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Tidal vs. Spotify
Thanks, kacz.  I was not aware of those a'phile playlists.  Great suggestion.  Lots too explore. 
Suggest affordable cable options
Consider Morrow Audio. 60 day returns allowed. They frequently have sales and you can buy used. Am running their SP-4 speaker cable and various of their ICs...MA3 & some MA4s. Have Clear Day speaker cable too which I very much like. The Morrow... 
George Martin RIP
Czarivey - very interesting your ranking of John and George vs Paul; but I will not argue your elevation of Sir George in any case.  Jerroot - Hear! Hear! 
George Martin RIP
5th Beatle indeed...(at least the 5th!) 
George Martin RIP
I am very grateful for his contributions to popular music.  The Beatles’ music would not have been as wonderful as it is without his guidance and many contributions to their work. Saddened to hear of his death.NY Times obit at link here:http://www... 
Headphone question
Another suggestion you might or might not need at this point...Consider AKG K550s.  I have these along with Senn HD600 and Sony MDRV6 (old).  Listening to computer audio with an Asgard 2 and Audioquest Dragonfly v1.2, I think the AKGs are most neu... 
What is David Bowie's turntable?
Historical significance and relevance to DB of Raymonda's rather clever PT reference possibly missed. 
Modern Jazz (as in recent) Music Suggestions
Another vote for Kamasi Washington's "The Epic" as suggested by gsm18439.  The only caveat is that while it's "modern" (a 2015 recording) parts of it sound very retro...like late Coltrane as per the Pitchfork review here:http://pitchfork.com/revie... 
I need advice on which speaker
Blackjack - you mention auditioning is a challenge.  30 min from Phila. means 30 min (to an hour, I'd guess) from a number of brick and mortar audio shops.  2 that come to mind are Community Audio in Germantown and Quest for Sound in Bensalem.  I'... 
Going to rip 2000 cds. Which software?
Happy to be able to help, Lear.  I would again definitely urge you to "start small"!  Good luck. 
Going to rip 2000 cds. Which software?
Lear - I have a 2nd WD hard drive on which I maintain a duplicate of my iTunes library.  Also use Time Machine to back up the MBA to this one too...so, duplicates of both the MBA and iTunes library on external hard drives. 
Opinions Please: Daily proliferation, several dealer/distributor ads,..
Great idea.  Hope A'gon goes for it.   
Going to rip 2000 cds. Which software?
PS - I did nothing special to "prep" or format my Western Digital 2TB hard drive.  I use Time Machine for back up to that same ext. hard drive. Since I only keep the basic iTunes software on the computer and have no significant library associated ... 
Going to rip 2000 cds. Which software?
Lear - I have fumbled around learning how to do this myself (changing the location of my iTunes ripped CDs from computer to external hard drive). Search the internet and Apple support and see what the experts advise. It might be no harder than dra... 
These Moody Blues Will Knock Your Socks Off!
Thanks, Mapman.  Not what I think of when I hear the name, "Moody Blues".  Seems like they were channeling the Fab 4 in a big way at that point in their career.  Notes accompanying that video are interesting.