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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.   
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It’s not about “technique” in the usual sense (chops). Pass had tons of it; possibly more than even Martino. And, you’re right, “why would Pass change?”. Who says he should have? Different players. Mozart and Schubert were great melodists.  So wer... 
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Oleo, cont.https://youtu.be/RFSmzGiI5Bs 
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Wonderful. “Satin Doll”; classic tune that players love because of the relative simplicity and obvious logic of the harmonic changes. I posted this a while back.  Pass and Niels-Henning Pederson had a special affinity for each others’ playing and ... 
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The great Pat Martino:https://youtu.be/8kEdoHGmDwUhttps://youtu.be/hwuz-6g_t1ghttps://youtu.be/2o0AoEqSlB0 
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Acoustic Pass:https://youtu.be/Jzj1xyrmjn4 
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Happy Easter, all! 
Cartridge choice? Shure M97Xe, Ortofon 20, Empire
Doh! 😊 
Cartridge choice? Shure M97Xe, Ortofon 20, Empire
I would also vote for the Empire, but.....the cartridge is listed as EDR-9 - COPY.  Beware! 
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1:45 “reach”, “broken”2:07 “price”2:30 “Grande”2:47 “flows”2:49 “like”All spots where there is obvious distortion (break up).  In between those spots it often sounds as if on the verge of break up.  From 2:50-3:42 it is worse with the very worst s... 
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Finally went to see “Amazing Grace” tonight.  Amazing!  Loved everything about it.  Aretha was a force of nature; incredible artist.  Highly recommended.   
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Great clips.  Thanks!  That “Night And Day” is simply amazing.  And I can understand the appreciation of Sullivan given what I know about your appreciation of Bennett.  The common thread, as I hear it, is the sense of a kind of humility in the sin... 
The music’s the thing but....
bdp24, your posts are usually extremely thoughtful, but I am surprised at your “for the love of it” comment. Perhaps (I hope) I misinterpret the comment, but you seem to be suggesting that for (relatively) well paid symphony musicians (and others)... 
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**** Therefore....in my system......there are cartridges which have more ’shimmering’ highs.There are cartridges which have more ’air’ and ’transparency’.There are cartridges which go convincingly lower.There are cartridges which project a wider a... 
Fate? Karma? Purgatory? Help me put a good spin on this.
Excellent!  Glad you had a good time and thanks for the update.