Whats on your turntable tonight?

Nat King Cole / The Christmas Song

The Doors / Morrison Hotel

Pink Floyd / Meddle

Willie Nelson / Stardust

@slaw the ModWright replaced a Pass designed Pearl 2 that I built a year and a half ago. It served me well. Great design. Quiet. I just felt I outgrew it with my recent upgrades to a SOTA Sapphire with Origin Live Illustrious arm. I wasn't really satisfied with the improvements in these upgrades until I got the phono upgraded. 

I purchased the ModWright used from a member here, with Amperex tubes (6922), so it sounded great right out of the box. In addition to an increase in detail, I think my listening experience is benefiting from an increase in gain. I tried a couple of different gain setting with the Pearl 2, but having to open it up and swap resisters every time I wanted to change was, of course, cumbersome. I believe when I had the gain running higher in the Pearl 2, there was an increase in noise levels.  

Anyways, I'm happy with the ModWright and am eagerly spinning through my record collection all over again. 

Lionel Ritchie - Can’t Slow Down

Tracy Chapman - S/T

Willie Nelson - Stardust

James Taylor - Sweet Baby James

Bill Withers - Menagerie

Jim Croce - You Don’t mess around with Jim

Norah Jones - Come Away With Me 

New phono showed up today. So far, very pleased. ModWright PH 9.0

Tears for Fears - Sowing the Seeds - orig. 

Marvin Gaye - What’s Goin On? - 1987 motown

John Prine - Brusied Orange - unsure (recent swap meet pickup) 

Got 1 night with the new turntable last week, then woke up with covid. It’s been a long week, but I’m back! 

Finally got the SOTA up and running.
 

First spin: Steely Dan - Aja