Eduard van Beinum conducts Brahms - Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Opus 73. Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam. Epic, late 1950’s, Mono
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George Szell conducts:
- Tchaikovsky - Variations On A Rococo Theme For 'Cello And Orchestra In A Major, Op. 33, Leonard Rose, cello
- Weber - Overture To "Der Freischütz" & Overture To "Oberon"
New York Philharmonic. Columbia Masterworks 1952, Mono
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Since my mono cart is installed….this…
Cannonball Adderley - Somethin' Else. Blue Note / UMe reissue 2014 Mono
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Oscar Peterson Trio with Milt Jackson - Very Tall. Verve 1962 Mono
My copy came in a generic jacked, so….
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@slaw
It’s nice Steve. Am listening to it now. Not a ‘sonic blowout’, but instead mostly very ‘polite’ and introspective….with a couple exceptions.
Sitting here reading about how it all happened, over a 2-3 year period. Funny recollection by all.
I got it from Acoustic Sounds for $19, so you can’t go wrong with all the talent on this LP.
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This just arrived today. I never knew this LP existed, so happy to add it to my collection.
Thompson - Family. Ammal Records 2014
Produced by Teddy Thompson
With: Jack Thompson, James Walbourne, Kami Thompson, Linda Thompson, Richard Thompson, Teddy Thompson, Zak Hobbs
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@slaw
It did spur me to check out Kami and her husband’s band; The Rails. Streaming now, not great SQ (their latest), but interesting.
So much music, so little time….🙃
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Another new arrival today….
Daniil Trifonov - Bach: The Art Of Life. Deutsche Grammophon 2021 3LP gatefold.
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@slaw
Steve, do you have the ability to switch between the two phono pre’s ‘on the fly’? That would be interesting.
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@slaw
Wasn’t sure, as you have two TT’s (albeit, yes, two different tables, arms, carts, etc)…….or, just for fun, an RCA switch box. No, nothing to leave in the chain, but I know I could find myself using to check out one vs the other temporarily. 😉
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New Hungarian Quartet : Schubert - The Last Four Quartets.
- Quartet Movement in C Minor, D.703
- String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, D.804
- String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D.810 ("Death and the Maiden")
- String Quartet No. 15 in G Major, D. 887
VoxBox 3LP box 1973
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Bystrík Režucha conducts Rimsky-Korsakov - Night On Mount Triglav (Symphonic Picture) & Pan Voyevoda (Suite). Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra. Records International 1986
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Fritz Reiner conducts Haydn - Symphony No. 101 In D ("Clock") & Symphony No. 95 In C Minor. Fritz Reiner And His Orchestra. RCA Victor Red Seal 1964
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@mammothguy54
Joel, when are you expecting your new speakers? They have not arrived yet have they?
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Just recieved some new power cords for my preamp and mono amps, so playing something I know well. Sounds very nice already.
Szell conducts Sibelius - Symphony No. 2. Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam. Philips 1965, Netherlands release
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@slaw
Good question. I bet he would get some 20 amp plugs. It is odd it isn’t an option though. All mine are 15 amp.
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That’s too bad Steve. Wonder what his reasoning is. I believe his plugs are Furutech, but he brands them.
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@mammothguy54
Sounds great Joel! Looking forward to you receiving them, a long time coming, but sure it will be worth the wait 👍🏼
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@slaw
Yep Steve. My first foray into more expensive power cords. After much deliberation, I decided to go with GR Reasearch B16’s. Knowing Danny creates bargain price products of very good quality, I jumped on his offerings. Really quite a good deal for 2 4’ and 1 6’ length. I can see ordering a couple more for the DAC and CD transport.
Danny says 200 hours break-in, but right off the bat are more detailed and revealing, thus more ‘air’ in the presentation. I know that Szell album well, and although it’s an incredible recording, is a bit ‘soft’ overall. Played the album an hour before these arrived, and then after, and yea, it’s noticeable in a good way. Will be interesting to see how things change during break-in.
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Boulez conducts Bartók - Concerto For Orchestra. The New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Columbia Masterworks 1973
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@slaw
Steve, that is my first Arlo LP I ever bought, and may be my favorite.
Man, it sounded really great.
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John Hiatt - The Eclipse Sessions. New West Records 2018
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Some good American roots music on this 4th of July weekend.
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Will the Circle be Unbroken. United Artists 3LP gatefold 1972
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Stephen Stills/Manassas - Manassas. Atlantic 2LP gatefold, 1972
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Arlo Guthrie - S/T. Reprise 1974
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The Grateful Dead - American Beauty. Warner Bros. 1973
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Jerry Garcia - ‘Garcia’. Warner Bros. 1972
Edit: have to shake my head and smile. Bought this for $1 (see the price on the upper raight hand corner) from Moles Record Exchange on High Street in the OSU area in the mid-70’s, latest (almost next door to Progressive Audio where Jim worked). Think I got my money worth? 😁 still spinning it all these years later.
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@slaw
Steve, this is what I was looking at:
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save for my wish of more expansive SS.
LOL @slaw
I just checked out 470 vs 1K on the Trumpet again to check. The ‘new’ 12au7 CBS Hytron’s I installed bring some more sparkle by themselves vs the Brimar’s I had in. The Hytron’s makes the 470 setting better than before…..but still prefer 1K.
Really, loading is all seasoning to personal taste. There is really no objective right or wrong.
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Fairport Convention - Unhalfbricking. A&M reissue 1973, originally 1969.
