Why organ music

Onhwy61 Great idea that I had not considered. I can play the offending CD's on my other system which is in a 21x25 basement room no glass, fully carpeted and lots of books etc and see what I get. In fact that is where the LP system is and perhaps the room is making it more pleasant down there as much as the LP.

It seems hard to conduct a meaningful comparison of different sources in two different systems!

Definitely see what you get while listening to both cd and LP in the same system.

Try a 3-5lb. sandbag on top of the transport. I fill a gallon freezer bag one third with sand, then roll up the excess, seal and packing tape the sealed end. you should have a "sausage" shaped sandbag which you can try in different directions on top of the player. While your at it make bags for your preamp and amps too. If you want more isolation try 12" tire innertubes under the weighted components. One note: Cones and spikes are for coupling speakers to the floor, not for isolating front-end components or amps.(End sermon) I have found weight to be a great vibration damping solution. Expect better detail, smoother presentaion, more space(air)around instruments, less noise, tightening and more inner detail at the extensions.

If you like Jimmy Smith get hold of Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery Jimmy & Wes The Dynamic Duo on Verve, it's playing as I write and it's a great recording! Enjoy!

L2T - Isn't Jimmy Smith "the man." I have never heard the B3 talk the way he makes it talk. I have 4 recordings so far, and I plan on amassing his entire recording collection. Truly amazing!

I got the Hell organ CD and it sounded wonderful on my main system! What a kick to be 14 and playing the biggest and best pipe organs in the world. At that age I played in a small Church on a Hammond B and still remember the sense of power that gave me. So part of my problem was with poorly recorded early CD's of organ. Also I listened to my basement system with both organ CD and LP and they are much closer on this less resolving system in a less lively room. Yet the LP's have a certain je'ne se pas quality that is very appealing even on a $400 TT
Joe