For me its the first or very early LP's of: Allman Brothers - "Allman Joys" "Idyllwild South" Santana - "Santana" 200 g reissue Emerson Lake and Palmer - "Emerson Lake and Palmer" and, Beethoven - "Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major" Rudolph Serkin/Ozawa/BSO
I’ve listened to almost all of "Abbey Road" MFSL. It’s such a different musical experience than I usually hear. In a good way. Up next, the UK Blue Box lp. (By the way, this is it’s first spin, ever.)
Going to be a busy morning tomorrow. Have to rearrange gear to try and fit in my JVC QLA7 TT so I can play records on both that and the 401 in the main rig. Not sure how I am going to make it happen yet as have very limited room and options.
Also out of record storage space!
Not good might have to stop buying new records......
On "Come Together" from the UK Blue Box, it’s obvious at how more open the sonics are as opposed to the MFSL lp. Having said that, the low level details aren't as promenet. ........... @uberwaltz,
IMO, if one has the feeling that "no more new records" are in one’s future...there needs to be an intervention. I can be there in 12 hours.
@tomic601 I ordered another headshell so that I can try one of my cartridges on it that I'm familiar with. I must say though that the sound is growing on me. I'm listening to John Coltrane, Soultrane right now.
Bartok - Suite #1 - Detroit Symphony, Antal Dorati (superb sonics and quickly becoming my favorite Bartok piece) Gentle Giant - Acquiring the Taste - still great after all these years. And yes, they could rock! Graceland - Amazing Miles Davis - Kind of Blue - whew! Elliott Carter - Variations for Orchestra - English Chamber Orchestra - Expertly played and masterfully recorded!
Thanks all for recommendations on record racks, like the reclaimed wood since the analog LP system is “ beachy” per War Department instructions... the Etsy connections are awesome
Rearranging all done and not bad if I say so myself! Glad I hardly ever throw anything away, found I had some 3/4" mdf to make a second TT shelf for now. Got the 401 and the QLA7 hooked up through the Denon SUT one flip of a switch on the SUT to select either.
Right now it’s the 401 as still waiting for my step down transformer for the QLA7.
It turned out great. You’ve probably already thought of this but for me as I get older even the most wonderful records become less fun stored on lower shelves down near the floor. Also, records are very heavy: I think overbuilt is better.
@uberwaltz - I love Budgie! I've been a big fan since I discovered my sister's 8-track of "Squawk" in my family's console stereo sometime around about 1973/4.
@uberwaltz - I think my favorite Budgie albums are "Bandolier", "Squawk" and "If I Were Britania I'd Waive the Rules". Start with those and let me know what you think.
Argent: now that is a great record. I love the sound of the leads on that album. @tomic601 I think servers are cool. You can run the music in them out through a nice sounding tube dac. And then, when you hear something good from it (maybe something somebody on here told you about playing that you’d forgotten about (like the amazingly great postings on here by 16f4 that take me back to school days when i wanted so many of those records but couldn’t get them all) or maybe even something you’ve never heard of, you can order the album and then really listen to the music. That is how I feel about it anyway.
More about servers - my wife likes pop country (i know, i know....) and I’m just never going to buy much of that. So she can hear whatever. The other great thing about my server/streamer is that it plays this one really excellent local jazz station here in a quite listenable manner, which is certainly not the case listening to their student budget broadcast on a tuner.
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