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Jazz for aficionados
Influence of Miles, and --Others may know this but it was recent news for me.  Watching a program on the making of Pink Floyd's classic "Dark Side of the Moon", I learned that PF keyboard player Richard Wright said a major influence in his playing... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Per Ancestry I do have Eastern European heritage, but they keep changing the percentage.  From what I've learned my great-grandfather was born in either Poland or Russia.  Apparently the boundary changed frequently during the mid-1800s.That's as c... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
nandric, that is good of you.  But thanks in part to Raul, I now have a large collection of cartridges.  I still have the Shinon and should I decide I don't like anything better I can try getting it retipped. 
Jazz for aficionados
Wow, frog, that's a very impressive list.  Certainly many there I would not have guessed.  Although some (Jaco) were born in the area rather than in the city itself.  Maybe the air is cleaner than in NYC? ;^) 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
@nandric, an as new Red boron for me?  That's very good of you! ;^) 
Jazz for aficionados
I admit to my lack to technical musical knowledge, but see no need to apologize for it.  I still feel the emotion when listening and that pleases me.  Good music (on my personal scale) imprints itself within me.  I'm sometimes surprised, yet delig... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
raul and others,No "facts" here, which I know you appreciate,  just observations.Regarding boron cantilevers, one of my all time favorite cartridges was the Shinon Red Boron I enjoyed for many years.  The suspension collapsed within a few months i... 
Jazz for aficionados
Shirley, one of my favorite vocalist albums -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZ8tozU5JII 
Jazz for aficionados
pjw, I'm curious about defining the "golden age of jazz from 1935 through 1965"?  Is that your framework or someone else's?I ask because I have a different perspective.  Perhaps not "golden age" but for me the real beginning of modern jazz begins ... 
Jazz for aficionados
keegaim, if you want to dig deeper into Miles, among the many bios I might suggest "Miles, The Autobiography" with Quincy Troupe.  That is if you are looking for more than you'll find by sampling recordings from his various "periods". 
Jazz for aficionados
Thanks pjw for that interview.  I've read the Miles wanted to record with Hendrix but wondered how he was exposed to his music -- radio airplay?  friend's records? 
2 Wonderful Stereo LP's RESCUED by: MONO MODE and BALANCE
lew, elliott, others,Many of those false stereo releases were labeled "electronically enhanced for stereo".  I always avoided those.And certainly many early true stereo recordings had exaggerated separation between L and R channels.  Some called t... 
Jazz for aficionados
schubert, maybe I'm old fashioned but this remains my favorite version -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npKGdsiQz9Q 
Audio Technica AT 666 vacuum disc
raul, didn't you comment a few years ago that you found the AT-666 improved your SP-10 Mk2, even without using the vacuum feature?  Possibly better inertia from the (then) heavier platter? 
Micro Seiki MA-505 variants - any oracles around?
totem, "arm found on Micro Seiki DD-40 turntable, still identifiedas an MA-505 although different from the arms soldon their own".Other than the base for each arm, what is the difference?  From a quick look they appear to be identical.