This thread was begging to be started. A new Quad acquisition is always a joy. Please note if you acquired a sealed LP.
Booger Bear SQ-Buddy Miles A terriffic, overlooked album. I have a 2ch LP and a Q8. I also purchased a CD of this, which was just released a few months ago. A Miles original, Why, is the best track here. Killer covers of Kinks' You Really Got Me, Messina's Thinking of You and Stylistics' You Are Everything. Great Quad mix of a large group w/horns, though a bit light on bass. The CD has the best bass. Most of my listening has been on Q8. The SQ is my fave version of this. Crank up the bass. GET IT!
Joy SQ-Isaac Hayes The title track is very good, but too long. Most of the rest is forgettable. I own a Q8 and CD, so I never knew the cover is embossed. Like all the Stax/Enterprise SQ's, they use a stereo LP jacket w/SQ stickers wrapped around the spine and on the front cover. Cheesy.
John Coltrane Live in Japan QS from a MONO radio broadcast. Vintage Coltrane from Impulse. "Mixed" or more accurately muddled for QS! Like electronic stereo, I would have preferred that they left it as mono. One channel of fidelity beats multiple channels of slop every time.
Although a year old, I have a sealed SQ of Full Sail eagerly awaiting a future new turntable/cartridge purchase. It still has the Korvettes price sticker. I own another SQ, Q8, DBX LP and Mofi CD of it. I've also owned 2ch LP, Direct Disc Labs 1/2 speed, CD and cassette of this. The SQ is the best and the DBX LP is the best 2ch. Motherlode, the follow up was sadly never released as Quad. Motherlode is their best, but Full Sail is one of the best Quads by anyone. YOU NEED IT!
Linda
I Got Half a Mind to Close My Eyes and Let the String Go. Sailin' the Wind
Booger Bear SQ-Buddy Miles A terriffic, overlooked album. I have a 2ch LP and a Q8. I also purchased a CD of this, which was just released a few months ago. A Miles original, Why, is the best track here. Killer covers of Kinks' You Really Got Me, Messina's Thinking of You and Stylistics' You Are Everything. Great Quad mix of a large group w/horns, though a bit light on bass. The CD has the best bass. Most of my listening has been on Q8. The SQ is my fave version of this. Crank up the bass. GET IT!
Joy SQ-Isaac Hayes The title track is very good, but too long. Most of the rest is forgettable. I own a Q8 and CD, so I never knew the cover is embossed. Like all the Stax/Enterprise SQ's, they use a stereo LP jacket w/SQ stickers wrapped around the spine and on the front cover. Cheesy.
John Coltrane Live in Japan QS from a MONO radio broadcast. Vintage Coltrane from Impulse. "Mixed" or more accurately muddled for QS! Like electronic stereo, I would have preferred that they left it as mono. One channel of fidelity beats multiple channels of slop every time.
Although a year old, I have a sealed SQ of Full Sail eagerly awaiting a future new turntable/cartridge purchase. It still has the Korvettes price sticker. I own another SQ, Q8, DBX LP and Mofi CD of it. I've also owned 2ch LP, Direct Disc Labs 1/2 speed, CD and cassette of this. The SQ is the best and the DBX LP is the best 2ch. Motherlode, the follow up was sadly never released as Quad. Motherlode is their best, but Full Sail is one of the best Quads by anyone. YOU NEED IT!
Linda
I Got Half a Mind to Close My Eyes and Let the String Go. Sailin' the Wind