yes, i prefer authentic...to paraphrase Oscar Wilde : I prefer to be me, everyone else is taken....
ha |
Train - Drops of Jupiter ( server ) |
@grey9hound no hijack, we keep things mostly focused on music and discuss everything but always returning to our mutual love of music....no worries from my perspective....i also am of a fan of EAR as James and Eric run them, i agree glorious warm tube tone color without being syrup overdone. I have a Herron which is $3 k new but can be found a version back right at your price point. it ( so far for me and many others ) does not reward nos tube rolling. I stop short of calling it a giant killer but it is competitive into the $6 k range. it is no Lamm or ARC ref. It is taunt, lyrical and uncolored. image depth is quite good. My other tube phono is really 2 a Music Reference RM-4 head amp paired w single chassis Croft RIAA-RS, bit warmer presentation, more tube glow and does reward tube rolling, running 1960 rca clear tops , Mullards, and in the RM-4 some cryo Russian rockets.
how much gain do ya need ?enjoy the journey.
jim |
Eva - Nightbird.....
this is a Desert Island (3) Disc for me...... |
i believe brother has the Project tube phono box w Ortofon Black MC, he seems pretty happy with his vinyl rig.... |
Neil Young - Tonight’s the Night... |
some fine, fine tunes being played…. I snuck in some hard drive surfing before an upcoming zoom call….duty calls.
Man, Steve that is a pile o vinyl !
Bill - Laid Back is perfect ;-)
|
i see that box set in my future |
Back in California...
James McMurtry - Too Long in the Wasteland, agree Steve but what an emotional connection I have with this work. The liner notes include: “ Apologies to: T.S. Eliot, Tony Joe White, and Billy Gibbons”
That cracked me up... |
Congrats on back to work Steve !,, |
James - I will put them on list for tomorrow:-) thx for tip. signing out.... |
Brian - congrats on the Hagerman, another dead Wabbit !!!! |
Fleetwood Mac - Future Games |
u guys are the scene now...so many artists and bands outside my wheelhouse....logging in is always a learning experience...... |
Steve : OP, bought from personal collection of a record store owner as he neared retirement, he had a bin behind counter the last year and was culling his collection w specific customers in mind - always priced at mid range of premium but pristine wax and covers, my Talking Heads 77 same deal.
Brian - Yes I remember liking MSB for awhile before going off to prep skool and discovering bands beyond the Cleveburg radio scene- I don’t mean this badly just that a scene can be restrictive.... |
Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior
i hear Al is doing private shows at his home, details at his website, so says the older brother |
Charles Lloyd - Voice in The Night |
Funny and now ancient story, university GF rabid fan of Pat Benatar, her birthday gift - twin weekend concerts to Pat and Vladimir Ashkenazy..... “ that piano guy was pretty good “...
|
guest DJ nite with James and Greg at Poverty Bay Sounds, that would be fun....where did i misplace that vaccine vial ???? |
|
Newly arrived and spinning:
Dave Douglas Quintet - Be Still featuring Aoife O’ Donovan
Pressed on 180 g, cut from 24 x 96 digital master. Nice sonics.
|
|
the much delayed Shawn Colvin 45 rpm Steady On arrived from Germany today...as advertised minty...looks unplayed...
Sounds great....
I believe @slaw stimulate this buy, fun...
as i have said, best ( and maybe only ? ) real thread on Audiogon... |
James - I got it from a Discogs seller Purepop115 ;-) Glad you picked it up. Very enjoyable. Something in my system is power bumping tge NAIM into shutdown / restart. PITA to tear down the nook to isolate but that is my task tommorow….no more music tonight….upside is this will get me off A to install the hospital grade Hubbels i have had sitting here for a year….
|
|
TP - Hypnotic Eye.....da$$ fine.....
miss Tom, RIP |
Greg i have a german pressing of Street Survivors w banned cover....it freaking rocks.. |
picked up a War Dept. approved box set for $1.10 today, looks and sounds unplayed:
1950 something recording released in 1963
Dvorak - Slavonic Dances - Czech Philharmonic / Karel Sejna
lovely minty pressing on Supraphon...cold war stuff...
Fun..... |
Joel - Fantastic news ;-) As you know, I have listening time w both the Dr. Feickert and Kuzma 9” 4 point arm but w a Lyra…and i was very impressed. I think w Soundsmith rebuild value, you are indeed setup for a lifetime of analog bliss and joy !
IF anyone needs a loaner cart for diagnostic work or a hot spare during rebuild, let me know. When Joel is done w MP-110. Fun
Jim
|
Dan - Aja ; Garden variety reissue... |
Joel - I forgot to ask, what finish you got on the TT ?
|
Brian..amazing how even a small change can lead to a new romance with listening...
i will check out the system pages.... ;-)
|
|
Greg i think your MoFi collection is a good start on Hedge Fund status.... |
|
|
James - I moved the NAIM to another AC circuit, put a Tidal stream on repeat and let it rip all day, no power bumps…so it’s back in nook…will light it off soon…
|
this whole thread is a bank account draining rabbit hole, almost as bad as fishing....almost... Wine is worse...
JJ Cale - Rewind
buddy of mine just bought a vintage Denon, Empire 750 and an NAD phono pre, three dead rabbits...... stew shall be seved on a very slippery slope, ......... shortly |
Well..it works w extension cord and el cheapo IEC, next step is isolate to outlet or the NAIM IEC power cord….fun
|
|
Cat - Tea for the Tillerman
|
James - Great photo :-) Always love Yes album art…
|
@bdp24 my thoughts exactly on the MoFi Crosby… but oh so tempting…..
|
Boxer12... well, from my perspective a boat is just a tool for killing fish, so $$$$$$$$.
JJ Cale - Stay Around |
Steve - you got it brother - i smoke a mean Sockeye..... |
Steve - i am working a plan for your Sockeye, but sure head West !,, first shot in the AM Monday......jazzed... |
|
i am nurturing a nice dry rub tri-tip on the Treager out on the deck staring at the Pacific.... contemplating the eve playlist.....
? |
i got an email from Amazon saying my delivery of Lloyd Tone Poet might stretch into late April, sounds like it is selling briskly James - how wonderful;-)..... i can wait..... |
Dead - Built to Last ( NM Club edition ) not the last word in low end extension, but enjoyable...... |
