It seems that there are more than a few Elvis Costello fans here on this forum which is really great and therefore this thread should hopefully make for some interesting reading.

Here are a few of my favorite Costello recordings, listed in order of their original release date.

"This Year's Model" (1978) - the early, angry Elvis at his acerbic best.

Very impressive music-making. In the dance sections, the sense of rhythm and pace is unerring, but playful and liberating at the same time. This is one of the few renditions of the Bach Suites which balances the joie de vivre of the dance sections with the sober slow movements with equal poise. It's refreshing to see an approach that doesn't lean too far either to the overly-reverent scholarly side or the idiosyncratically stylized side... I've waited for Isserlis to record these Suites for a long time, and it was well worth the wait.

Hi. So i have finally put together my first system, and am looking for advice on a digital/analog converter so that i can play the majority of my music collection through my new set-up. I am using a rotel rb-1080 power amp, and a rc-1082 preamp to power my infinity intermezzos. From what i understand my airport express had a sp/dif output, and all I need at this point for quality audio is the digital/analog converter to bring the music to the preamp. Any suggestions? From what I have seen these seem to be quite expensive and was looking for an affordable alternative. Thanks!

i'm thinking of trying out a dedicated phono stage preamp to go along with the champion w/unify tone arm thats on it's way to my home. I recently came across a used clearaudio basic and was wondering what changes, if any, there have been between the basic and basic plus now offered by clearaudio? and of any of those changes make for major improvements that shouldnt be missed regardless of the deal i might be able to get on a used piece of equipment that been treated well?

thanks,

this is my first post here, i hope i've gone about it the right way.

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Of course I know Jan will not share his system info because he's ashamed of it. Why else would he refuse?)

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Forgive me, Stephen, but this really does deserve a, "Hey, Asshole, go fuck yourself!"