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A Vocal Recording Comparison of the Technics SL-1200G and Continuum Caliburn (AIFF Links Now Included and now IDENTIFIED)

Michael Fremer  |  Feb 1, 2017

The outstanding and thoughtful responses to the SL-1200G/Continuum Caliburn comparison both here and on the YouTube channel prompted a second one using, as requested, a female vocal track. 96/24 links now provided below YouTube widget.

I chose an original Vanguard Stereolab pressing of Songs of the Auvergne (VSD 2090) sung by Netania Davrath with orchestra conducted by Pierre de la Roche. There's a very fine reissue from Analogue Productions, cut by Doug Sax during that reissue label's early days.

While the camera was on I chose to tell a short story about my encounter with the late RCA producer Max Wilcox who passed away at age eighty eight on January 20th. Wilcox is best known for producing sixty Artur Rubinstein recordings for RCA.

File "A"

File "B"

File "A" is the Continuum Caliburn/SAT arm

File "B" is the Technics SL-1200G

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