jmrrobbie1

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Aurender Model Choices
Is Aurrender upgrading their product line in the next year...Roon connective...upgrading DACs, clocks, and chips?? I heard this but unable to confirm... Aurrender is on my list to finalize/complete my digital side...but waiting for news on the upd... 
Newer Blues Artists or Recordings
Take at look at Joe Bonamassa...or any of the artist he takes on the "Blues at Sea cruises... bluesaliveat sea.com  
Where to go next with the turntable
TT have so many variables that need to work together for optimal...personally listening taste = chassis, feet, platter, motor, tonearm shape/design/material, unpivot/gimbal, too many to name for cartridges. A slight change in any part of the chain... 
I’m looking for an sleek integrated amp under $15k
I have owned my McIntosh MA12000 almost 2 yrs now (also have a Hegel in my den). Listen to and auditioned several others in the same price point. The MA12000 is my last - and will be passed on to my kids. It was a financial stretch for me personal... 
Women Who Rock
Beth Hart & Lzzy Hale ...Beth more olde school blues/soul rock..  
TT Arm-base Unipivot vs Gimbal-base Designs...
Both designs seem to be made in more/less equal numbers....and on all levels/price-ranges of TTs...so no real advantages on either?  Taking in to account a "synergy" approach of arm, base, cartridge then both gimbal & unipivot design can perfo... 
Ortofon MC Cartridge Problems ??
K... I do have a HRS weigh... I don't think the arm/cartridge has made it inward to that degree...as I take the table in for trouble shooting I will have an inexpensive cartridge mounted and give that a test run...! Thanks...J   
Ortofon MC Cartridge Problems ??
To be more specific on the problem....both the stylus and boron cantilever arm are gone as if dropped out of the connection point at the cartridge body. No matter what the Audio store finds...i feel i should move on from the Ortofon cartridges....... 
Ortofon MC Cartridge Problems ??
I played less than 25 albums...did not clean the stylus yet...or touch it, except to lower arm/stylus onto the record. In both cases...the entire stylus is no longer attached to the body of the cartridge. I am 2nd guessing it is something i did or... 
Looking for good recordings of female vocals I have not yet tried...
2nd Nora Jones, any of the earlier Linda Ronstadt when she was in the country folk phase, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Carly Simon, or just open Tidal and search Female Voices....25 different playlist popped it many different formats...  
Acoustic Guitar on Vinyl
Olde School - any of the earlier Paul Simon, James Taylor, or Cat Stevens works - on "vinyl"...some of the cuts that did not get a lot of air time are great acoustic tracks.  This era...the go to for me would be Tommy Emannuel - does it all ...rea... 
LP Vinyl: Quality, Pressing, Label, Weight, Where to Buy ???
Thanks....the insight is appreciated. JM  
LP Vinyl: Quality, Pressing, Label, Weight, Where to Buy ???
Are the new remakes/repressed a "better" quality vinyl then the original released...if I understand the process correctly,  back in the day, after the first 20-30k pressings from the master the quality drops? Some labels produced better quality vi...