billpete
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| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? @unreceivedogma Thanks for the suggestion. I don't think I have this one but loved his voice. CSN&Y still high on all time favorites........even though not mentioned. Some of the best harmonizing in pop/rock music. I don't think I have an... | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? @bdp24 I'll have to check that out. I don't stream as yet so I tend to buy cheap CD's, see if I like it and then look for a vinyl copy. I keep hearing of all these "converts" to streaming. I'm shocked in some ways but I suppose at some point, it... | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? @mahler123 Still rounding up my Karajan recordings. So far, Showpieces For Orchestra Album 2 on Angel label. I have found some Angel and EMI/Angel recordings to be very good. Another is Liszt/Karajan Mezeppa Les Preludes, Hungarian Rhapsodies/Be... | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? @flash56 I just checked and my digital remaster is 180G, not 200 and on the Universal label. I bought it a long time ago from Music Direct, $30 or $40 even then. I didn't bother to open it for a couple of years, just put it in the collection. Wh... | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? @rauliruegas Not sure what you mean about why the Linn, if that is a question or not. Just something I always kind of wanted. Been having issues with various old turntables, VPI needing bearing (off to VAS for repair), most recently was using my... | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? @flash56 Just heard Court and Spark, very good. Mine is on Asylum Records and is very well done and nice clean vinyl. Don't think I have any Japanese pressings of the Who but have the albums. Been awhile for me on those. Have nothing on Armstr... | |
| Used tube preamps, Cary, AR, Aesthetix, Wells...........or? @decooney Hey, I just figured out how to do a proper response.. Genius. :) Strange coincidence about these jaguar reds, 3 known in short order here. The other one I saw was not F1 and was 98L. I think it is still for sale. Just found the one th... | |
| Used tube preamps, Cary, AR, Aesthetix, Wells...........or? To all Had some issues with the Calypso Signature so it went back. Found a loose RCA output, LED's going dim and channel loss. Kind of strange but TMR thought it best to return it and so did I. I thought it did very well for CD listening but did... | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? dogberry I can completely identify with that. I certainly have Quadrophenia, have not heard it in a long time but that doesn't mean I won't ever hear it again. I also have some Amy Grant somewhere, another beautiful voice. Last night I was going ... | |
| If anyone is still looking for a SLP-98 immatthewj Again, thanks so much for all the info. I will absolutely post after getting the SLP98. I'm guessing that a bunch of new EH tubes and JJ tubes are not going to be all that pleasing to me but who knows? It will take a good while to burn... | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? I have read that article. Always makes me smile. They were a reference of their day. They are still pretty damn good in my book. They don't do everything perfectly but they were designed around classical music and they do a wonderful job with clas... | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? rauliruegas I use lots of different recordings to evaluate things. Never just one. Not sure what you mean about the tubes. Are you saying that they have no bass? My AR9's were restored back to original. They are old school. Not for everyone, no... | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? buellrider97 Yes, I believe Webcors are Mullard variants. I've not been a big Mullard fan either. As to DiMeola, his talent is easily recognized and I appreciate it, just not my style of music for the most part. His recordings seem to be very we... | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? Lots of great comments. Thanks to all. I have some things to look for, in my collection and beyond and then the whole topic of streaming keeps coming up. I'll get to it someday.........if I live long enough. For now, I'm just admiring a "new to me... | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? inna I still find it interesting that you evaluate new gear using what you consider to be poor recordings. In some ways, I think a nice system reveals even more of it's flaws but maybe we just have different ways of looking at it. I know that you... |