Quote: Yes, you're kinda write about Mingus (I don't know the others very well), at least in terms of the build of the pieces - some really have that "bow structure", especially on "The black Saint and the Sinner Lady". But as far as I know Mingus' music, it sounds completely different...

So far, no one's mentioned one of my favorite albums which makes me sad and glad at the same time. Sad, because it seems that you either haven't heard of it, or do not appreciate it as much as it deserves. But what I'm happy about is that I feel free to write something about that very important...

And how do popular DACs like the Musiland Monitor 02 US, Aune, Audinst and so on compare to those 0202 and 0204?   I need something nice as a replacement to my Xonar DS which quickly proved unsufficient to me. I use CAL! and want to spend no more than, let's say, 180$ (the price is yet a...