Whats on your turntable tonight?


For me its the first or very early LP's of:
Allman Brothers - "Allman Joys" "Idyllwild South"
Santana - "Santana" 200 g reissue
Emerson Lake and Palmer - "Emerson Lake and Palmer"
and,
Beethoven - "Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major" Rudolph Serkin/Ozawa/BSO
slipknot1

Brian,

When I switched from my Usher Mini Ones to the Twos, I only had to bring them forward 3/4". 

Actually, the BE 718s we're in the same plane.

Robert Craft conducts ‘The Music of Arnold Schoenberg’ Vol. VI. Columbia Masterworks 2LP box, 1962
 

@slaw

Yep, in terms of placement from the ‘front’ wall, the Treo’s are about the same as the 2CE’s. Jim kept getting trying to get me to move them closer to the wall, I tried, but lost all center imaging when I did so. Moved them out into the room more like the 2CE’s and center imaging came right back.

Only tells ya that all rooms are different. I discussed this on the Vandy forum and Richard Vandersteen agreed, once you find the correct speaker placement within a room, the general ‘sweet spot’ rarely changes regardless of the speaker (Maggie’s might be the exception).

We work within the parameters we have. Though that isn’t to say it will be best sounding.

I think if there were no lifestyle restraints, speakers will mostly sound better out from the front wall. One has to take into consideration of the particular speaker design of course.

Steve - good to be back.   Getting the Scansonics  broken in - very close.  All new preamp tubes from Brent Jesse - what a great person to work with!

Good to know from a trusted friend. 

BTW. Have a Schiit Freya+ on the way. Highly configurable.

Got the MoFi 45rpm of Dire Straits “Brothers In Arms” today, also sounding fantastic.

@slaw thank you Sir, I appreciate that. However, from what people are all telling me, there is no “speedy recovery” from a total joint replacement.

In the meantime, I’ve got plans for tonight.

 

Herbert Blomstedt conducts Nielsen - The Concertos Of Carl Nielsen

  • Clarinet Concerto, Op. 57
  • Flute Concerto
  • Violin Concerto, Op. 33
  • Symphonic Rhapsody

Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Seraphim 2LP box 1975

Tonight:

ELP - Trilogy 
A L Webber - Requiem 
Steeleye Span - Now We Are Six
Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain
Steely Dan - Gold
 

@slaw did you get the Cake box set or just Fashion Nugget?

After the discussion about the Talking Heads last night I was able to find a copy of Remain in Light on Rhino pressed in Germany. I typically hate the quality of Rhino's vinyl as it is often very noisy but this one is pretty decent. Low End is still rolled off kinda hard 

@slaw Steve my copy of Fashion Nugget showed up yesterday. Haven't had a chance to listen yet. 

Václav Neumann conducts Martinů - Symphony No. 1 & Inventions. Supraphon 1978, Czechoslovakian release

Deutsche Elektronische Musik 2 / Various artists

This is a great box set if you like CAN type music. 

@6t5-gto - Very disappointed in the box set, and also the regular 20th Anniversary LP I bought and returned. Both are noisy and the vocals are recorded very hot and distort on a few of the tracks.

I love the music on this album. Bought the CD when it was first released and was very excited when the 20th anniversary vinyl was released. Unfortunately, I’ve been disappointed with the vinyl.

Wife bought me the box set as a gift because she knows I love David Gray.

BTW, David Gray is touring and playing the entire "White Ladder" at each show. Missed him tonight in Cleveland. Too much family stuff. Hope to catch him when he swings back around to Nashville.

Edit: Have you heard "Mutineers"? I like it better than "White Ladder" and the vinyl is fantastic...

After recommendation from @tomic601 & Fremer’s first new Tracking Angle channel vid, had to stream some holes in my collection:

Eric Burdon - Soul of a Man

Small Faces - Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake

John Renbourn - Sir John Alot of Merrie Englandes... (lovely, peaceful instrumentals)

McGuiness Flint

Finished last night spinning "Golden Gate Groove" - TSOP Live in San Fran. Ojays, Billy Paul, 3 Degrees and more ridin’ the Love Train

 

Spencer 

Your post reminded me that I need to clean my Philly Sound VMP box.