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| Which Mono Cartridge at around $1,300.00? I've been very happy with the Miyajima Premium BE but don't have much other experience with other dedicated mono cartridges to offer comparison. I'm very interested in others experiences. | |
| Extremely well recorded jazz double bass? cymbals? Ed Bickert Trio "Third Floor Richard" Concord, 1989 | |
| Extremely well recorded jazz double bass? cymbals? Renaud Garcia-Fons "Linea Del Sur". Extremely well-recorded and most importantly, terrific musicEsperanza Spalding "Chamber Music Society" is another good one | |
| Damien Jurado/Maraqopa I am in the Seattle area. I've never Damien live...a series of mishaps (i.e. work obligations) every time I've wanted to see him in concert.Here's a video of an acoustic version of one of my favorites "Cloudy Shoes"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4... | |
| best sound for a classical and jazz cd Just a few...Benny Green "Source" 2011 Anat Cohen "Clarinetwork: Live At The Village Vanguard" 2011Arturo O'Farrill "Live in Brooklyn" 2005Phil Kelly "My Museum" 2006Gordon Goodwin "The Phat Pack" 2006 | |
| Damien Jurado/Maraqopa Damien is a local artist...the release party for Maraqopa was at the Neptune. If you like Maraqopa definitely get St. Bartlett which was one of the top 2010 releases.One of the best singer-songwriters out there. | |
| Devore Gibbon 88 vs. Devore Nines I heard the Gibbon 88's at RMAF and have auditioned the 9's in my system. They are both great speakers. Comparison is difficult because I haven't heard them in the same system. I would call your nearest dealer. John DeVore is also a very approacha... | |
| Talea Arm: What cartridges are best? I have used an A90, Dynavector XV1-s, Miyajima, and Benz LPS with my Talea. They all sound fine. Preference is a matter of taste. | |
| Benz or Kansui w/ Raven One table/TW 10.5 arm I think you will be very happy with either! | |
| Turntable speed accuracy Albert - excellent, thoughtful response. You may now don your asbestos suit! ; - )I think you make a couple of excellent points; namely that speed precision AND accuracy are both important. IME, individuals vary in their sensitivity to one versus ... | |
| How many LP's do you own? How long did it take? Bought my first record with 11th birthday money in 1974 -- now with ~3,000. | |
| mono cartridge vs stereo Hard to offer any advice without any system specifics. Additional information would potentially be helpful. In my system, a dedicated mono cartridge makes a definite difference with mono recordings. | |
| how to a/b test turntables Before serious listening, verify that set up is identical and spot on.For auditioning, pick out no more than 2 or 3 selections from well recorded albums you know wellFor me, it always helps to listen A/B/AGood luck. Please report back your finding... | |
| Blues, Jazz, Rock Violinists? I like Michael Gray of Pearl Django. If you don't like Grapelli, he might be more to your taste.I usually like Stuff Smith for jazz.If you are in a more adventurous mood, check out Min Ben-Ari; also known as the 'hip-hop violinist' | |
| Man in Black on Black His first Columbia recording, "The Fabulous Johnny Cash" (1958) is excellent and pretty good sounding. Look for an original 6-eye mono.Another pretty good original Columbia recording is "Carrying On With Johnny Cash" featuring June Carter.The Sund... |