I have box set III of that Beethoven string quartet collection. Absolutely outstanding recordings! Was actually thinking of playing some tonight.
I really need to invest in the other sets.
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Robert Plant-Pictures At Eleven Side 2 Patti Austin-Havana Candy Side 1 SQ Audiophile Perry Como-It’s Impossible Side 1 Dave Grusin And the NY-LA Dream Band-ST Side B SQ Audiophile Bizet-Symphony No.1(Bernstein MS 7159) Side 2 SQ Audiophile Ray Charles-Country And Western Music Side 1 Deep Purple-Nobody’s Perfect Side 3 Steve Winwood-Winwood Side 4 Another night of diversity. Forgot how good Pictures At Eleven is will play in entirety. Mr. Como gets the worst SQ crown those RCA and Dynagroove recordings are best avoided? Dave Grusin and Band take the SQ trophy with a top level fusion jazz recording. |
Lou Rawls - All Things In Time Thanks to dayglow for giving this an Audiophile SQ rating. It's a wonderful album and it sounds great! Dave Mason - It's Like You Never Left slaw played this the other day and that gave me the thought to play my copy. Very nice album. Procol Harum - Broken Barricades I just can't get enough of this album. Robin Trowers' guitar playing signature is so strong on this. So sorry that Gary Brooker passed away a couple of months ago. ELO - Eldorado MoFi issue on Supervinyl. This is an excellent album from ELO and MoFi certainly did it justice. My copy arrived yesterday. Someone stated here the other day that the bass is a bit heavy, or thick, or something like that. I tend to agree but I also believe that is the sound character ELO wanted and is part of what this album is. I did find that turning the subwoofer down one click made for a better listening experience, though. The vinyl is superb! I wish that my entire collection was as quiet as this vinyl compound. |
Good stuff, Jim. Nice to see Brian over there too. Interesting how the high pass cleaned things up. Now, you have me thinking if my ESL need a pair of small RELs.
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Dire Straits- Making Movies ( MoFi ) inspired by @tgilb , thanks ! Joel - It will all be worth the wait ;-)
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Brian my stacked Quads were high passed w caps installed in the two CJ MV-45a amps driving them…it definitely increased clarity. The sub filters were more complex. Take a look at what all goes into a Vandy high pass filter, great parts are just part of the equation IMO. Brother in law has the small REL. Good to great w His Dynaudio mini monitors. Have fun ;-) Jim |
Eagles - Hotel California 1976/2017 Elektra/Asylum Reissue I always thought that the original Eagles pressings were very well done with great SQ. This reissue takes it up a notch. Well balanced with great dynamics but not overdone. Eagles - On The Border 1974 Asylum Records - Early pressing. As I said earlier. Very well done. Great SQ.
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David Gray - "Mutineers" It's funny. I'm a fan of David Gray and I loved his breakout album - "White Ladder". Matter-o-fact, I used to consider it one of my desert island albums. When "Mutineers" was released, and a tour scheduled, a digital copy of "Mutineers" was provided to all ticket purchasers. Being a big fan, of course I purchased tickets and downloaded the free digital album. When I first heard it, I wasn't so sure about it. But, I gave it another listen, or two, and it started growing on me. Went to the show and was really happy to hear the show open with the complete new album, end to end. It was fantastic! Mesmerizing even! Fast forward several years, and I finally got a copy of the album on vinyl. And all I can say is that it is fantastic! For me, easily surpasses "White Ladder" and as an additional benefit, the sound quality is much better than the version of "White Ladder" I have on vinyl. Anyway, for any David Gray fan, it's a "must have". For anyone else who likes haunting, airy vocals, interesting lyrics, and something just a little different, check it out. Highly recommended... by me. |
Brewer and Shipley - "Tarkio" I bought this mint/sealed at Plaid Room Records about 3 years ago for $5.99! I mean, even if I didn't like it so much, hard to go wrong for $6, especially considering it contained their big hit - "One Toke Over the Line". Much to my surprise, it's a pretty darn good album. I got a bargain! |
RE: Deutsche Grammophon - One word, inconsistent. Most/many can be very good, some, not so much. Doesn’t mean they are not all ‘good’, they are, but some are stellar, and some not so much. In contrast, in relation to another larger EU label, Philips, as example, in the classical recording realm, IMO is constantly very good to excellent. Same with DECCA/London. |
