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markshan
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Yes, I don't own many new (this century) MFSLs but I found this one cheap and do like it better than the old Capitol album. Today I listened to an old 70s band called Crackin'. Not bad, kind of EWF-ish.
kap'n krunch
2K Club - QQ Super Nova
My best friend, who is currently remodeling our whole upstairs, brought over his 1200 MK2. Good God...what a monster it is. And yes, it fully blows my Project clean off the map. Ugh......So, now I know. I literally had my Denon turned up as loud as it will go and it sounded awesome. Though, I wish I could easily put my Ortofon 30 on this without a fuss...just to try. He has a Grado, and it's not near as high quality as my O30.
I've been using Ortofon MC 20 moving coil cartridges for over 40 years. For much of that time, we were Grado dealers. Grado sounds great. Ortofon sounds better.
markshan
1K Club - QQ Shooting Star
CSNY - Deja Vu Japan pressing that sounds better than any US I have heard.
This is my favourite gift from Santa this year. I cannot recommend it highly enough! Socially conscious songs from the older generation of artists (Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong and The Everly Bros are highlights) during the civil rights movement. Compiled by Bob Stanley & Peter Wiggs, who have several other interesting compilations, including Tears Of Technology (early synth pop) and English Weather (melancholic British singer/songwriter music). Happy new year!
kap'n krunch
2K Club - QQ Super Nova
that is a VERY DANGEROU$$$$ CONCLU$$$ION!!!!!
I know cause I am HOOKED on Japanese pressings!!!
markshan
1K Club - QQ Shooting Star
I often find them to be better, but not always. I had a funny experience with Supertramp - Breakfast in America. I had some non-descript US pressing for ages but it was a bit lacking in detail. I found a Japanese copy of that which I liked (lots of detail) but lacked bass a bit, so I kept looking. Next I went to the Canadian audiophile pressing which had the warm bass but was veiled on the top end. I bought a collection off of a guy and it had a US pressing with a trumpet etched into it. I've since discovered that this was a fairly common pressing. I like it better than any and all of the "Audiophile" versions I had already purchased. It was the best of both worlds between the Japan and the Canada. Shimmering top end and warm bass. I keep all three to show friends how much different pressings can vary.
markshan
1K Club - QQ Shooting Star
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hobie1dog
500 Club - QQ All-Star
kap'n krunch
2K Club - QQ Super Nova
Great story!
Of course there are always gonna be great pressings everywhere, but overall the japanese pressings are great sounding, albeit with weak bass (to avoid the needle jumping), the vinyl and sleeve quality is deffo the best in the planet!!!!
markshan
1K Club - QQ Shooting Star
I'd always heard that the Japanese master with less bass because it is mostly apartments over there and good bass makes for bad neighbors. Japanese vinyl is great, but I actually think that the Germans make the very best records.
Didn't Al Hirt do the theme music to the TV series "The Green Hornet"?
I got all of those. Got on the subscription list and they sent them to me... the whole Classic reissue. I thing there's another Elvis one in the pile, or may be that other shelf....The 1997 DCC release Hoffman mastered, all vacuum tube cutting system, virgin vinyl, super nice , vocals really shine on this, with a little 12 year old
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Awesome recordings, awesome singing.
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