richardmonk

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Most achingly-beautiful music
Jimmy Rowles' "The Peacocks", on The Bill Evans Trio featuring Stan Getz disc: "But Beautiful", Milestone MCD-9249-2, recorded 1974 in Holland. 
stereo system under 6K
Magnaplanar 1.6 QR speakers ($1475), Bryston 3B st amp ($1565), Wadia 830 CD player ($3200?), Belden wire cables and interconnects. Just over $6K, CD player drives amp directly. Sounds pretty good to me. 
Best US magazine for equipment review?
"Listener" advertising sales telephone: (607) 432-2219, FAX (607) 432-2130, e-mail: rebeccajvj@hotmail.com published bimonthly by Englander Communications, LLC, 75 Holly Hill Lane, Greenwich, CT 06830. Good luck. 
Best US magazine for equipment review?
"The Absolute Sound", "Stereophile", "The Listener", "Sensible Sound", in that order. 
Best Male Singers of the 20th Century
I imagine Mr. Sinatra will have a comanding lead here. But (probaly intentionally) no category was mentioned. What about clasical (opera) singers? Anyone want to discuss Enrico Caruso vs. ?. What about comparing record sales? Is Elvis Pressly a co...