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The nightmare of the cartridge buyer...
All I know is German firms often refer to US as "sucker" market . 
Suggestions for Solo Violin Recordings
gotog, The 2016 recording was only digital .But ANY thing vinyl with Kyung Wha Chung playing  ANYTHING is a treasure beyond measure ! 
Cartridge recommendations
There is nothing wrong with his Marantz TT .Agree with ADC but 40-50 year old bodies are not the best .A Nagakoa MP 150 or 200-300 has better tone than any ADC ever had , I owned at least 20 ADC’s back in the day and there were very fast , loved t... 
Best amp options between $2k-$4 to power Magnepan 1.7?
I replaced an Odyssey with a Van Alstine 450 which drove my Maggies better and has MUCH better service . 
Preamp tube
Ampex or RCA .Pulls from Baldwin home organs are usually good  as well , 
Suggestions for Solo Violin Recordings
I would suggest the Bach "Sonatas & Partitas" by the Great Korean violinist Kyung Wha Chung on a 2016 Warner Classical recording .She was coming back from a finger injury that had sidelined her for a decade and while her technique was not quit... 
full-scale orchestral music—best test of speakers’ potential?
What argument ? Takes 2 to make one, just tell us what you heard, please . 
Speaker Cable Bi-Wire Jumper Break-in
People who believe there is no break in hear none because your brain maintains a stasis as job # 1 . 
Speaker Cable Bi-Wire Jumper Break-in
Not if its a Totem . 
Best Recording of Scheherazade
As several have said, LSO /Sir Charles Mackerras on Telarc.To me , Masur /NYP is fine also .And Beecham never made a bad recording . 
Shoes for my feet?
Put some 3" solid maple blocks , often sold on here for about a hundred bucks, under each piece and away you go .That’s what I did on a Bell’O i loved the looks of with had glass shelves . 
Anyone Ever Tried This...?
Was it a Rega ? 
Jazz for aficionados
frogman, a new one on me, yesterday in my car I heard both a saxophone and a clarinet quartet play the Grieg" Hall of the Mountain King" one after the other . Sounded very good !Sadly , station did not mention who they were . 
Best vintage DD turntables from the 70's and 80's?
Since Teac, at sometime or other, has made things for almost  every major brand, it is highly likely . 
Classical Music for Aficionados
Thanks rv. I saw her  in Montreal, when the Montreal was the equal of any Orchestra, playing the Brahms . She was  beyond a great artist , she was Music itself .