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On Jan 6, 10:24�am, Jenn wrote:
I've spend $0.00 on audio gear this year, for two reasons. �First, my
spending priorities went toward two very high end acoustic guitars. �
That was a new priority in 2007, and I'm enjoying them both a great
deal. �I also invested in two really good acoustic guitar amps, to
support my coffeehouse/winery gigs. �Second, at the price level that I'm
presently willing to spend, my system brings a great deal of enjoyment
and I think that I would have to spend quite a bit more money to get
much better results:
Amp/Preamp/CD player: �all Rotel
TT/Arm/Cartridge: �Clearaudio Emotion system
Speakers: �Vandersteen 2ci

I HAVE invested a bit in recordings. �My best purchases (from both
musical and sonic standpoints) we
LP:
Stravinsky: �Firebird �Mercury/Classic re-issue
Grainger: �Lincolnshire Posy �Fennell/Eastman Wind Ensemble �
Mercury/Speakers Corner re-issue
Ella: �Let No Man Write My Epitaph � Verve
Joan Baez: �In Concert � Vanguard/Cisco re-issue
Ry Cooder: �Paris, Texas �Warner
The Byrds: �Another Dimension �Columbia/Sundazed

All of the above provide GREAT performances and GREAT sound, and are
highly recommended.

CD:
Various Bach Cantatas on SDG by Gardiner and the English Baroque Soloists
Laurence Juber: �PCH �recently recorded at Capital Records in Hollywood;
a great session to watch and the result is magnificent
The continuing Mahler cycle by the San Francisco Symphony/MTT

Nostalgia find of the year: �a cassette I made of a 12 year old me
jamming with 25 year old Gary Puckett in his garage! �lol

Anyone else have any favorite finds for 2007?

I splurged at 3 or 4 record stores just before the holidays, and still
haven't listened to everything. I picked out quite a few classical
guitar LPs, though, so that seems to be a theme for 2008.

I really don't have to buy audio equipment anymore, although I do plan
on trading my Koetsu Rosewood for a Sky Blue Urushi sometime this
year. I do have a lot of new gear in my system for the new year,
including a pair of Devore Fidelity Gibbon 9s, and a pair of Harbeth
Compact 7-ES3s. I'm really loving the features and flexibility of a
new McIntosh C2300 preamp. Imagine loading your cartridge via remote
control. And I've settled on the Clayton Audio Stereo 40 amp as my
reference for now...50 watts of pure class A. Right now, the only
tubes in my system are in the two preamps I have (theMcIntosh and the
Nagra PL-L).

Boon