Bruce Cockburn "Stealing Fire"
BTW, "Cycles" may be an overlooked lp, SQ=EX!
BTW, "Cycles" may be an overlooked lp, SQ=EX!
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@convinced, I'm impressed! I discovered Smiley Smile (and Wild Honey) in the spring of '68, and soon read (in Paul Williams' Outlaw Blues, a great book on music) about the entire Smile album debacle. That album would have been, had it been completed and released when it was scheduled to be, the pinnacle of Pop music, a work of near genius (Brian Wilson is as close as anyone in Pop has come to the Classical masters). Still, Smiley Smile is a collection of very unique, original songs. Very spooky and otherworldly. I love it. |
@slaw Slaw, the cart is new, I installed an Ortofon Quintet Black, which is the cart this table comes with if you order this table with a cart. The previous owner took his cart to a new table. The Ortofon is much smoother on the high end and MUCH better on the low-end extension but I suspect that is table and arm related as well. Overall I am very pleased so far. I suspect the cart will break in nicely. Right now: Beck - Morning Phase - incredible |
I was also posting the other night how blown away I was with my new reissue of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road but somehow it didn't post?? I picked up a new, relatively cheap ($26 I think) copy at a local store as my old copy is pretty rough. Mercury tri-fold version. Holy smokes the new one is incredible. Vinyl is super heavy and nice, SQ is phenomenal, staging, clarity, dynamics are off the chart. I guess that Bob Ludwig knows a thing or two?? Highly recommended if you have an old copy like I did. |
Regarding the Neil Young box/lp… I've had the box sitting around for about 10 months. I finally cleaned the above lp for my first listen. It sounds fantastic!. I bought it from www.insound.com at 55% off. What a deal! |
@boxer12 Congrats on the new cart. That one should sound pretty sweet. Mine seems to be settling in nicely as well. I played side 3 and 4 of the Simon and Garfunkel Bridge One Step tonight on the new table. That record is so stupid good that I wound up playing The Only Living Boy in NY 4 times. It is so incredibly great in every possible way. Elton John - Madman - reissue Donald Fagen - Nightfly - MFSL One Step - the low end is just awesome and the whole record is so balanced. @slaw you are in for a treat when What's Going On arrives. |
https://www.lineartubeaudio.com/products/mz2mz2-s It's really good but need a few more spins, picked it up Tuesday. |
@jmolsberg, Did a quick look from the link you provided. Wow! It seems like it will be a giant killer from a well respected designer. The price of admission is an added benefit. Look forward to your impressions. What are you running for your phono stage? …………….. @6t5-gt0, You need to get Neil Young "Harvest Moon"....the latest dbl/lp. Such a superb recording! I own the original EU. This latest blows it away. |
Low / The curtain falls on the cast slaw & 6t5gto, I made the turntable. It's a labor of love.The platter is 4" thick solid aluminum & the plinth is 2". Both are powder coated then dampened on both sides. The platter is topped with a 1/4 delrin "mat" that is solidly bolted to it. Flywheel, motor, & arm peds are not attached to the platter or plinth. They are made out of aluminum, brass, & ceramic. The bearings are modified aerospace parts with the "X" &"Y" portions separated from each other. They are made out of aluminum with a thin layer of hard coat applied to the surfaces that make contact with each other. I've been playing around with it for a few years now, making modifications etc. It sounds wonderful in it's current state. BTW I'm digging the Clearaudio MM cartridge, although it is far from broke in. Sorry for rambling. |