Very true. Don't skimp on the vinyl
Very true. Don't skimp on the vinyl
Regards,
Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse
I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work.... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
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Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?
“Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".
“You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”
"You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”
“There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”
***SMILE, BE HAPPY***
Received the half-speed Abbey Rd of "Here Come The Warm Jets" this week.
Played the original to death since it came out, but the difference between that and this newer version is remarkable. One of those "So you think you know every wrinkle and nuance of this album? Think again..." moments.
Recommended.
Got my hands on Herbie Hancock's "Head Hunters" 2 x 45 rpm reissue last month, too...another belter.
Visited a mate on Wednesday who has moved his horns out and using his 57's with hypex power amps and very nice project pre/phonostage. I took a couple of half speed mastered albums, dire straits first album and supertramp crime of the century. He hadn't heard any half speed mastered vinyl before and was impressed to the point he is now looking for some.
Bakoon 13r Denon DP80 Stax UA-70 Shure Ultra 500 in a Martin Bastin body with jico stylus, project ds2 digital Rullit aero 8 field coils in tqwt speakers
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Garage system another Sony receiver, cassette deck
System components are subject to change without warning and at the discretion of the owner.
Moi aussi. Agree some Oxfam branches are hugely overpriced (well certainly mine in Chelmsford is: automatic £15 price tag on any Decca SXL regardless of vinyl condition, and most CDs are priced at £4), but several Oxfam branches elsewhere (including London) are more sensibly priced.
I once spoke to the person who prices up the wares in my local Oxfam, who told me they used ebay as a guide. I suggested that was not the best way of assessing value, but didn't push it as I had just picked up a boxed set on EMI of Beethoven string quartets in excellent condition that had just been recently priced by him and I didn't want him to change his mind!
Barry
Location: East Riding of Yorkshire these days
Posts: 4,779
I'm Shaun.
I have a Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab half speed of Steelye Span's All Around My Hat that like the rest of my vinyl is up for disposal and the sound quality is bloody astonishing. Only been played into double figures, owned from new and on some weird translucent vinyl. If this is how half speed sounds generally then I'm all for it, well I would be but I'm moving away from vinyl replay.
Regards,
Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse
I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work.... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -
Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?
“Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".
“You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”
"You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”
“There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”
***SMILE, BE HAPPY***
Location: Fife
Posts: 263
I'm Simon.
I have a half speed Crime of the Century bought more than 30 years ago. Remember it as being stunning on my modest system. Saw them live four times. The first being in the local Community Centre where they near caused a riot as they had a sax player and the 'locals' thought this was jazz (how they knew about jazz escapes me).
Pulled it out not long ago, listened to a few tracks and thought, my taste has changed in 30 odd years and stuck it back in it's sleeve.
Also a half speed of Avalon, as above, lovely then but not my taste now.
May try the Solid Air as my copy is threadbare and he was a huge influence on my taste in music.
Also have a couple of what were very expensive classicals at the time, can't recall the label but they sounded sublime and probably still would if I could find them:-)
Luxurious covers and if I recall near 30 quid 30 odd years ago, must dig them out. One was Wagner as it got played to death after watching Apocalypse Now Think they were direct cuts as opposed to half speed masters.
Fortunately we are all different, John Martyn doesn't do it for me but supertramp still does
Bakoon 13r Denon DP80 Stax UA-70 Shure Ultra 500 in a Martin Bastin body with jico stylus, project ds2 digital Rullit aero 8 field coils in tqwt speakers
Office system, DIY CSS fullrange speakers with aurum cantus G2 ribbons yulong dac Sony STR6055 receiver Jvc QL-A51 direct drive turntable, Leema sub. JVC Z4S cart is in the house
Garage system another Sony receiver, cassette deck
System components are subject to change without warning and at the discretion of the owner.
I own about 20 half speed mastered LP’s which I bought in the early 80’s, these come to mind, Supertramp “ Crime of the Century “, Dire Straits 1st album, Carole King “Tapestry “, Beatles “ Abbey Road “, Pink Floyd “ Dark side of the moon “ to name a few and a few dozen Japanese pressings. I find the half speed are just different mainly surface noise is a lot lower.
Regards,
Martin