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Just found out Jimmy Cobb died in Saturday. Best known as the drummer on Kind of Blue. Met him at Smoke jazz club 4 years ago. He was very gracious and very energetic that night. RIP Mr. Cobb. Jimmy Cobb (1929-2020) - JazzWax

Here is a documentary about the history of stereo sound: https://m.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=Cw_yoA1opfY&time_continue=1767#fauxfullscreen

She was a pioneering artist who transcended genre and made her own unique mark on music history. RIP, Ms. Franklin.

I recently acquired an Ortofon A95 cartridge to replace my Ortofon Cadenza Black. I wasn't in the market for a new cartridge. In fact, the CB is a great sounding cart that I have been very much enjoying. The CB has a clean and open presentation that reveals the music in the grooves with...

I’ll admit I got this idea from another forum, but it intrigued me enough to ask here: Who has provided the best and worst packaging among all the audio and video companies you have dealt with over the years? For me... Best: SRA- Wooden crates and well-packed inside. Oppo- They could teach...

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Music Matters has announced its final 13 Blue Note reissues. As a subscriber, I just received an email from Music Matters announcing that they are closing out this fantastic series with 13 more 33rpm albums. The list is now up on their website...

RIP Mr. White, a true musical genius and spiritual inspiration. One of my all-time favorites, with too many greats songs to even start listing. I'm truly saddened.

Ok, I've been researching AES/EBU cables, looking for something in the less-than-$2K range. I only tried Wireworld AES/EBU cables when I selected my present cable, finding that the Platinum was only a slight improvement over the Gold in my system and not worth the 3X cost. Any recommendations?

I've just signed up for the free trial of Tidal and Amarra for Tidal (A4T). Loving it! My initial impressions are that it comes close enough to 16/44 files on my HDDs that it is the first streaming service I'm seriously considering subscribing to. The sound quality is much better than the...

Kathleen Battle--So Many Stars. A jazz/opera fusion album with Grover Washington, Cyrus Chestnut, and Christian McBride, among others. A good change of pace album.

This is a somewhat related question to the ongoing mono record/stereo cartridge discussion. If I recall correctly, Fremer wrote that he sets his cartridges for 180g since the majority of the best-sounding LPs are pressed at that weight. Since I've only recently started looking at 180g/200g...

I've been thinking of getting more into the reissues being done by Analogue Productions, Music Matters, and others. I only have a few monos at the present, but as I explore the various reissues, I know I will inevitably want more mono titles. If I am paying premium prices, I prefer the reissue...

By popular request: VPI Classic 3 Rosewood with stock feet. With Stillpoints Ultra SSs. With Adona 1.25" screw rods. The pic isn't that great, but the rods would not screw all the way in. Again, pics not great, but with 1" stainless steel screw rods the Stillpoints screw flush...

This isn't "strictly" jazz, as it is really jazz/classical European fusion: A 1993 GRP production that is only available on CD to my knowledge, it features Ray Brown and Phil Woods. A very nice blending of genres and styles, and well-recorded to boot. If you are a fan of both or either...