Pretenders – 'The Isle Of View'
Label: Warner Bros. Records – 9 46085-2
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: Oct 1995
Genre: Rock
Style: Blues Rock, Acoustic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Isle_of_View
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Pretenders – 'The Isle Of View'
Label: Warner Bros. Records – 9 46085-2
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: Oct 1995
Genre: Rock
Style: Blues Rock, Acoustic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Isle_of_View
Charity shop purchase: 20p
Barry
MY FAVOURITE PRETENDERS ALBUM....................... WELL GOOD !!!!
It isn't necessarily about doing things right, its also about doing the right thing !!!!!
ITS A LONG WAY TO THE TOP........................ WHEN YA WANNA ROCK N ROLL !!!
Pioneer SA-9800, SG-9800, TX-9800, P-D70, PD-7500, TX-D1000, PL-12D, HPM-60, REL Quake.
Mission Cyrus II + PSX Transformer. Marantz CD-52 MkII Sp Edtn. Sony Mini-Disc MDS-JE530. Thorens TD-166MkII.
Nakamichi Cassette Deck 2. Linn Index II + Ku-Stone Stands. REL Strata. Linn Interconnects throughout and Chord Flat Strand speaker cable.
Raspberry Pi / AUDIOPHONICS I-Sabre DAC ES9023 TCXO Streamer.
LG DR 4912 makes a decent stand alone CDP
The Prodigy - Invaders Must Die - 2009
Pre & Power
Technics SUC 909U & Technics SE A909S
Turntable
Thorens TD 125 MK1 , SME 3009 S2 Non Improved , Shure V15 II , SME 2000 Plinth
CD Transport & DAC & PSU
Marantz 6005 , Beresford Caiman , Paul Hynes SR4
Loudspeakers
Tannoy 615 MK2
Joy Division – Closer
Label: Factory – FACT∙XXV, Factory – FACT. 25, Factory – FACT·XXV·MMXX
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo, Clear [Crystal Clear], 180 Gram
Listening is the act of aural discrimination and dissemination of sound, and accepting you get it wrong sometimes.
Analog Inputs: Pro-Ject Signature 10 TT & arm, Benz Micro LP-S, Michel Cusis MC, Goldring 2500 and Ortofon Rondo Blue cartridges, Hitachi FT5500 mk2 Tuner
Digital:- Marantz SA-KI Pearl CD player, RaspberryPi/HifiBerry Digi+ Pro, Buffalo NAS Drive
Amplification:- AudioValve Sunilda phono stage, Krell KSP-7B pre-amp, Krell KSA-80 power amp
Output: Wilson Benesch Vector speakers, KLH Ultimate One Headphones
Cables: Tellurium Q Ultra Black II RCA & Chord Epic 2 RCA, various speaker leads, & links
I think I am nearing audio nirvana, but don’t tell anyone.
Japan – Obscure Alternatives
Label: Fame – FA 4130981, Ariola Hansa – FA 41 3098 1
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Country: UK
Released: Apr 1984
Listening is the act of aural discrimination and dissemination of sound, and accepting you get it wrong sometimes.
Analog Inputs: Pro-Ject Signature 10 TT & arm, Benz Micro LP-S, Michel Cusis MC, Goldring 2500 and Ortofon Rondo Blue cartridges, Hitachi FT5500 mk2 Tuner
Digital:- Marantz SA-KI Pearl CD player, RaspberryPi/HifiBerry Digi+ Pro, Buffalo NAS Drive
Amplification:- AudioValve Sunilda phono stage, Krell KSP-7B pre-amp, Krell KSA-80 power amp
Output: Wilson Benesch Vector speakers, KLH Ultimate One Headphones
Cables: Tellurium Q Ultra Black II RCA & Chord Epic 2 RCA, various speaker leads, & links
I think I am nearing audio nirvana, but don’t tell anyone.
About as up-to-date as my collection goes, I think I've only played it once in ten years. Thought I'd give it another go. Early signs aren't promising, but I'll persevere, as the CD player is all the way over there.
I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in
T/T: Inspire Monarch, X200 tonearm, Ortofon Quintet Blue. Phono: Project Tube Box CD: Marantz CD6006 (UK Edition); Amp: Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated.
Speakers: Zu Omen Def, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables
T'other system:
Echo Dot, Amptastic Mini One,Arcam A75 integrated, Celestion 5's, BK XLS-200 DF
A/V:
LG 55" OLED, Panasonic Blu Ray, Sony a/v amp, MA Radius speakers, REL Storm sub
Forget the past, it's gone. And don't worry about the future, it doesn't exist. There is only NOW.
KICKSTARTER: ENABLING SCAMMERS SINCE 2009
Jimmy Page, Robert Plant – 'No Quarter: Jimmy Page & Robert Plant Unledded'
Label: Fontana – 526 362-2
Format: CD, Album
Country: Europe
Released: November 1994
Genre: Rock, Blues
Style: Electric Blues, Acoustic, Classic Rock
Barry