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That was a great TV show. “Night Music” with host Dave Sanborn on saxophone and the sorely missed Hiram Bullock on guitar. Thanks for the clip.I’m not sure “honest” (comparison) was the best choice of words in my post above and could be misconstru... 
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https://youtu.be/cZHvsaVTrzQ 
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You would get no real argument from me on that.  I think we can all agree that “soul”, in all it’s different and personal flavors, is a requirement for greatness in art; and, to a degree, in the ear of the listener.  Shorter is one of the tallest ... 
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For me, a particularly interesting comparison because, unless I’m mistaken, the first in which the tone arm and turntable are the same for both cartridges. Even playing field and, arguably, the first truly “honest” comparison.FR-7f:- The better tr... 
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https://youtu.be/w6M14OkiSSc 
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https://youtu.be/aYBMvL2oX_s 
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https://youtu.be/dhqN-I4CCxY 
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https://youtu.be/E2KbO4IeAAI 
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https://youtu.be/vIMg8an9Erghttps://youtu.be/q97xzziKqOIhttps://youtu.be/KV2lNHfSXBQ 
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The previous link was supposed to be the full album:https://youtu.be/tfqsKcR9rBg 
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Classic record. Love the attitude on this:https://youtu.be/cuKCQQYSMQ8 
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Fabulous music. Great recording of one of the very greatest of all orchestral works; and a very good performance. For me, the most impressive sound from halcro’s great system so far. Thanks for that.Well, it should be obvious which of the two cart... 
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Thanks for the great comments, dover.  You are of course correct when you say that not having been at the recording session one cannot know with certainty which tonal balance is correct.  I don’t disagree that there is “more grunt” in Simone’s voi... 
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As usual, I listened on Stax Lambda Pro Sigs with Stax tube energizer.**** To my ears the Palladian has a much more open soundstage particularly in the vocal area, more articulated bottom end. **** - doverI completely agree with this description. ... 
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Great to see the comments of fellow ET2 user dover.  Very short on time until tomorrow Sunday when I will offer some impressions.  Good Saturday, all. Â