James and Steve, I got a spindle hole reamer about 2 months ago. Mine is a Clearaudio. Expensive but very well made and feels good in the hand. I never had the need for one, but my Dr. Feickert Blackbird has a spindle that seems to be just too snug for some albums. The reamer does the trick. Tools and tweaks, they will never end...
Steve, my speakers are also 4 ohm rated but I know they dip well below 2 ohm. I use the 4 ohm taps on the amp and that sounds better than the higher taps. I look forward to my forthcoming speakers. They have a very tight impedance curve, nearly flat at 6 ohm up and down the audio spectrum, and are 96db sensitivity. Those will be a really good pairing with my amp. It's been a long wait and in April I was advised that late May or sometime in June is the likely ship date.
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American Aquarium "Live @ Terminal West"
2016/American Aquarium LLC
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Yeah James, I just used mine!
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@spiritofradio
Continuing on with the Yes catalog. Steve Howe is a true virtuoso.
Steve Howe - Beginnings
1975 Atlantic
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@slaw Hey Steve. I finally got a spindle hole reamer: a Sable 33.33. Really nice gizmo to have around.
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@ticat
Philip Glass- Koyaanisqatsi
Angby Kammakor - JEFTA Oratorium Carissimi (Proprius)
D Levinson, M Levinson and B Elgart- Jazz at Long Wharf
David Sylvian (Jansen, Barbieri, Karen) - Rain Tree Crow
Ennio Morricone - The Mission
Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused to Sing
Maneige - Maneige
This was a most excellent set man. Was bummed when my LRS sold out of the RSD Koyaanisqatsi. I’ve streamed it several times though - its very cool. As for the rest, all excellent selections.
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Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section - 1957/2022 Contemporary/Craft - RSD
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Hey Joel, I hooked them up up to the 4 ohm tap last weekend and while the midrange was outstanding as was the sense of space, but the bass wasn’t up to par I tried the 8 ohm tap today and that did the trick!!
My speakers say 4 ohms.
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Yeah Steve, I found the tube amp change to my system gave that same aspect. However, I also found that it takes a full three sides of albums until it sounds its best. The solid state amp only took two sides. LOL, an easy price to pay!
The Cars - Candy-O A great album and a great album cover.
Gregg Allman - Laid Back Reissue by AP/QRP, what great music and what a great pressing.
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Having the tube amps in my system has been very satisfying so far. The music is more alive in every aspect. Really nice!
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Chrissie Hynde & The Valve Bone Woe Ensemble
2019/BMG
Sounding fantastic so far!
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ZZ Top "Deguello"
1979/Warner. Would be a helluva candidate for a 1Step.
RCA Club version.
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Greg, nice finding that Chain Reaction LP, you seem to score often on finding well recorded records. Your LRS sounds like a good one. I don’t listen to my fusion stuff enough but when I do the go-to’s are the Crusaders CR or Tropea. Nice to have a great copy!
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Tony Joe White "Smoke From the Chimney"
2021/Easy Eye Sound
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Tift Merritt "Stitch of the World"
2017/Yep Roc
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Warming up with Joshua Hyslop "Echos"
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@big_greg Thank you for the good description of that Crusaders album. I have wanted that for years but never got around to finding one. With your description I logged on to Discogs and found a MFSL NM copy for $29.99 There were others for much more, but this particular seller described the album has appearing never to have been played. It's a MFSL limited edition so the best price is the one that got my purchase. Thanks again.
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Passion Grace and Fire - John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola, Paco De Lucia
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The Offspring - Greatest Hits, RSD blue vinyl
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Last night....
Philip Glass- Koyaanisqatsi
Angby Kammakor - JEFTA Oratorium Carissimi (Proprius)
D Levinson, M Levinson and B Elgart- Jazz at Long Wharf
David Sylvian (Jansen, Barbieri, Karen) - Rain Tree Crow
Ennio Morricone - The Mission
Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused to Sing
Maneige - Maneige
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That would be great Jim! I'd love to have you over.
