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Hi Stephen,You sure do get it. The BVSC is a favorite of mine, too. When I first got it on CD upon its first release, I couldn't stop playing it. In a way it held the same fascination for me as the soundtrack to Big Night did when I first got it ... not for any particular recording quality, but to enjoy the beauty and innocence of authentic emotion laid bare. Having BVSC on vinyl is even better.$99,500.00 for a record player? No ... it's a time machine, it's a virtual reality generator, it is simply the best instrument of its kind, bar none. To call the Continuum a record player is to call a Bugatti Veyron a Jalopy," Thomas Keller a ""cook"," the Koh-i-noor a rock. Yes, Continuum will trickle down it's technology. But the Caliburn is a statement, a roadmap, a challenge to the standards and traditions of the craft, and a supreme example of what is possible when you push the experts"" aside and let progress through.My favorite cut is the first", Chan Chan. I'm a sucker for brilliant introductions.Ch