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Well that's reassuring because I've had a similar experience. . . . I'd like to have one, doesn't have to be great, but don't want trash. Obviously, I don't have enough guitars!

Hmmm. . . . Just because it's on Verve and Cuscuna may have been involved (I'd say may not have been involved), doesn't mean that duplication is unlikely per se. That said, there's nothing on the Verve website about this. Seems to be an import? Weird.

Anyone have good recommendatons for a classical guitar. . . under 400 dollars or so?

And many happy happy returns from me!

It was a long time ago Mark, you wanted a disc and just paypaled me without checking. . . when I didn't need the paypal at all. My apologies if it wasn't you, that's how I remember it. Mailed your Wes cds yesterday.

Earlier MPS CD also had just the lp tracks.

Yes, as part of a trade. One day I'll get the Condon in the mail, I hope. I should have made you spring for air.

"If I Were Eve," Alice Babs, from the cd "As Time Goes By: 14 Never Previously Released Recordings from 1960-1964". A short track, but it contains a whack and wild solo from Svend Amussen on electric violin with wah-wah pedal that I just love to hear! Svend is alwyas excellent, this one is just. . . off the chart.

I'm watching Men Behaving Badly, Season 1

I'll take them Conn. I'll PM you.

Thank you Lon. Looks like a nice piece. Consumer confidence is not terribly high around here, so I am likely to stick with my present set-up for now and just jump into PC-based audio in a relatively inexpensive manner for starters. I am also kind of "old-school" in that I like having tone controls, although I also appreciate the ability to bypass them. The Sansui amp is really a great piece, was $1000 when new in 1984. It is much less "colored" than most vintage Sansuis, powerful and clean. And I have a considerable investment in having it recapped- every single electrolytic capacitor has been replaced- all 69 of them! Having said that, I've sometimes considered adding some tubes to the system via a buffer such as the Yaquin unit, which would allow me to experiment fairly inexpensively or at least at less cost than one of the aforementioned tube DACs. Hey I understand that. I've spent tons of money on my stereo lately because. . . I have it. I'm sure that Sansui sounds wonderful. I've heard Sansuis of that vintage and they sound great, and if this is less colored all the better. I do think that if you used the Peachtree Audio Decco (which I'm sure you can find and is cheaper than the Nova) as a preamp that would be a really good solution for you, all sources could benefit from the tubed preamp, and you could get the benefit of your Sansui power amp, huge as the power supply is. I'm not a fan of ANY of the Chinese tube products I've heard, so I wouldn't mess with that buffer amp, as seductive as the pricing is, personally.

Vaya con dios amigo! Come back soon.

Alot of these Blue Note RVGs can be purchased at tower.com for $6.99 Well, they showed up at yourmusic.com this weekend.

Your email responded to! Thanks!

Haven't got it yet. . .. no paypal on this one, just in case you jump the gun as you did many moons ago!

Those old receivers have a certain sound, very full and very friendly, warm and sweet. It's easy to get entranced with them, I can see why you're holding steady with yours. I have a 1959 EICO that really needs recapping etc. but was my main amp for a long time. The Decware stuff is like a cross between the old sound and the new sound of the best solid state. . . accurate and balanced tonally, full and rich. I am about to receive another ond of their amps, the Torii Mark II. A push-pull model, one of the very first ones Steve Deckert made, made for the builder of his speakers. I bought that from him (Bob Zeigler).

I saw that possibility from a 78 listing. . . but . . . doesn't look like him to me. Ah well, nice Teddy Wilson style piano.

RR, I recommend also looking at the Peachtree Audio Integrateds (built in DAC, tubed preamp, USP input along with coaxial and optical). I have the Decco and really like it. http://www.signalpathint.com/index.php/Pea...o-Products.html

Found a good price on Heroes Season One Blu-Ray, so added my DVD version.

Okay, if I'm recollecting properly, there's argument ove whether the stereo or mono versions of some of this material sounds better than the other. I have both, I think both sound cool. I like the stereo, many don't, and think only the mono sounds "right." You can still buy the Super Audio CD hybrid at reasonable prices (half.com, etc.) Sound is very good. Stereo version there I believe. It's a good time to get Monk material, because a lot of the Columbia titles are now really cheap. These are excellent reissues in all ways, now a real bargain.

Hardly had any lunch, so I went old school for dinner. . . bacon cheese burger, onion rings, chocolate milk shake, from EZ's. Cholesterol city!

If so, this may be some personnel: Accordion - Ernie Felice Clarinet - Dick Anderson Bass - Chick Parnell Guitar - Dick Fisher

That's Erince Felice on accordian. . . it may be his group.

Hope it was a good one!

I love how Pops is looking up at the writing on the box and booklet cover!