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@slaw
Steve, I find with my SS MIMC lo, 1K loading sounds best, to me. Peter recommends 470 min, and 1K Seems to sound best to me. If I had the option of, let’s say, 800 (which I do not), I would say that may be perfect.
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@slaw
Confusing, ain’t it?
So I have nothing in either slot but a 400 ohm resistor in each channels l/r slot on the very left. It’s stated as custom value slot
Ahhh….so you don’t have the standard jumpers that seem to be indicated?
Yes, it does look confusing, but if I understand, installing jumpers at #2&4 on the MM slots would give 200pf capacitance, and a jumper in the #5 slot of the MC slots would give 980 ohm resistance. At least I believe that is what I am seeing.
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@slaw
Steve, I corrected my post. Peter recommends 470 min or more for the MIMC and also the Sussarro. Both have the same output at .4.
1K gave me that ‘sparkle’ vs 470.
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@slaw
Steve, I’m basically a rookie learning fast, so….am dangerous in giving advice 😁
But, always being curious, and wanting to learn more, I did look at a manual for your phono pre, unfortunately only found it in French, so trying to make sense of it.
You have jumpers to adjust both capacitance and resistance. Per Peter’s specs on both the Sussarro and MIMC, he marks recommended capacitance loading as ‘N/A’ (not applicable). But recommended resistance load setting as equal to or greater than 470.
My Hagerman is set at 220 capacitance by default (no additional setting offered). So, that is my starting point for all carts, no matter MM or MC. That bothers some who consider the Hagerman. it’s never been an issue to me…..yet. Thus, I only have resistance load options of: 47, 100, 220, 470, 1k, & 47k. I think I may have been misunderstanding that the loading you stated had more to do with the capacitance options vs resistance.
You have a variety of capacitance settings for MM, then various resistance settings for MC. It looks like if no resistance jumper is installed, it provides 47K, typical for hi output MM carts. You do have a 980 resistance jumper setting in MC (which you could utilize for your lo output SS), and that would probably be most attractive to my listening tastes, as it jumps all the way down to a resistance of 100 from 980. But I have no idea what I would set my capacitance to, as SS states that it is ‘not applicable’.
So, out of curiosity, what are you setting your capacitance & resistance load at for the Sussarro? Just curious in order to learn more.
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@slaw
Gotcha Steve…..well, maybe for giggles, try the capacitance at 200 or 250, and resistance at 980. Would be interested in knowing your thoughts on those settings, as we don’t run the same cart, but Soundsmith both, so wonder if the MIMC and Sussarro are similar in that regards.
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Been spinning some of my CD’s….gasp 😁……But, need a vinyl fix…
Joni Mitchell - Hissing of Summer Lawns. Asylum 1975
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Tír na nÓg - A Tear And A Smile. Chrysalis 1972
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Horslips - Happy To Meet...Sorry To Part. ATCO 1973
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Steve, it seems like if you have the standard jumpers, you have many combinations to try. You really cannot hurt anything by experimenting 🙂
Not sure you really need to use the custom slot/jumpers. Might have worked for the previous owner, but may not be necessary for you. Perhaps a custom resistance jumper to attain 400 ohm? That is not offered via the standard jumpers. Again, Peter states a min. 470 resistance for the Sussarro.
Just guessing here.
Also may be worth calling Soundsmith to ask what capacitance would work best with the Sussarro, as they don’t give that info (N/A).
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The Incredible String Band - The Big Huge. Elektra 1969
Got this one from Moles for 50 cents. Guess it beats the Garcia LP
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Back to ‘Merican groups 🙂
The one, the only….
The Band - S/T. Capitol 1969
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As it is the 4th of July holiday, re-pulling this as a little celebration….
Harold Farberman conducts Charles Ives - The Four Symphonies. New Philharmonia Orchestra. Vanguard Cardinal Series. 3LP box set,1968
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@sbank
Thanks Spencer, as I have never had a phono pre with capacitance setting options, I did not know it was only used for MM.
The MIMC and Sussarro are still MI (moving iron), but as they are both lo output, I believe work more as a MC carts vs MM.
If Steve is using the custom 400 jumper at the MC resistance slots, that may be a tad low per Peter’s recommendations. Again, I prefer my MIMC at 1K, and have read other lo output SS (MIMC, Sussarro, Voice, etc) users prefer the same. But as I said, if I had the option of 800-850, I have a feeling that may be perfect.
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More Ives…
Harold Farberman conducts Charles Ives - Orchestral Works : Robert Browning Overture For Large Orchestra / The Circus Band March / Set For Theatre Orchestra / The Unanswered Question. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Vanguard 1967
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Finish up Ives with this….
Juilliard String Quartet : Ives - String Quartet No. 1 & No. 2. CBS Records Masterworks reissue 1985, originally 1967
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Juilliard String Quartet & Aaron Copland. Copland - Quartet For Piano And Strings / Sextet For Clarinet, Piano And String Quartet / Vitebsk — Trio For Violin, Cello And Piano (Study On A Jewish Theme). Columbia Masterworks reissue 1970, originally 1967
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@mammothguy54
Zubin Mehta, cannons, and fireworks.
sounds like a lethally dangerous combination 😁😱
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Szell conducts
- Samuel Barber - Concerto For Piano And Orchestra, Op. 38, John Browning piano
- William Schuman - A Song Of Orpheus, Leonard Rose cello
The Cleveland Orchestra. Columbia Masterworks reissue 1970, originally 1964
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Szell conducts Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 2 In B-Flat Major. The Cleveland Orchestra with Leon Fleisher, piano. Columbia Odyssey reissue 1973, originally 1962 mono (which I also have).
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