What vinyl are you listening to?

[DIB]

Both my new acquisitions arrived this morning with the postie..

£9.99 from Amazon.

Far superior to his last two studio efforts IMO

hooked up to..

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[Jason36]

Both my new acquisitions arrived this morning with the postie..

£9.99 from Amazon.

Far superior to his last two studio efforts IMO

hooked up to..

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Haha so you won the X-LPS Phono Stage on Ebay the other day.....I'm partly glad I didnt bid on it now then The gentleman I am and all that. How's it sound and what was wrong with the new one you just bought??

 

[DIB]

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Haha so you won the X-LPS Phono Stage on Ebay the other day.....I'm partly glad I didnt bid on it now then The gentleman I am and all that. How's it sound and what was wrong with the new one you just bought??

Yes. Sorry about that!

Nothing particularly wrong with my cheap JEC TC-760LC phono amp, when I bought the M-CR603 I needed a phonostage and bought it on a whim from Beresfords having owned their DAC's in the past. The JEC has a gain control and to get decent output into the 603 you needed to turn up it up to the max and then turn up the 603 as well. Also, after a short while I realised I wasn't getting the full potential out of my deck, and it didn't sound as good as when I had it hooked up to my Marantz PM8003 amp. I wanted a decent phono amp but didn't want to spend a disproportionate amount on one. A new or even newish 2nd handDynavector or Trichord would have cost me nearly as much as the M-CR603 so plumped for a cheaper, well regarded 2nd hand amp instead, hence the MF X-LPS. Cost me £75.00 and on first hearing seems a real bargain. I'm getting (or seems!) a good deal more detail and punch compared to the JEC. Also, it's in immaculate condition and was extremely well packed by the seller. Looks good too in a quirky sort of way. Can't see me changing this one too soon.

As I've mentioned before I reckon the cartridge will be the next thing once I've worn out the 2M Blue. It's a damn fine cartidge the 2M Blue, I'm not sure what would beat it a similar price range. How's your Goldring 1042 doing? I wonder how the two compare?

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[Jason36]

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Haha so you won the X-LPS Phono Stage on Ebay the other day.....I'm partly glad I didnt bid on it now then The gentleman I am and all that. How's it sound and what was wrong with the new one you just bought??

Yes. Sorry about that!

Nothing particularly wrong with my cheap JEC TC-760LC phono amp, when I bought the M-CR603 I needed a phonostage and bought it on a whim from Beresfords having owned their DAC's in the past. The JEC has a gain control and to get decent output into the 603 you needed to turn up it up to the max and then turn up the 603 as well. Also, after a short while I realised I wasn't getting the full potential out of my deck, and it didn't sound as good as when I had it hooked up to my Marantz PM8003 amp. I wanted a decent phono amp but didn't want to spend a disproportionate amount on one. A new or even newish 2nd handDynavector or Trichord would have cost me nearly as much as the M-CR603 so plumped for a cheaper, well regarded 2nd hand amp instead, hence the MF X-LPS. Cost me £75.00 and on first hearing seems a real bargain. I'm getting (or seems!) a good deal more detail and punch compared to the JEC. Also, it's in immaculate condition and was extremely well packed by the seller. Looks good too in a quirky sort of way. Can't see me changing this one too soon.

As I've mentioned before I reckon the cartridge will be the next thing once I've worn out the 2M Blue. It's a damn fine cartidge the 2M Blue, I'm not sure what would beat it a similar price range. How's your Goldring 1042 doing? I wonder how the two compare?

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That sounds like a bargain then mate for a well regarded phono stage.....as I said before I'm happy with my Goldring PA-1 amp but do keep wondering what improvements would or could be had by spending some money on a second hand mid range phono amp.

As for the 1042 cartridge...it's brilliant mate and I am well chuffed with it. It sounds so much better than the Elys2 cartridge a lot more revealing. I'm getting a strong solid all round sound and it goes well with the Planar 3 and RB300 arm. Lows are solid and strong but not overpowering and the mids are amazing. Female vocals sound submlime with the 1042.

It was pricey at £200.00 but personally I would say worth every penny. If you get the chance to have a listen to one I would definately say it would be a step up from your 2M Blue.

