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Jazz for aficionados
Orpheus10, the Ike Quebec LP i scored at Goodwill is "With A Song IN My Heart", Blue Note Classics LT-1052 , a 1962 Rudy Van Gelder production.It must have been near his last, if not his last, recording.It is the best Jazz LP I have ever heard, bo... 
Jazz for aficionados
Frog," upon reflection" ,my answer is most of us do not become anywhere near as good as we can be so we make others better than they are as a projective compensation.If you don't look death square in the face without blinking on a daily basis you ... 
Jazz for aficionados
WEll said Frogman, when all is said and done, the only way you can make somebody "big" is to make yourself small.As Mozart said, the music comes from God, I just write it dowm . 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Correct Skriefal, in any event not a great idea. 
Best Male Singers of the 20th Century
Wasn't there a guy called Pavarotti who managed to hum a few tunes last century ? 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Adding capacitance just moves the resonance freq. higher , in case of overload just a bigger "splash' in the music.If you can balance the arm just play the damn thing, vinyl doesn't need all this overthinking. 
Anyone going to the Rocky Mountain Audio show??
Finger Lakes + Audio . most beautiful place on earth. 
Speaker Cable for Meadowlark Kestrel 2
Timrhu, just so !I hooked them up to my back-up amp, an Odyssey Stratos, when I brought them home. I knew it was not all that but it sounded so thin and threadbare it was literally unlistenable!My Val Alstine Synergy 450 is a great amp and soon ma... 
Jazz for aficionados
Frogman, I grew up on a farm 5 miles from Quebec border, I know how to pronounce it -LOL.I thought he was great on slow stuff myself even knowing as little as I do about jazz.He must have been a hell of a musician to arrange on Blue Note ! 
RMAF - Loudspeakers that you don't want to miss
Yes, its up to you rich young guys to keep us poor old oneswho can't get there up to date. 
Speaker Cable for Meadowlark Kestrel 2
Map, I tried Mapleshade a few times but didn't think they were much. But you never know, I might be able to borrow some and try on the Meadowlarks. 
Jazz for aficionados
Frog, I just found an Ike Quebec record at Goodwill. He sounds pretty good to me. 
Speaker Cable for Meadowlark Kestrel 2
Coolhand, thanks ever so much. Your info and comments made my day !In over 40 years in audio I never heard a speaker under 15-20 K that is so detailed with great harmonics as well,In a word, coherent . 
Speaker Cable for Meadowlark Kestrel 2
Thanks so much Timrhu, great info. I'll have to look into those outriggers. My Pr were in the last 10 made, in perfect shape. Do you agree that the Kestrel 2's leave you in no doubt of whats going on upstream? 
Why blind listening tests are flawed
Larrybou, you are exactly right.Some folks of a scientific bent tend to think everything can measured and/or explained. The fact our unconscious memories may run the show distresses them.