Decco Hybrid Tube Integrated Amplifier
Peachtree Audio
$799.00
Most digital music sounds etched and hard. MP3 files can be almost unlistenable. However, if you take these files, transfer them digitally to an outboard digital to analog converter, run that signal through a “tube" preamp and power it with a high-current amplifier, the results are amazing! This is what you get with a Decco with a single cable hook-up.
The Decco is a 50 watt per channel, hybrid tube integrated amplifier. This means all music first travels through a tube section which smooths the sound significantly before it's then sent to the amplifier section. It has an onboard digital to analog converter that sonically improves the digital sources. iTunes or Windows Media, Squeezebox, Apple TV, Wadia Digital iTransport, Sonos, XM or Sirius tuners have never sounded better than through the Decco D/A converter. The Decco has a USB input for your computer, a digital coax and optical input for any digital device including a CD or DVD player. It also has two analog inputs for docking stations, tuners, CD players, tape decks or phono preamps.
If you are a headphone lover, the Decco has a superb headphone section that mutes the speakers when headphones are plugged in.
If you want to add a subwoofer or outboard amplifier, the Decco features a variable preamp output.
If it's digital, the Decco makes it sound great!
Now all the time, effort and money you've spent ripping CDs and downloading music is rewarded with truly incredible sound. Even compressed MP3 files sound almost indistinguishable from the original CD when played through the Decco.
iGrado
$49.00
These are, without a doubt, the best sounding headphones we've heard for under $150 for use with iPods, MP3 players or any other portable listening device.
Grado SR80 Headphones
$95.00
Built on the same features as the SR60, but utilizes a 4 conductor connecting cable and larger ear cushions, the result of which gives a more open stage. The SR80 provides animproved bass resonance, which enhances the overall detail. John Grado says he strove for the best sounding phones for the money, and with the glowing reviews the SR80's have received, who can argue.
Kind of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition (Boxed Set)
Sony/Columbia
$99.95
SUPER-DELUXE 12-INCH SLIPCASE BOX SET CONTAINS:
- Two CDs (original album plus studio sequences, false starts, and alternate takes from 1958-59 sessions, plus 17-minute “So What” live in Holland, 1960)
- DVD: newly-produced documentary featuring superstars of jazz
- 60-page ‘perfect-bound’ 12x12 full-color book, tons of photos
- 180-gram blue vinyl 12-inch LP– first time ever in a Legacy box set!
Help! (Limited Edition Deluxe Box)
Beatles
$109.95
There will be 2 editions of the DVD - a standard digipack and a deluxe boxed set that will contain a reproduction of Richard Lester's original annotated script, 8 lobby cards and a poster, plus a 60-page book with rarely seen photographs and production notes from the movie.
Apple Corps Ltd have announced the eagerly anticipated DVD release of The Beatles' second feature film 'Help!' on October 29th (30th in the USA) which will be marketed and distributed by EMI Music.
Directed by Richard Lester, who also directed the band's debut feature film 'A Hard Days Night', 'Help!' made its theatrical debut in 1965.
The story follows The Beatles as they become passive recipients of an outside plot that revolves around Ringo's possession of a sacrificial ring, which he cannot remove from his finger.
As a result, he and his bandmates John, Paul and George are chased from London to the Austrian Alps and the Bahamas by religious cult members, a mad scientist and the London police.
In addition to starring the Beatles, 'Help!' has a witty script, a great cast of British character actors and features 7 classic Beatles tracks, including:
Roscoe Mitchell's Nonaah
Nessa
$21.95
2008 2-CD reissue of the great 1976-1977 Roscoe Mitchell recording which makes up one of his best recordings outside the Art Ensemble of Chicago.
Herbie Hancock's Maiden Voyage (180g LP + CD)
Blue Note
$19.95
180-gram LP and CD in one package.
Every single tune on this album from the haunting “Maiden Voyage" to the gentle, swinging “Dolphin Dance" has found its way into the standard jazz repertoire. Herbie Hancock fashioned a modern jazz milestone with extraordinary compositions, interplay and solos. Completing the quintet are Freddie Hubbard, George Coleman, Ron Carter and Tony Williams.
