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Whats on your turntable tonight?
It's desert island jazz workday: Roland Kirk - The Inflated Tear Bill Evans Trio - Waltz For Debby Monk & Coltrane Quartet - Live at Carnegie Hall Oscar Trio - Night Train Wayne Shorter - The All Seeing Eye (might be my fav Tone Poet rele... 
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Jimmy Smith - Greatest Hits (Blue Note)  
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Bach - Janos Starker – Suites For Unaccompanied Cello Complete Speakers Corner / Mercury  
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Mahler* – Reiner* / Chicago Symphony* – Symphony No. 4 (Classic Records) I swear I heard angels on side 2!  
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 Gene Ammons – Boss Tenor (Original Jazz Classics)  
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Just picked up... reading the room, you wanted the cover art  
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@tomic601 thanks, I'll be happy finding either JJ version.  Too bad Aimee's new one is analog-hampered. I'm hoping she does a full album collab w/Phoebe Bridgers. Check out their video.   
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Brahms /  Heifetz, Piatigorsky, Wallenstein Conducting RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra ‎– Brahms Concerto For Violin And Cello (RCA Living Stereo) My favorite of a number of recent classical bin dive purchases The Cleveland Orchestra / George Szell... 
Phono Stage Advice
@woots I've had near the top of VPI and Technics previously and now I've been very happy with Sota. My system page has pics and documents those changes over many years. Calling Donna at Sota is always worthwhile. She will share arm and cart matchi... 
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@sbank do you think if I can find a good price on a 10-15 year old Pass Labs pair, that would be a good deal? I'll still probably wait it out at this point, but maybe stay posted on the market for good deals.   Yes. I also like the Classe sugg... 
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Shuggie Otis – Here Comes Shuggie Otis  
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What made you change to a 6SN7 preamp?
For you 6SN7 fans, the VT231 equivalents can be a fun roll especially for rockers. IIRC, the Kenrads were a relative bargain when I tried them. Cheers, Spencer  
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Those B&Ws err on the side towards bright/edgy especially on treble unless matched with warmer more forgiving amp. The Parasound mentioned or a McCormack would be good on a budget...Pass later at higher price perhaps.  I'd rather you do DIY r...