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Afro-Cuban Jazz
Add to the generation that Minotauro covered: Cachao (recommended-- Master Sessions vol 1 & 2)From the current crop, Yosvany Terry CabreraBetween these two generations-- earlier works by Gonzalo Rubalcaba. 
Anyone tried the Manley Skipjack??
I've been using the Skipjack almost a year now and, for me, it is sufficiently transparent. I use it to switch between two arms/cartridges into one phono preamp but have also used it also to route two cartridges between three phono inputs. 
What phono stage candidates should I consider?
David, the Seven blew me away last night!! I borrowed the demo unit, not knowing much about it except this version is too high gain to use with my MC1BmkIIz, so I promised to use it only with the XV1s. The past couple weeks I was happy using the P... 
DaVinci Tonearm
Darkmoebius, my desire to replace the Dyna has less to do with its performance and more about my drooling everytime I see a DaVinci ;) As to its 3lb weight, it doesn't cause problems with the Yorke. If I have to nitpick I've noticed when setting V... 
DaVinci Tonearm
If you can get hold of one you'll see they're very well made, easily as good as the Schroeder Ref. As I haven't heard it in my TT, I can't speak for its performance with an owner's authority but I do lust for it and would swap my Dyna DV507mkII in... 
You might be an audiophile if...
you wear mismatched socks but your vinyl collection is arranged alphabetically.