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Cartridge recommendations
chakster , is correct but the suspension on a cartridge that old is likely to be stiff and you’d have to send it to Soundsmith or the like for a re-tipping .I’ve owned the Pickering and the 2 mblack . the former is better . 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Ralph Vaughan Williams , "Mass in G Minor "Kings  College , Cambridge The English Chamber Orchestra David Willcocks , conductingAngel S-36590 
What is the Best LP Cover Art for you Wall
A beige Nonesuch cover from the 60’s with nothing on it but a six- inch high replica of the flowing signature of one J.S. BACH . 
Warmer sounding Solid State
I've heard the expensive Marantz quite a bit , I would buy the 5K ones if they lowered the price to 500 bucks . 
Jazz for aficionados
Indeed frogman .My current nomination in that category is Jonas Kaufmann .Nobody agrees with me though . 
full-scale orchestral music—best test of speakers’ potential?
The point is you could have stopped after you first sentence . 
The transformative power of classical music - Benjamin Zander
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Jazz for aficionados
   Re  Barbara , you don't necessarily have to have a good voice to be a good singer . Blossom D. proved that and did not even need to sing LOUD ! 
best interconnect at decent price
Audio Art cable out of San Diego, which  sells on here, has the least expensive cable available which just plain very good  leaving money out of it,  which makes it the best buy in audio , 
Classical Music for Aficionados
If any of you streamers want to hear perfection try Ivan Moravec, Mozart Fantasy in C minor for Piano on Supraphon . 
Curious what people think is the best "value" high end speaker (~5K to 15K)
PSB T3 . 
full-scale orchestral music—best test of speakers’ potential?
In the last 50+ years I’ve helped  many with their system setups .As Elizabeth said valuable to hear if massed strings are just a lump .MANY times I’ve seen folks buy expensive speakers , wire and everything but the kitchen sink to get a smoother ... 
what 12 lps would you like to see reissued that will never see the light of day again?
Beyond all doubt the Krips , LSO  Recording of the great symphony in c major . 
Classical Music for Aficionados
Jim, When you went to hear Brendel play Scubert, you got Schubert, with many you got/get them . The "heavenly lengths" bit came from Schumann in reference to the Great C major Symphony . Few musicians were/are as learned as Brendel .I’ll look for ... 
The transformative power of classical music - Benjamin Zander
Simple truth that can greatly help you  to be not simple minded .