Starting the long weekend off with a box set marathon. Pleasantly surprised by the SQ on this release.
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A varied mix of music today.
The Moody Blues - To Our Childrens, Childrens, Children
The Crusaders - Chain Reaction MoFi Original Master Recording. Fabulous!
Rickie Lee Jones - it's like this AP/QRP 45rpm Holy molly, WOW!!!
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are you Experienced AP/QRP UHQR I heard musical information today that I have never heard before. And I have been listening to this album since 1967. I do feel the lower midrange is a little thin, though. I brought up the crossover on my sub from 30hz (where I typically have it at) to about 65hz and that added some, for my taste. But really, this is a special addition to my collection. I am glad that I got one.
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Gary Burton - Who Is Gary Burton?
1976 RCA (Japan)
Redux of 1963 Original showcasing a 19 y/o Burton and a big band. With Clark Terry, Tommy Flannigan and the fantastic jazz writer and trombonist Chris Swanson.
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Joanne Shaw Taylor "The Blues Album"
2021/Keeping The Blues Alive Records
the Blues and tubes go well together. Sadly the SQ isn’t the best. An 8 out of ten is stretching it.
Still enjoyable!
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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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Oliver Nelson - The Blues and the Abstract Truth
Yusef Lateef - The Doctor is in…and Out
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Shelby Lynne "Just a Little Lovin’"
AP/33rpm
Haven’t experienced tape bleed in years. I am now.
Thankfully it’s minimal.
A slow steam is forthcoming.
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@slaw: It was actually Jack Nance in David Lynch's Eraserhead. ;-)
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Hilary Hahn - Paris. Deutsche Grammophon 2LP gatefold, 45 rpm
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Lyle Lovett "12th of June"
2022/Verve
That hair man! Don’t know who was first, Lyle or Kramer. It has worked well for both.
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George Szell conducts Schumann - The Four Schumann Symphonies. The Cleveland Orchestra. Columbia Odyssey 3LP box 1971
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Chris Rea "Wired to the Moon"
1984/Magnet Records/UK
Chris Rea "Auberge"
1991/Magnet Records/UK
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Greg, if you haven’t already, go to their website. Interesting in how they’re made.
I forgot to mention that I had been listening to a Bob's Devices mid line cable, which is good but not as refined at every level as the Zavfino.
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Thanks Steve. I recently bought an Audience cable and am not sure it's any better than the stock Jelco cable I have.
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Beatles - Sgt Pepper
1967/2017 Parlophone Capitol - Giles Martin Stereo Remix
Giles did a great job on the remix. Much better than the original stereo version.
A+ on the SQ and remix.
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Blues Project "Reunion in Central Park"
1973/MCA/pp
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Finishing up "Blessed", lp 2
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Last night...
Tangerine Dream- Zeit (original CDN pressing) Only 2 sides. Made me sleepy.
Spirit - 12 Dreams of Dr Sardonicus The appeal of this album is diminishing with age...
Jade Warrior - Jade Warrior (Wilson remaster) What a great album!
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Hey Greg. It's a Zavfino The Highlands MkII
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OK ….turning on the TT now that i have > 100 hours on those difficult to breakin Teflon caps in the high pass filters….
Warming up with; Jimi Hendrix Experience: Paris 67 ( RSD Black Friday )
…..what short term memory ?
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@slaw What phono cable did you get? I must have missed when you mentioned it.
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Foghat - Fool For The City
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Gregory Alan Isakov - That Sea, The Gambler
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Lucinda Williams "Blessed"
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David Gilmore / S-T
1978 Columbia
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Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band / Stranger in Town
1978 Capitol
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Shoes / Boomerang
1982 Elektra
Still using the gizmotron in 1982 😎
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The Smithereens / Especially For You
1986 Enigma
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The Doors / S-T
1967 Elektra
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Arrived this week.
Graham Nash : Live. Songs For Beginners/ Wild Tales
2022 Proper Records
Really impressed with this release. SQ is great, the band is great and the pressings are dead quiet when they are supposed to be quiet.
I have early pressings of both studio albums and the live versions are close to the originals but with a fresh new sound.
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@bslon stirred up memories of summer skiing at Snowbird and crashing in a lift operators house in ‘83. She made me a cassette cassette copy of…
INXS / Shabooh Shoobah (1983 / Phonogram a Netherlands reprint).
also in todays mail….
The Psychedelic Furs / Mirror Moves (1984 / CBS an Italian copy).
oh, the good ‘ol daze!
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So far this beautiful evening:
Al Hirt "Latin in the Horn" arr. and cond. by Lalo Schifrin;
"Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins";
Sarah Vaughan "Duke Ellington Song Book One";
Joe Pass "For Django"
Kenny Burrell and Coleman Hawkins "Bluesy Burrell"
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+1 For "The Third Mind" This is really different than his (Dave Alvin) solo albums
Up Next (Streaming)... Terry Allen / Smokin the dummy
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This phono IC has the ability to make any well balanced system sound better.
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Hey Steve, I don't doubt for a second that you mentioned it. My short term memory loss seems to have extended with age. 🤔
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Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Live at Carnegie Hall
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Doris Day And Harry James-Young Man With A Horn(CL 582) Side 2
Melissa Manchester-Greatest Hits Side 2
Weather Report-Heavy Weather Side 1
Jimmy Roselli-Core Spezzato Side 1
Kreator-Live Kreation Side C
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway-ST Side 2 SQ*
Bette Midler-Broken Blossom Side 2
Journey-Evolution Side 1
Might be the first time without an Audiophile SQ recording? Power quality is not the best on Friday evening but Flack/Hathaway SQ* were close. After playing Kreator which has decent SQ for extreme metal(wife now knows what extreme metal is). On "Broken Blossom" Tom Waits(I Never Talk To Strangers)plays and sings with Ms. Midler.
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Yeah Tim. I thought I had informed you all when it was released?
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My system is sounding really good!!! The new phono cable really is performing wonderfully!
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Joel, It's great your speakers are only a few weeks out now!
Steve, I'll be streaming "The Third mind". Didn't realize Dave Alvin was part of that.
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Tim. Are you still running Whest phono stage?
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The Third Mind "S/T" .
2020/YepRoc
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I still lurk…..ha. Congrats on all the upgrades ;-) enjoy the music
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George Szell conducts Dvořák - The Slavonic Dances. The Cleveland Orchestra. Columbia Masterworks 2LP box, 1965
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