 

[DIB]

I saw these a couple of times back in the 70's. Top band Be Bop Deluxe.

I was reading on another forum about main man Bill Nelson and how he'd been totally ripped off by EMI during this, his most profitable (or should have been) period. A very sad tale actually, on a par with Badfinger (if you ever get a chance read up on that particularly band, I don't think it's a coincidence that two of them committed suicide

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[shropshire lad]

I saw these a couple of times back in the 70's. Top band Be Bop Deluxe.

I was reading on another forum about main man Bill Nelson and how he'd been totally ripped off by EMI during this, his most profitable (or should have been) period. A very sad tale actually, on a par with Badfinger (if you ever get a chance read up on that particularly band, I don't think it's a coincidence that two of them committed suicide

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DIB ,

This is the only Be Bop Deluxe album I have so I'll give it a spin later .

I did not really know much about Badfinger , but I heard a program on the radio ( can't remember which station ) several months ago . It was very moving . I get the impression that it was the actions of their manager that was at root of Pete Ham and Tom Evans committing suicide .

On a lighter note , had a bit of a mid Seventies night last night with Led Zepplin's Physical Graffiti and Yes's Relayer on the turntable . With a spot of Can's Monster Movie to finish off .

Nick

 

[Jason36]

 

[Jason36]

Alice in Chains' Self Titled Album

 

[DIB]

Dusted down another oldie...

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[DIB]

A classic...

Do you think they liked The Doors?

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[mitch65]

Ooooh! Thanks Postie!

Really nicely presented gatefold lp - this is why I buy vinyl... :bigsmile:

 

[DIB]

A classic...

Do you think they liked The Doors?

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On it's second spin today. Marvellous stuff.

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[DIB]

Another fantastic debut album..

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[shropshire lad]

Another fantastic debut album..

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I agree . The next two get played regularly as well . I lost track of them after that .

Nick

 

[DIB]

Had a wander into town today, another record fair! Only a quid in today, only because there weren't many stalls today.

However, it was worth it. Picked up 7 for £20 so just less than £3 per LP.

Cleaned them up with the Knosti and currently playing the first one out of the bag...

Nils by Nils Lofgren - 1979

A very under-rated artist IMO.

Not a pop or jump to be heard so that's a good omen hopefully for the rest of the albums.

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[DIB]

Started with this album from the 80's..

Some great songs.

and now I'm listening to this one..

FIeetwood Mac - Tusk

I've never heard this before. It's a bit of an oddity on first listen. Quite disjointed, but having read a bit about it that's not surprising. It's normally albums like this that I grow to like a lot. We'll see.

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[mitch65]

Started with this album from the 80's..

Some great songs.

and now I'm listening to this one..

FIeetwood Mac - Tusk

I've never heard this before. It's a bit of an oddity on first listen. Quite disjointed, but having read a bit about it that's not surprising. It's normally albums like this that I grow to like a lot. We'll see.

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Bretty gave me a copy of Tusk and it's just plain strange! You might be right though, maybe a grower

 

[DIB]

I finished last night with two more acquisitions from the fair. Both featuring some magnificent guitar playing, though in different styles..

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[Lost Angeles]

and now I'm listening to this one..

FIeetwood Mac - Tusk

I've never heard this before. It's a bit of an oddity on first listen. Quite disjointed, but having read a bit about it that's not surprising. It's normally albums like this that I grow to like a lot. We'll see.

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Bretty gave me a copy of Tusk and it's just plain strange! You might be right though, maybe a grower

It's never grown on me in the twenty several years since I bought it.

 

[Joe10155]

(Very Guilty)

 

[bretty]

Paramore - Brand New Eyes

Deftones - White Pony

A Perfect Circle - Mer De Noms

 

[DIB]

Hey Bretty, welcome back young man.

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[DIB]

I've been through my LP's and I've got about 10 or so of the same album twice, and in the case of one LP, three times! These are LP's that a mate gave me a few years ago but I've decided to clean them up, play them to check they play OK and then sell them on.

This was the first one...

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[bretty]

Hey Bretty, welcome back young man.

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Cheers, buddy

 

[mitch65]

Hey Bretty, welcome back young man.

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Cheers, buddy

Just couldn't stay away matey