Arthur Doyle's Live At The Alterknit (180g LP)
QBICO (Audiophile)
$24.95
One-sided LP, white vinyl, artwork by Jeff Koons, two cut corners. Recorded on August 9, 1997 in NYC. Arthur Doyle (tenor sax, recorder); Wilber Morris (bass); Rashid Bakr (drums). Doyle at his craziest with a mutant rhythm section, totally far-out and insane!
Dennis Gonzalez / Faruq Z. Bey's Hymn For Tomasz Stanko (180g LP)
QBICO (Audiophile)
$22.95
180 gram orange vinyl with gold, cover by Mike Rudolph. Recorded on 11/04/04 and 3/13/05 by Mike Johnston & Dennis Gonzales. Dennis Gonzalez (trumpet, percussion); Faruq Z. Bey (tenor, alto sax, gong); Mike Carey (tenor sax, bass clarinet); Skeeter C.R. Shelton (tenor, soprano sax); Mike Gilmore (vibes, marimba, saz, tamboura); Mike Johnston (bass, percussion); Nick Ashton (drums, percussion). 3rd vinyl release on Qbico by this great ensemble. Here, as a septet with special guest trumpeter Dennis Gonzalez, they play homage to one of the most underrated trumpet players ever! Back to the roots...
Sergey Kuryokhin's Absolutely Great (Boxed Set)
Leo Records
$74.95
Sergey Kuryokhin with Club Foot Orchestra, Ut Gret and special guests Andrew Voigt, Henry Kaiser, Larry Kassin, Boris Rayskin, etc.
Twenty years ago, in the autumn of 1988, Sergey Kuryokhin toured USA and in October of that year he performed for three nights in the Bay Area. Every night he played two sets which started with his long solo introductions. Some 15-20-30 minutes later he was joined by many American musicians. On the first night he was joined by the Club Foot Orchestra consisting of eight musicians, on the second night he played with Andrew Voight and Henry Kaiser and eight special guests plus two dancers, and on the third night in Santa Cruz he played again with Andrew Voight and Ut Gret consisting of seven musicians. These three nights, two sets each, constitute six CDs. The seventh CD is a bonus - it is a duo recording with Henry Kaiser which they recorded while Sergey was in California. Some 20 years ago this disc was released by RYKO disc and was unavailable for a long time.
This 7-CD set is being released as a limited edition of 500 copies which makes it an instant collector's item because half of the edition will be shipped to Russia to Nastya Kuryokhina, Sergey's widow, who runs SKIF - Sergey Kuryokhin International Festival - in St. Petersburg.
All Purpose Record Cleaner
$19.95
Routine maintenance record cleaning prevents abrasion damage that is caused when dirt and debris that have collected on the on the record surface are dragged against the groove wall by the stylus.
Stylus Cleaner
$19.95
A clean stylus protects your record from abrasion damage caused by dirt that has adhered to the stylus tip.
LAST Stylus Cleaner chemically cleans the stylus. It removes all accumulated deposits and particles. It is completely safe for all stylus and cartridge assemblies because it contains no alcohol or other components that can damage the stylus suspension.
Michael Fremer, July 24 1992, Goldmine Magazine: “LAST makes the most effective stylus cleaner. You should clean the stylus with it everytime you change the side of the record, using the built in bursh."
Each package contains 100 CD Sleeves for $15.00. All orders of 1000 or more sleeves will be discounted 5%. Please note that up to 1000 sleeves will fit into a U.S. Postal Priority Flat-rate box so the shipping is the same for 500-1000 sleeves. If you're running out of space for your CD collection, consider getting rid of the space hogging jewel box and replacing them with these gatefold sleeves. These clear 4mil thick archival polyethylene sleeves hold both the front cover and back graphics to create an LP-like gatefold. They take up 75% less space than the jewel box. The spine even shows, much like an LP. Your CD collection can still be stored vertically on standard CD shelves or racks, as well as in drawer systems. Fits anywhere you put standard jewel cases. Over one million sleeves sold since 1999!
Buddha Machine
$22.95
The Buddha Machine is a small soundbox made in China which comes with an integrated speaker, a volume control, mini jack-out and a switch to choose between nine different loops which are stored on a small chip and can be directly played by this mini soundsystem.
For more information contact All About Jazz.
