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Jeff Rowland Concerto Pre
I think that I've had at least one of every version of the Rowland preamps over the years. The Concerto is a very nice piece at a very nice price point. In my experience the lineup stacks up as follows (from good to best).SynergySynergy IIConcerto... 
best classical LP labels
There are also the RCA "Shaded Dogs" from the '50s. This catalog contains some amazing performances that were captured by two amazing recording engineers.It's funny, for a couple of pieces my reference for a LIVE performance is how it compares to ... 
Looking for a new "universal" player
To me the HD format war isn't worth worrying about right now. My display has a native resolution of 1024x768 and that isn't likely to change much in the near future.I also doubt that there will be true reference quality universal players that inco... 
Looking for a new "universal" player
I've considered the Linn and have it on my list, but I've always wondered about the build quality. Not to say that the Linn is a low-quality product, but that it doesn't seem to employ the same vibration dampening-through-mass that a number of oth... 
Anyone know anything about a new Rowland 312?
The 312 uses new ICE amps and replaces the 302 (in fact I believe that the 302 is NLA).IIRC the wattage and dampening factor have both increased. I believe that pricing is similar.JRDG has done it's usual bang-up job of keeping their dealers infor...