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| Hard-To-find Vinyl- Lucky finds Slaw- on the Desparado, is it a WLP or simply an early 'white label' asylum- the first pressings of that record, pressed at Monarch, with the black inner sleeve, sound phenomenal (and still have that early Eagles country/western thing going, befor... | |
| Silent Running Audio vs Harmonic Resolution System Saint- I think Myles Astor used the SRA; you might write to him- on the HRS, there must be some folks who use their big rack in their systems, based on a search you could write to them. You are thinking about this stuff for your Lamm gear and digi... | |
| Led Zepplin Mothership vs. hi-res vs. newest 10-4, affirmative, OK, thanks :) | |
| Hard-To-find Vinyl- Lucky finds I've been focusing on pop and psych, early or odd pressings, mainly for sonics, not collectibility, but some of these are fairly hard to find:UK Vertigo Swirls - some of the more obscure ones:Dr. Strangely Strange- Heavy Petting;Gracious!May Blitz... | |
| "New" Beatles Mono Catalog Release on 180gr Vinyl Slaw: dunno if you are hip to the Horzu Die Beatles I mentioned, but it is a dry mix of Please, Please Me pressed in Germany in the mid-70's and urban lore has it that it was a mistake to send that tape. In any event, it has very little reverb and... | |
| Led Zepplin Mothership vs. hi-res vs. newest Ozzy- with due respect, do you mean 'that you've heard'? Or are you limiting your conclusion that these are 'the best' strictly to digital format (both master and playback)? My conclusions are limited entirely to vinyl, so I'm not trying to cross ... | |
| "New" Beatles Mono Catalog Release on 180gr Vinyl I bought this new box as well. A neighbor has the early UKs, so we will try to do our own comparo once the box arrives. I never 'collected' The Beatles and an old UK Blue Box has served me well. But, I have been buying a few other copies around th... | |
| Audio Research Ref-1 vs sp10 mkII preamp Yep, I had one as well, back in the day, and kept it a long, long time. Very musical. I had ARC do various updates and upgrades to it over the years.Biggest issue was microphonics (and as I recall), making sure the phono section tubes were quiet a... | |
| Record cleaning fluids I'm looking forward to using the Monks. I'll be happy to check out the fluid you like too, Syntax. I have no vested interest in this, other than to get these records in the best sounding and playing condition I can- | |
| Record cleaning fluids I was using Lloyd Walker's fluids, first 3 steps, then 4. (Ugh). Switched to using AIVS No. 15 and lab water. No discernible sonic difference, and 1/2 the time (two steps v. four). I suspect that any combination of good detergent/surfactant, follo... | |
| Led Zepplin Mothership vs. hi-res vs. newest Thanks, Low. I am hardly an expert, and what I do is no secret- I research the various pressings, and listen to them. In the case of Zep, along with a number of other bands from that era, I decided to seek out the best sounding pressings, which me... | |
| Led Zepplin Mothership vs. hi-res vs. newest There are several threads here, and elsewhere, regarding the 2014 vinyl releases. I think that Mothership on vinyl was mastered by the same guy that did the 2014 releases on vinyl, but a lower rez digital transfer was the basis for Mothership. (Mo... | |
| Your most disappointing purchase or audition? Isn't there a difference between equipment that fails to perform, blows up, requires constant repair, etc. and gear that in someone's estimation, simply sounds 'bad' (or 'less good' than all the hype surrounding it?) I have a fair amount of respec... | |
| Returned to Albums/ Vinyl after 30 years The fun part of vinyl, in addition to listening, is the research on pressings. You'd be shocked at the qualitative difference between two otherwise 'identical' records, whether comparing contemporaneous old pressings from different mastering engin... | |
| Your most disappointing purchase or audition? The longer I have been doing this, the more I realize that the gear is just a means to an end. Once you have a fairly 'mature' system that is dialed in, and have dealt with the basics, like 'mains' power, room acoustics and set-up, so much is depe... |