I just got the Sean McGee remaster of The Beatles 1967-1970 "Blue" album. I played it last night on my Technics SL1210 M5G w/fluid damper and AT150Sa cartridge mounted to Yamamoto cherrywood headshell. I’ve also been playing some Russian orchestral music lately--Rimsky-Korsakov, Khachaturian, Mussorgsky, etc.
On jazz and pop I sometimes switch to a Shelter 201 mounted on a Jelco headshell. The Shelter has a gorgeous midrange which caresses lead vocals, saxes, guitars, etc.
When playing the Beatles Mono 2014 reissues (and other mono albums), I use an Audio Technica AT-MONO3/LP HOMC also mounted on a Jelco HS. This combo really brings it home on these mono albums--strong sense of in-room presence, midrange transparency, excellent tonal balance and dynamics, and best of all, a very strong artist-to-listener connection.
On jazz and pop I sometimes switch to a Shelter 201 mounted on a Jelco headshell. The Shelter has a gorgeous midrange which caresses lead vocals, saxes, guitars, etc.
When playing the Beatles Mono 2014 reissues (and other mono albums), I use an Audio Technica AT-MONO3/LP HOMC also mounted on a Jelco HS. This combo really brings it home on these mono albums--strong sense of in-room presence, midrange transparency, excellent tonal balance and dynamics, and best of all, a very strong artist-to-listener connection.