Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain. Island 1974
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I have that Ry Cooder album. I had always thought that is sounded a little "bright" and, thus, digital. But still, a solid production and entertaining. Yes Steve, 'The Nightfly' is also a bit tilted up on the top-end, but is so solid everywhere else that it holds well with most folks. High quality and well done processing can very well lead to a good end result. I hope that is not taken as blasphemy... The best done analog still can not be beat. For example, Jennifer Warnes 'Famous Blue Raincoat' on Impex, or Patricia Barber 'Cafe' Blue' also on Impex, and the recently noted Dire Straits S/T from MFSL, and so many other great examples. A fully analog production is still the best, no doubt! |
@slaw Brian, I like the way the Trumpet is designed that allows easy access to the tubes. Steve, It is a very ‘utilitarian’ no nonsense old school look. I kinda like that, a lot, as it seems to be saying, ‘I have a job to do. I doesn’t need additional eye candy or ‘wiz bang’ amenities’. But, that is pretty true to all Jim’s products. As far as the tubes being easy access. Well, for me, good and bad. Allows me to fuss with stuff like dampers easily, but as they are ‘staring’ at me, it just begs me to shop for ‘better’ new or NOS tubes. Thus far, have fought off that temptation. For all I know, swapping may not effect it much at all. So, being patient, and letting it be itself. |
I just finished installing my new power cable, Audioquest Blizzard, 3 Meter. I had the same cable in 2 Meter length but it fell short of reach to the Niagara 3000 power conditioner I added a few months ago. The woofer had to connect to a different circuit than the system and that made for a low level of 60 cycle hum (must be a different phase than the Niagara 3000 is on). Now to warm up the tubes and spin a few LPs. The hum should be gone now. 🤞 I will be moving out of the 2 Meter Blizzard power cable, if anyone here is interested. Just contact me, if so. |
Thanks Steve, that sounds like another Nick Cave album I'll be interested in! Tekton Link: https://tektondesign.com/product/subwoofers/4-10-sub/#color The Fiery Furnaces / I'm going away |
That looks like a real bad-boy subwoofer system. It should be awesome, do enjoy it. My hum problem is completely solved. Yeah!!! I also placed a set of 4 Symposium Acoustics Rollerblock Jr HDSE under my subwoofer. It certainly did make a positive difference. Tighter than ever. Beth Hart 'Fire On The Floor' Awesome album. Alan Parsons Project 'I Robot' MoFi UHQR limited edition from April, 1983. I believe they made 5,000 copies. Mine is # 664 pressed at the Victor Company of Japan in Yokohama. I bought this in May, 1983. Absolutely mind-blowing!!! LA Clippers game in an hour, then several high quality albums for the evening. My wife is gone for the night so it's just me and the dog. Nobody to tell me "turn it down". Ha!!! |
Steve, I hadn't listened to that song for a while and when it started I thought my woofers were pumping or something, LOL. I didn't care that much for this album when it first came out, it was a little softer than the others and didn't hold up as well but listening to it now I'm enjoying it a lot more. |
Steve, that might be the same one that I have. Not the WLP but the other one that I just bought. David Gilmour - David Gilmour Url: https://www.discogs.com/David-Gilmour-David-Gilmour/release/751793 |