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Post by daytona600 on Nov 12, 2014 16:46:10 GMT
There is loads bullshit in that link.... bag of salt required with it!
just a reply martin
Careful, Scott. You wouldn't be advertising the gear you flog now, would you?
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Post by daytona600 on Nov 11, 2014 18:09:20 GMT
The Absolute Sound Sanders Magtech receives Editor's Choice in TAS 2015 Buyer's Guide 2015, 2014 ,2013 , 2012 & 2011
5th year running TAS buyers guide
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Post by daytona600 on Nov 9, 2014 15:26:31 GMT
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Post by daytona600 on Nov 9, 2014 15:20:19 GMT
15 popped in to get a LP cleaned on a keith monks RCM they then played it on a linn/naim sixpack with isobarics bit of a shock compared to my Sony music centre worked 5 part time jobs for a year & on my 16th birthday bought a LP12 / Nad 3020 / JR149s
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Post by daytona600 on Nov 5, 2014 13:05:57 GMT
Bach - The Bach Keyboard Concertos Nos 1-5 vinyl box set
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Post by daytona600 on Nov 5, 2014 13:02:17 GMT
Vanessa Fernandez - Use Me Vinyl
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Post by daytona600 on Nov 4, 2014 17:23:52 GMT
Sarah McLachlan - Mirrorball - 45rpm 200g triple LP
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Post by daytona600 on Oct 22, 2014 18:55:40 GMT
Dances With Wolves - John Barry 45rpm vinyl
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Post by daytona600 on Oct 17, 2014 16:41:26 GMT
Kalbata & Mixmonster Congo Beat the Drum - Vinyl all analogue rare these days
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Post by daytona600 on Oct 16, 2014 16:46:45 GMT
Lamb - Backspace Unwind - 180g
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Post by daytona600 on Oct 15, 2014 18:18:27 GMT
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Post by daytona600 on Oct 13, 2014 12:13:11 GMT
Vivaldi - Marin Marais - Sarasate - Interpreti Veneziani
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Post by daytona600 on Oct 9, 2014 16:31:43 GMT
Yma Sumac
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Post by daytona600 on Oct 8, 2014 21:58:20 GMT
200g 45rpm Ella Fitzgerald - Let No Man Write My Epitaph
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Post by daytona600 on Oct 6, 2014 20:04:50 GMT
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Post by daytona600 on Oct 5, 2014 16:01:27 GMT
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Post by daytona600 on Oct 2, 2014 15:52:53 GMT
However, the price has gone up considerably in the meantime from £17.98 to £24.98. It's a limited edition which I'm sure will sell out fast and is already out of stock at Audio Fidelity.
both sensual world & hounds of love are deleted now unless Audio Fidelity re-press some more last time hounds was deleted the repress took 2 years still some about in stock if you know where to look !!
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Post by daytona600 on Sept 28, 2014 18:05:00 GMT
I've been eyeing up that Speakers Corner Spartacus, Julian. Also, they have a three-record set of the famous Dorati Mercury recordings of Stravinsky Firebird, Petrushka etc. I am VERY tempted. Stravinsky 3LP is almost out of print now , firebird was deleted years ago & only part of the box set now still have a couple left www.6moons.com/musicreviews/2009_july/stravinsky.htmlSpartacus is also very good , not heard the SXL 6000 original myself to compare both versions & later this year the AAA 45rpm bernie grundman ORG Version is due
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Post by daytona600 on Sept 28, 2014 17:58:37 GMT
Those 'Interpreti Veneziani' lps look intriguing also from a mastering / recording point of view. The Vivaldi claims to have used valve microphones into a Neve desk and then via a 'pure analogue path' to the lathe. I'm not quite understanding this - does that mean the mix itself is done on a digital or analogue desk - Neve make both ... Now the second lp uses these '50 year old valve microphones' into a 'state of the art Nagra digital recorder'. Of course I haven't heard the results so can't comment on this directly but it seems a slightly curious combination of technology to me ... On one hand they are saying they are seriously 'old school' and then on the other 'state of the art'. Still, I'm not sure there are many people who would be bothered with the faff of recording a live concert to tape these days. On Friday 13th of June (we don't do superstition) AIR Studios hosted it's first ever (and perhaps the most ambitious of recent times) direct to disc recording of Vivaldi's Four Seasons performed by the leading Venetian Orchestra Interpreti Veneziani. The project was the brainchild of Audiophile producer Mike Valentine, engineered by Jake Jackson live from AIR Studio 1 and cut straight onto master lacquer by John Webber via our Neumann VMS80 lathe. The purpose of working this way is to produce a vinyl release as pure and unprocessed as possible, skipping the convoluted electronics of tape or hard disc recording. Also Interpreti Veneziani are very fine musicians who impart a verve and fresh perspective into this famous concerto, something worth capturing in it's rawest form. Four Seasons in one day Spring & Summer were cut onto side A and Autumn & Winter onto side B. At 20 minutes per side this was very tight as cutting long sides without the tight packing of vary-groove can be tricky. "We knew we'd have to adjust the pitch (amount of groove lines cut over a set diameter) manually, saving space where possible" John states "Mike Valentine provided a CD version of the ensemble playing Four Seasons and this was used as a guide prior to the session; helping establish possible settings. At 96% disc space used from an approximate source we knew things would be tight on the day". AIR's technical director Tim Vine-Lott provided balanced tie lines from studio one with John carrying out listening tests to ensure a good signal was getting up to the mastering room. Ray Staff was also on hand to offer wisdom and guidance prior to the session as one of the few engineers in the country who has done this before. Talkback was setup between the two rooms and John cued the studio once the cutter head was down and lead in groove cut. There is no editing or stop/start possible in this process, Vinyl records are 'normally' one complete groove from start to finish. How did it sound? Mike Valentine is a big fan of the work of Doug Sax's & Lincoln Mayorja's Sheffield Lab recordings. The vision was to produce a truly unique and vibrant classical release on vinyl. This method, although technically risky (A problem with the cut or pressing could result in total failure) is certainly purest and eliminates the multi tracking stage entirely. A few microphones (including Mike's preferred Neumann M50 Decca Tree array) and two tracks straight from Studio One's Custom Neve 8056 were all that was used apart from a passive insert box, elliptical equaliser and the lathes electronics. The sound of the test cut genuinely knocked everyone’s socks off. John says "The mids shone like I've never heard before, in fact they were quite forward so I asked Jake to back them off a bit on the console, I feel like this is what I want to hear every time from vinyl". Anyone who entered the room that day for a playback was in agreement that it sounded three dimensional and open. Certainly this is no gimmick, it's a wholly impractical and expensive way to work, but cutting straight to lacquer has an unequivocally pure but rich tonality and clarity. "With a clean, quite pressing we knew this would be great, there was excitement in the air that day" - Mike Valentine. Valve Microphones - Gefell - Akg - Flea Recording Desk - AIR Custom Neve Cutting Lathe Neumann VMS80 Pressed at RT Holland Producer - Mike Valentine Recorded at AIR London
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Post by daytona600 on Sept 27, 2014 18:08:19 GMT
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