don't have the liner notes with me to check to see if there is more info. . . .

No, I have no interest in golf at all. You say you have knowledge of tubes but it doesn't seem to me you've heard the type of amp a Decware amp is. A modern tube amp tht doesn't really sound like any classic amp. You could run a source into the CSP3 and then into your amp, right? Even temporarily? I think you're analogy is not right about tubes and transistors. Nothing is that cut and dried in audio, sorry. I've heard sweet solid state amps and ugly edgy tube amps. And vice versa. Nothing is as easy peezy cut and dried as you always make things out to be. But arguing my point would just get more of the same spin from you. I'm done with this discussion.

Drop the empty accusations. I know we both have systems we like, which is what counts. You have a preconcieved idea of what "tube" sound is. Tube sound is all over the map like solid state sound is. And riding the gain is an eductional and entertaining process you haven't experienced, but are making judgments about. Oh well. I'm back to listening, at the moment to some pretty raunchy recorded bootleg stuff that I've played around with and sounds better, mainly by riding the gain.

Yes you could. Doesn't matter. Use it as you will, it's a really good product. I know you know about gain but you haven't experienced "riding the gain" is my guess. Anyway, I'm going to go back to listening.

Then my point is you will have no reference point with which to evaluate Steve's statement except your own bias that it's "impossible" becuase of your ideas about audio. You really should do it, you can do BOTH, run the DAC into it, and then into the amp, listen to the headphones. If there's a chance of improving the sound why not? Why spend so much money on something that is more than a headphone amp and limit its use?

I don't want to read any of that discussion. I'm not in disagreement with you about anything other than you have no idea what "riding the gain" is and no experience with it and you have a closed mind about it and so many things audio that your statements and judgments just are not ones I can accept as you would like me to. I am not at all in agreement with the amount of improvement that Steve says these products bring, but there is improvement, and it's not because the components used in tandem are deficient, it's an improvement of the sound IF that is the sound you are seeking, and allowing you to find that sound far more easily. I agree, incremental, but a significant improvement. I refuse to accept the narrow view of things that you do. Which is fine. I hope you one day get to hear the CSP3 in between the DAC you have and the amp you have. Really I do. I think you'll be very happy at the improvement it brings.

Here's some info Steve has posted about "riding the gain" which is a large part of the way the CSP3 can be perceived to "improve" the sound of components it is connected to: RIDING THE GAIN A term we came up with because of the active nature of the adjustment process that can take place when you use a ZSTAGE in conjunction with an preamp OR amplifier fitted with a gain control. INPUT OUTPUT Riding the gain happens when you have two controls. One at the source and one at the amp or preamp. Think of it like water pressure. You have a pipe with a valve at the input end and another valve at the output end. The valves represent the gain controls and the pipe represents the signal path between the two gain gain controls. By turning up the input valve and turning the output valve down we create pressure inside the pipe. By turning down (closing) the input valve and turning up (opening) the output valve we reduce pressure inside the pipe. So if you took a garden hose and turned on the faucet you would have lots of water coming out the end, but it wouldn’t be able to spray anything until you put a nozzle on the end. The nozzle acts like a valve to restrict the output causing the pressure in the hose to increase. PRESSURE in this metaphor is the same thing as DYNAMICS in your stereo system. FREQUENCY BALANCE By having a gain control at the source and a second one at the amp (or preamp) it is possible to manipulate the dynamics of your music and it’s overall frequency balance. For example, if the music sounds thin you can increase the “pressure” by turning down the gain control on the amplifier (or preamp) and then raising the gain control at the source. This will add noticeable weight to the music and mellow out the top end. On the other side, if the music is sounding boomy or thick, you can do the opposite - turn up the gain on the amp and reduce the gain at the source. The boominess will go away. from: http://www.decware.com/newsite/ZSTAGEMANUAL.pdf