Recent content by ProgRockVinyl

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    Floorstanders to pair well with Rega Brio

    Been a long time since I posted on here. Got some catching up to do. Currently running some Q acoustics 2020i with my Onkyo A-9010 and a Rega planar P1 (upgraded acrylic platter and audio techinca VM95ml cartridge). Occasionally I stream Spotify through an old chromecast audio, but usually just...
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    upgrade from a Rotel RA-01

    so recently i've made some upgrades to my system, mainly a new turntable and speakers/stands and new interconnects. my next puzzle piece is to upgrade my rotel. in the 10+ years i've owned it, it's never let me down. it's surrived my late partner spilling coffee into it! and i've grown that...
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    What vinyl are you listening to?

    got up early, made a pot of coffee and stuck springsteen's darkness on the edge of town on. now i know why i care so little about my TV setup.
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    Anybody been Record Shopping today?

    it was a free gift with my purchases, they got offended when i tried to give it back, honest ;)
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    What vinyl are you listening to?

    Genesis: Abacab. currently own two copies, there's four different colours of the album cover, just searching for the other two colours now.
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    Anybody been Record Shopping today?

    so went a little crazy today. there's a great little independent record store near me, has great range of new and used vinyl. there grading system is good too, i never tend to buy anything less than very good/excellent anyway. all are orginal pressings/Excellent condition unless stated. Led...
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    Anybody been Record Shopping today?

    could say your a sucker for it ;)
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    do you get the grin/smile factor?

    i'm hoping, given your avatar you've given some crimson a spin. epiptaph reduced me to tears when i first heard it on vinyl.
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    Anybody been Record Shopping today?

    what fluid do you use in your knosti? i have a spin clean which is kinda similar. the replacement cleaner is well spendy for it.
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    record clamp use?

    i've often wondered about a clamp/puck when playing some of the lighter weight vinyl pressings to give it a bit more rigidness.
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    do you get the grin/smile factor?

    haha thought rush might not be everyone cup of tea. in general with anything i've been playing recently, i just grin with delight. joan armatrading's self titled album, that nearly made me weep with joy.
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    LP inner sleeves

    i brought some nagaoka 102 clones from amazon, think they were 12.99 for 50. so far they've been great, anything new to the collection gets spin cleaned then re-sleeved. went the whole hog and got outer sleeves for everything too.
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    do you get the grin/smile factor?

    just dropped the needle on rush's 2112. not listened to it since i upgraded my system a couple of months ago. i'm just grinning from side to side because it sounds so good. anyone else get like that?
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    What vinyl are you listening to?

    Rush: 2112 that a fresh beer and sneeky pizza = sunday night
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    Anybody been Record Shopping today?

    think rumours is pretty much a must have for any collection. managed to get a copy of Kate bush's hounds of love today. mint condtion. plus my mate suprised me with a copy of elvis costello's almost blue.