jperry

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Cartridge Advice Please
If you can listen to a MY Sonic Lab Signature Gold or the Hyper Eminent EX https://www.suncoastaudio.com/collections/my-sonic-lab/products/my-sonic-lab-signature-gold A higher level Benz is also a good option  
If you had to narrow your choices to 4 - 5 speakers
I would listen to this system from Voxativ. For slightly over your budget it comes with an integrated amp/streamer. I heard this at Pacific Audio Fest. Compelling https://voxativ.berlin/alberich I would also listen to a ProAc speaker in your pri... 
What's all the fuss about late 70s and earl 80s run of the mill midfi turntables?
I agree that the tables you mention listed below are nothing special, and I don't know who would disagree Garrard SL95-B Philips GA 212 Sony 2251 LA with an SME 2009 tonearm  Some vintage tables can sound great and are desirable for that reason.  
Infinity ServoStatik - beginning high channel repairs
You should ask this question in the planar speaker section at audioasylum.com  
Better story teller than Edmund Fitzgerald?
The Ballad of Claude Dallas by Ian Tyson is one of the best of this type      
Female vocalist recommendations
On weekends I am also a member of the Super Early Listening Club (SELC), starting at 3:30 - 4:00 AM. The power grid is better then. You should try Kate Wolf, Kathleen Edwards, and Nancy Griffith. All are more toward the folk/bluegrass/country ran... 
What's A Good Upgrade From A Manley Steelhead?
I have a Benz LPS. When you get ready to upgrade your cartridge you should consider MY Sonic Lab cartridges. The Signature Platinum was a significant upgrade.    
LP Cleaning Services
"I recently bought two, from a well respected lp resale shop, and they are both dirty as all get up.  I am not blaming the store..." I wouldn’t have have much respect for a record store selling "dirty as all get up" records. I would find a store... 
Keeping Track of Vinyl Playback Time
Easy solution. One click per record side. Each record side approximately 20 minutes  
Laurel Canyon-Documentary
@mofimadness  I just watched the show and loved it. Thanks for posting this. Jim Perry  
Humminguru S-DUO
No reason to use this. There are other methods as effective without a liquid bath.  
Really expensive systems that sounded great?
I have heard a few expensive systems that sounded great. One with Auditorium 23 speakers, and a couple with Wilson Benesch speakers and Nagra electronics,  
I am considering a luxman 3600 tube amp as my first adventure into tube amplifiers?
My Luxman MB-3045 tube amps have been very reliable. They were made in about 1975  
Aesthetix Janus preamp Standard
I had an Aesthetix Calypso/Rhea, which is a Janus in two boxes, more or less. While the Aesthetix has plenty of gain for low output cartridges, I always thought it was a bit noisy from the all tube gain for the phono. You should see if you can tr... 
Concrete Audio N1 Loudspeakers : Cabinets Made Of Concrete...
Not really anything new