All three cartridges sound great this time! Maybe the Shibata is a little bit more refined, but this would indeed require a 24/96 encoding to fully appreciate this (please?). However, Apple Lossless is very good. The Soundsmith has more treble energy and less bass. It is a contemporary cartridge that will appeal to those who have soft speakers, or who

Hi, After extensive listening, my favourite of all, including my 1964 LP, is definitely the CD version. The image is broader (the piano being heard from centre to outside my right wall), the sax is more defined (you can hear Stan Getz actually blowing it) and realistic. The fact is that the CD was mastered using the original tapes, and it shows. Let's

Thank you Mika. I'm inquiring about Black Gates at the moment. An American company called Sonic Craft appears to have some in stock. I have a whole stock of new but plain capacitors, but I'm worried they'd badly affect the sound. In the past I have always replaced electrolytics with plastic types for the sake of good sound, but there is

Hello, Now the sound has settled for good. Was it not optimal because it wasn't used for a long time? Is this the sign of half-bad passive components? Thanks for your thoughts...

Hello, Just to make things a little more confused (!) I went to iTunes and listened to the AAC track. It's a bit brighter than the CD version, but it may be down to the compression scheme. Anyway, my favourite cartridge is n°8 (whatever that is, CD again?), since n°9 is the CD! I listened to the surface noise too, and the record appears

By the way, I used CD Spin Doctor as well. Perfectly adequate!

Well yes, I sent you a PM! My previous conclusion was written after listening to the new files! All dull except for n°9.

To my ears, only cartridge 9 sounds acceptable, all the others being dull. Could you include my extract, as a matter of comparison, and to see what others think?

1) Your recordings have very little treble energy, they all appear to be dull. Left and right channels are inverted. My LP pressing has very bright treble, with superb definition. Hence the hiss problem? 2) The most dynamic track is n°1, it is also the loudest, bass is good. 3) There is no bass on track n°2, but treble is better defined. 3)

Great! Downloading... my broadband being what it is, I will report back tomorrow, after burning a CD. Many thanks.