Johnny Cash – America: A 200 Year Salute In Story And Song
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The Who - Quadrophenia (Classic Records/Track Record), Quiex SV-P 200gr 2007.
John Campbell - Howlin Mercy (Elektra) 1993.
Television - Marquee Moon (Elektra) 1977. |
Melanie – Gather Me (Buddah 1971)
One of her best. Very spiritual (not religious) and country. |
Various – Cross Country (Fast Folk Musical Magazine 1988)
Nice collection of songs. Good SQ. |
Various – Fast Folk Musical Magazine: Volume 4 No. 5/6 - The 6th Anniversary (Fast Folk Musical Magazine 1988)
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Been spinning CD’s from my collection the last couple nights….and in need of vinyl…
Second spin for this….
Norah Jones - LIVE ….Til We Meet Again. Blue Note 2LP gatefold 2021 |
Various – Fast Folk Musical Magazine Vol. 2, No. 6 - From Sharp Minds Come Sharp Products (Fast Folk Musical Magazine 1985)
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Lu Watters And The Yerba Buena Jazz Band – Blues Over Bodega (Fantasy 1964)
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Hi B. Quiet in here tonight. Rig's been pretty holographic tonight.
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Yep, seems it’s been quiet the last couple nights. I was checking in while spinning CD’s and very few posts.
Gotta say, mine is sounding pretty good as well. After spinning silver discs, it never ceases to amaze how much better my vinyl rig sounds. |
Yup! I've been catching a few movies on rig #2 past few days, and needed a fix so back on plastic tonight.
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Leo Kottke - Ice Water. Columbia 1974 |
@ mammothguy54 A bunch of albums over 2 days, evaluating an amplifier. It sounded fantastic! I wish that my speakers were a little more efficient, but a little more on the volume control and I still achieved the SPL and energizing the room as I like. And with plenty of safe operating headroom to spare. The amp operated effortlessly. This is the best sounding amp I have ever had in my possession. Timbre balance is superb, vocals are so real, strings and wind instruments just grace my ears, piano really sounds like a piano (and that’s a tough one to do well). The music just floats in the air. WOW!!! You just might have to buy 2 of the BAT VK-76SE amps and use them in mono for 150 watts each. I’ll bet that would bring back some slam 😁😁 |
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^ Well, that's pretty sweet. 1959?
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That's from a record sleeve. |
Getting ready to listen to the Puritan Audio PSM 156. Gonna try it on my front end first. Replacing the Shunyata Hydra 8 & 6. Left it plugged in with a fan for the last 20 hours.
My front end and "back end" are on two separate dedicated lines. I measured the "back end" out of the Shunyata 4 that is daisy-chained to a V-Ray with my Alpha Labs EMI meter and the reading hovers around 350 mv. Just measured the Puritan on the front end line at 115mv. A substantial decrease that should translate into clearer sound. |
.........failed to mention that the Puritan replaced an Akiko Audio triple AC enhancer as well.
Warming up with Damien Rice "O", the last lp I listened to on Sunday. The cartridge always takes around 30 minutes to start sounding good. Right off the bat, I hear many improvements though. Acoustic guitar..... the plucked strings have increased resonance and clarity. Bass is more impactful and deeper. On one song there’s crowd noise in the background, like a gathering in another room.....it is more easily heard. Lisa Hannigan’s vocals are more easily heard and more meaningful.
Using the 2m/15 gauge Puritan PC that came with the 156. |
The Doors - "Alive She Cried"
Nice NM copied showed up today to replace the poor hand-me-down copy that a buddy gave me. I'm happy he gave me that old copy because listening to it, through all the scratches and grunge, I could tell the SQ was going to be great. It is........... |
Duke Ellington "Masterpieces"
AP/45rpm |
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Easy Star All Stars - Radiodread - SQ is very good but surprising lack of low end on some of the tracks for a reggae album. |
Kind of splurged & bought some new (to me) speakers this week. I picked up a pair of B&W 802D's from an audiophile in Boston. Holy sh*t are these ever good :-). Well worth the drive!
moe. / Wormwood |
Amy Winehouse "At The BBC" |
Cool Tim! I’m sure the Cubs sound good, but still nothing like a full range speaker to bring out the full scale of music.
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That is so true Steve
Sparklehorse / Wonderful life |
A couple new LP’s arrived today….this one an old new one…in fantastic shape
Leo Kottke - Dreams And All That Stuff. Capitol 1974 |
BTW, the Amy lp is great!!!
Recommended! |
Have had this on CD for years, then saw this new reissue, and jumped on it…
The Oscar Peterson Trio - We Get Requests. Verve reissue 2019, originally 1964.
…..wow, this sounds great on vinyl. But then, most albums do. |
BTW, the Amy lp is great!!!
Recommended! I concur |
@noromance That's from a record sleeve. Yep. It is kinda sweet isn’t it. |
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I have a feeling he is busy with business Steve. He hasn’t posted anything on the Vandersteen forum for a while either, and he is a fairly routine contributor there….about the same time he last posted here.
Thought about texting him to make sure everything was OK. |
@spiritofradio,
James, you seem to be laying back recently. What's up with that ? |
Another new reissue I just got today.
Richard and Linda Thompson - Hokey Pokey. Island reissue 2020, originally 1975. |
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Congrats on your B&Ws, @boxer12. So far out of my price range! |
Grateful Dead / Reckoning |
Seriously thinking about another Puritan. |
Traffic "When the Eagle Flies" |
Thanks Noromance, They are not too terribly expensive used, thank goodness.
MV & EE / Mother of thousands |
Probably less expensive than the Cubs. |
Beta Band "Los Amigos Del Beta Banditos" |
Thanks for checking in w me. Made it to Seattle w new boat Friday, had some holes to drill etc, did 7 hour breakin / saltwater sea trial today. She does 41 knots :-) fun but very tired and have been solely focused on upcoming 6 day Halibut and Shrimp trip... Music feeds the soul, but Halibut are Sole .. ha
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A couple of repeats here, because I haven't had them very long.
PJ Harvey 'To Bring You My Love' Really good album, I'm so glad you guys got me aware of her.
Getz/Gilberto Verve reissue, AP/GRP 45 RPM Fantastic, they are in the room with me. What depth!
T. Rex 'Electric Warrior' I'm going through the 4 albums I have of T. Rex. This is album #3. I'll get to #4, The Slider, soon. |
The Beta Band
You all NEED to get their output!!! |
Good for you Tomic!
Steve,
What is this Puritan you speak of? |
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Ahmad Jamal - Live At The Montreal Jazz Festival 1985. Atlantic 2LP gatefold 1986 |
