Vinyl

Edited by smartpatrol - February 25 2014 at 16:54

Tom Ozric wrote: ^ - Yep, country bumpkin toons are not cool. Not only are they bland, but worse........

got myself Mogwai's Rave Tapes with my brother :D

^ Nice, solunds like a great store. One store I go to the owner loves country twang and is always playing some old drunk sounding country bumpkin strumming his 6 string........My God those vocals just drive me up the wall!! Last week I had to leave I could not relax and flip thru bins.

^ Good looking start for sure!! I have not had luck finding H to He, those VdGG are underground albums around these parts and do not show up much, when they do they get swiped up pretty quick.

bloodnarfer wrote: Since I am just getting started in vinyl... I decided to buy an entry-level turn table from a little company called U-turn. They began from kickstarter with the goal of "An all-analog turntable for today's vinyl listener. High-performance playback, attainably priced." and  "cutting the cost of high performance playback in half."  They manufacture all their tables by hand.  The quality is supposedly unbeatable for the price, the only problem is they are so popular at the moment, there is a two month wait list before it arrives.  I don't know if you guys have heard of them before?  I'm not sure if it was wise to get one rather than putting up the money for a mid-level table.  Reviews so far have been good though, excited to get it near the end of March! http://uturnaudio.com/turntable-store/orbit-plus-turntable

progbethyname wrote: Right on Jose. Right on. Lastly. What's the vinyl album of 2013 for you? What really knocked you out sound wise?

Edited by Catcher10 - February 04 2014 at 21:59

Showed up in the mailbox today!! Another homerun by Madfish label......immaculate analog pressing. I am not sure if there is anyone better with vocals on vinyl, at least in my collection, than H.

Catcher10 wrote: For those that have an original Charisma pressing know that this album was not a good mix, it is veiled, muddy and mostly without life.   These Rhino remix/remasters are amazing. The veil has been lifted and the glorious music that is Genesis is even more evident. These are also half-speed remasters and are well known for their sound quality on most forums, I have Foxtrot, SEBtP and Nursery Cryme as these Rhino remix/remasters, all of which are excellent. Eventually I will get The Lamb and Trespass.....   More Fool Me is a real standout on this album as well as Dancing w/Moonlit Night and the brilliant Firth of Fifth...basically the whole album   Genesis was brilliance....and on vinyl its even that much better, for me at least

Truly awesome Jose!!! So glad you got the latest remaster pressings. God, it makes a world of difference.
Also, I listened to selling England today as well in honor of my latest gift from my dear brother of mine where by I got an amazing Portable DAC/AMP player!!! I just love it!! I received the FIIO ALPEN E 17 model and its given me a nice taste of the vinyl/Analog sound world. I really appreciate the difference and there certainly are a few sound wise. ;)
Bass and dynamics are far different than a digital feed. It's a pretty good DAC player and the AMP gets fairly warm.
I will say that between the Digital and Analog sound differences, that one really isn't definitively better than the other...they are just different and it comes down to what you really like when pumping out the jams. ;)
So far, what I can say is that Analog conversion offers a bit more of an authentic sound but the dynamics I feel digital signal is far superior. This was of course tested very well today with my HD 800's. great experience.
Listened to some great classics today and The Analog warmth with Selling England By The Pound was the highlight of my day. :)

Prog on!

For those that have an original Charisma pressing know that this album was not a good mix, it is veiled, muddy and mostly without life.