So I've hit the point in my audiophile "addiction" that I've decided to make a big step up in my cartridge. Currently I'm running a sumiko oyster on a pro-ject 1 Expression III through a grado PH-1 preamp and a Linn Classik receiver. Having recently scored a job with an amazing grado hookup I'm naturally attracted to their parts (hence the PH-1 and soon a set of RS-1's). That being said, I'm not averse to trying other brands if they perform better for what I'm looking for.

Fantastic double CD of Mozart Symphonies 38-41 conducted by Charles Mackerras. Perhaps the finest & gutsiest account of the G-minor symphony I've heard this decade. And best of all, it's released by Linn Records, so you can purchase either CD/SACD or the Studio Master FLAC. Yummy!

http://www.linnrecords.com/recording-mozart-symphonies.aspx

After posting a message over in the jazz section and rereading the thread on Herbie Hancock's River I was reminded of the very excellent Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint video "Hot as a Pistol, Keen as a Blade". Recorded back in 2006 during a concert in Montreal the DVD features 30 classic Costello songs with many of the songs getting new horn arrangements by the incomparable Allen Toussaint. Elvis is in rare form and the entire concert is a winner: all meat and no filler.

Well worth checking out.