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Greg - it’s a plan when I head North !!!! Crusaders test pressing :-)
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James, it's demo worthy. If you're up this way...
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@big_greg what a find. Crusaders we’re a great band. Joe Sample (May he RIP) one of the all time greats. In the 70s every decent high school stage band in America played their stuff - this included ours. Wayne Henderson was a idol of mine. You are so lucky to stumble on those test pressings. Love to hear that record sometime.
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Keith Jarrett Solo - Concerts Bremen Lausanne OP
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That Crusaders album last night was really special, one of the best recordings I’ve listened to in a while. Chain Reaction is one of their best records and this copy was amazing.
It appears to be a MFSL test pressing. It’s in a plain white sleeve with a stamp at the top that says "Sample Record Not For Sale" and "Record No. MFSL-1-010A/B Sample No. 5". I can’t find anything like it on Discogs. I have a VG+ standard MFSL pressing also and this sounds much more dynamic than I remember that one sounding and the vinyl is NM.
The best part is I got it at my local record store for $10.98.
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@spiritofradio Nice - I'll look forward to checking out the Piazzolla!
A friend found this in a used shop in Seoul and brought it back for me yesterday on the plane. It's a great pressing, and I like Cal Collins - he was new to me.
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Astor Piazzolla - The American Clavé Recordings • 2022 Nonesuch (Germany)
This is really cool. Beautiful music. Arrived today. Gave the first album of this three disc set another listen on the digital streamer earlier this evening, saving the record for a nightcap and comparison. Of course the record gives so much more - that’s expected but in this case, wow, all the things I love about records are here on display. Warmth, detail, tonal accuracy, liquid sweetness, natural overlapping of instruments, natural harmonics. It sounds so real. The digital version was exciting and conveyed the musical ideas but the record, wow, so much emotion. If anyone who loves good music played this album on their home stereo without being moved I’d be really surprised.
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Paul Kelly And The Messengers / Gossip
1987 A&M
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@bslon those that know, know! 😂🎉🍾
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@geof3
Not the best recording, but not as bad as Yessongs!
🤣🤣🤣
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Fleetwood Mac / Rumours
2009 Reprise German re-issue, orig. 1977
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Queensryche: Mindcrime at the Moore
Not the best recording, but not as bad as Yessongs! Good performance overall. Cool colored vinyl though! A good one for QR fans, but not highly recommended.
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The Blue Stingrays / Surf-N-Burn
1997 Epitone
The Heartbreakers play Surf Music. Fun record, great SQ.
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Josie Cotton / Convertible Music
2020 Bomp re, orig. 1982
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Steven Wilson / Transience
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The Grip Weeds / Dig
2021 JEM
Nice selection of late 60’s rock covers.
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@tgilb +1 on The Steve Howe Album.
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@bslon hey Bro. Didn’t know you were a fan of Jane - but of course you are. I really like that band, not being afraid to display my love of prof stuff. Very cool.
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Hey @music_is_life welcome to THE thread.
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The Delines - The Imperial
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Beth Hart: Good Times Bad Times.
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Crusaders - Chain Reaction MFSL. Sounds wonderful!
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Crash Test Dummies - God Shuffled His Feet
Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman, AP pressing
Dan Fogelberg - High Country Snows
Dave Mason - Alone Together Again (saw at a local venue recently, purchased album there)
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Pablo Casals in Concert : Schubert - String Quintet In C Major, Op. 163, D. 956 & Beethoven - Trio For Piano, Violin, And Cello No 6 In B-flat Major, Op. 97 ("Archduke") / Trio For Piano, Violin, And Cello No. 3 In C Minor, Op. 1, No. 3 / Sonata For Piano And Cello In F Major, Op. 17. Casals with Mieczyslaw Horszowski, piano / Georges Janzer, viola / Sándor Végh & Sándor Zöldy, violin. Recorded live at The Casals Festivals at Prades. Murray Hill Records 3LP box 1972
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