Recommendations for a jazz record which demonstrates vinyl superiority over digital


I have not bought a vinyl record since CDs came out, but have been exposed to numerous claims that vinyl is better.  I suspect jazz may be best placed to deliver on these claims, so I am looking for your recommendations.

I must confess that I do not like trad jazz much.  Also I was about to fork out A$145 for Miles Davis "Kind of Blue" but bought the CD for A$12 to see what the music was like.  I have kept the change!

I love the jazz in the movie Babylon, which features local Oz girl Margo Robbie (the film, not the jazz).

So what should I buy?

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As said, when mounted in certain plinth designs, in my assessment, struggles to get out of the way and has the potential to become quite noticeable to the point of being fatiguing after a period of listening. 

Has not there been an endless period of time known off, where Plinths for ID TT's is the main talking point.

Is there not an Cottage Industry out there where the Plinth for ID TT's are the main product being manufactured.

A recent thread on the Gon, that covers this very subject makes references to the Plinth having been the cause of the listeners discontentedness. Especially after having invested Monies into a Bespoke Design Plinth, from a Cottage Industry Plinth Production Service. 

Very Very few get the ID TT to function satisfactory as a right of the bat encounter. It takes quite a lot of investment in learning about the interfaces that optimise the design to produce a ID TT, that will stand out for being a strong contender when demonstrated in the Company of other TT Designs. 

Many Many listeners of Audio Equipment, especially using the Vinyl Source, are today a lone listener. Who do not create opportunities to listen to other set ups, or have their Source used in other Systems, or are having the Source from other Systems used in their own system. These type of individuals usually only know what they know, and again many many of these types of user of Audio Equipment are a listener that is not willing to learn how to find a betterment for the set up they have produced. Occasionally an inquisitive individual comes forward, listens to proposed ideas, finds their own way to produce something bespoke and creates something quite special for their needs.      

There is no record player that has as good of a signal to noise ratio as a good digital recording. Yes there is warm distortion and rumble but records are not in the same category as digital when it comes to accuracy. 

Bob James Touchdown

Grover Washington Jr Winelight

Grober Washington Jr Badest

Lary Conklin Dolphin Grace

Eric Gale Ginseng Woman

You can find them all reasonably priced

 

The quality of the pressing makes a big difference with vinyl I'm 71 so these are original pressings.

And idler drives… Old coveted Garrard. 

Since the majority of idler drives are rim drives, like the well known Garrard, I went with that rather than Idler. Others like Lenco are not rim so you are technically correct since rim drive is a subset of idler drive. So yes... idler, belt, and direct is more correct.

@herman

Ok, time to confess.  I am restoring / upgrading my dad's Garrard 301 grease bearing model.  So far I have upgraded the main bearing, pulley, idler and its bearings, new springs, etc.  It is in an SME plinth which is mainly hollow and has springs for the mounting board.  I am working to fill the plinth with layers of mdf separated by constrained layer damping, held together by gravity.  I will be able to bypass the mounting board springs, so the table is not directly connected to the SME plinth, or leave the board suspended.  The look of the plinth won't change, and it will keep its dust cover.  The whole thing sits on blocks of good old Sydney sandstone. One day I might even open a new topic!

So far I have spent ten of the best KoBs on it ...