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The choice of my new CD player
I just noticed that there is used P S Audio Direct Stream DAC available for $3099 at Upscale Audio in California.  I have no contact with this company, but I wanted to tell people on Audiogon about this good deal !    
One of the best HDMI cable?
Don't look now, but there is a new and improved HDMI cable that is 2.1 !   If you care to, you can  read an article from Dec. 4, 2017 from TechHive entitled "2.1 HDMI specs and features : Everything you need to know." 
Best Jazz pianist
Nobody has mentioned the excellent performances of Stanley Cowell !  Has anyone heard of Music, Inc. !    Dr. Cowell also recorded for Galaxy Records ! 
Internet radio stations that sound really good
I listen to KCSM.org all the time on the internet ! The station is broadcast from California ! 
Jazz for aficionados
For those interested in the life of Rahsaan Roland Kirk, there is a biography called "Bright Moments" that I recommend.One chapter mentions the take-over by Kirk and Lee Morgan of a Merv Griffin Show taping in 1968. 
TIDAL Lossless Streaming Service
I was told by a Auralic dealer in Indiana that one must buy an iPhone or an iPad to utilize the entire system. I have thought about getting an Aries with the Tidal service. I own a P S DirectStream DAC already ! 
Your favourite Internet Radio Station in 2011?
If you enjoy jazz, listen to KCSM in San Francisco ! 
Jazz artists for late starter.
Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Clifford Brown, MJQ, Tadd Dameron, Max Roach, Art Farmer, Steve Lacy,Horace Silver, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, OrnetteColeman, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Duke Ellington, Count Basie,Dexter Gord... 
Accuphase T-1000 tuner
I borrowed this tuner for the weekend. It is a real treat tolisten to this tuner. The sound is without artifacts. If you want to listen to the tuner, call Quintessence Audio inMorton Grove, Illinois. 
The best sounding FM Tuner is.....
the Acccuphase T-1000 tuner. And people can actually buyone. The bad part is that it costs $4500. I intend to buy mine soon. 
Jazz Big Band Recommendations?
I recommend the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Big Band. The Mosaic set is out of print, but individual CDs are still available. These are the charts that Basie did not want totouch because they were too complex. 
Jazz Recommendations
If you love Monk, you will enjoy Bud Powell (4cd set onBlue Note), Randy Weston "Volcano Blues", and Mal Waldron"Hot House". 
How to put records on CD's?
I bought a HHb CD recorder to transfer LPs to CDs. I like my results. 
Speaker cable suggestions
I also have the Plinius 8200 Mk II integ. Amp. with some Infinity intermezzo 4.1t speakers. I'm thinking of gettingAudience cables.