Mmmmmmmm Vinyl

[Grainger49]

I'm listening to LP after LP this afternoon.  I'm tired, it hurts to get up but I want to listen more.

There is something that is seductive about vinyl.  I admit, having to get up to skip a song keeps me listening to the whole side.  I'm a lazy old man.  But this is seductive, it is organic, it is analog!  

I had thought of not mentioning an LP but right I'm listening to Paul Simon's Something So Right off of "Rhymin' Simon".  The music sounds like music.  It is just right.

And how do you guys feel about it?

 

[Doc B]

Yeah, it's almost as good as tape.

 

[rock4016]

Vinyl is outstanding.


Yeah, Tape is better, too bad I don't have more than about 10 reel to reel tapes.  My friend Dave has several however, so I have heard how good they can sound.
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[Grainger49]

Back in the 70s I recorded my brother on guitar (acoustic Gibson) and his buddy Dan on banjo using my brother's Nak 700 with 3 Nak mikes.  Today that is still an amazing experience hearing what that sounds like.  

I am a fan of the three mike method of recording but not the three mono (right, center, left) channel method.  Nakamichi properly labels the center mike as Blend.

Yes, a top notch RTR would have been better but my brother preferred the cassette.  He now has 6 Ampex (RTR) decks and a Technics 1500.

 

[paulw]

I'm listening to LP after LP this afternoon.  I'm tired, it hurts to get up but I want to listen more.

There is something that is seductive about vinyl.  I admit, having to get up to skip a song keeps me listening to the whole side.  I'm a lazy old man.  But this is seductive, it is organic, it is analog! 

And how do you guys feel about it?

Just sold all three of my turntables - so unable to listen to vinyl at the moment and really missing it.  It was always and will be my prime source again, as soon as my new turntable arrives.  CD is great for background music (even more so for streaming sources) however, one exception I've found to be the late 90's re-masters by Rudy Van Gelder, which I found to be wonderful and I'm slowly replacing all my tired old Blue Note LP's.

Paul

 

[jrebman]

Honestly... now with my Tranquility dac, I don't miss it nearly as much as I did.  I'm also completely fine with not having to cue up individual cuts .

Now just have to decide what to do with these 2 R2R decks here...

-- Jim

 

[booangler]

...

Now just have to decide what to do with these 2 R2R decks here...

-- Jim

Jim, you had to know that this was coming but I have a great idea of what you can do with those decks, or, at least one. I'll even pay the shipping since you are so kind to donate one to me.

My friend Craig at Audio Renaissance is a tape fan as well a live to tape recording engineer. He has been playing me some of his personal recordings of local artists, and I must admit that I am impressed. I would love to hear Tony Bennett Live at Carnegie Hall from 1962 on tape. It is a great sounding on Vinyl, and on Tape it must be all that and more. Similar to getting home and opening the new bottle of Balvenie DoubleWood to find that a bottle of PortWood was mistakenly put inside instead.

Cheers,  Alan

 

[coca]

I have over 4,000 LP's, and yes there in something right about the sound quality of the sound. I do agree with the positive comments of open reel. I must get my Revox out again, and maybe get involved in the TAPE PROJECT.

Bernie.

 

[Grainger49]

Now Bernie, you're just bragging and I'm jealous!  My collection grows but sadly I don't play many of them often.  Some haven't been on a turntable in a decade or two.  I should sell some so I can buy more that will get played.

I have over 4,000 LP's, and yes there in something right about the sound quality of the sound. I do agree with the positive comments of open reel. I must get my Revox out again, and maybe get involved in the TAPE PROJECT.

Bernie.

 

[iain42]

Ever since I scored a 301 I have been buying tons of vinyl and listening to music more than ever. That says it all in my book. Tape is nice but I only find silk strings and the like. The good titles are $$$$. I use my rtr to record records to tape for my girlfriend so she can listen while she works. She likes it allot.

Keep spin'n!

 

[booangler]

Had my first listen to a SOTA Comet, equipped with a REGA 301 and a Ortofon MC-3 Turbo. What can I say... Totally blown away, this from the entry level table in the SOTA lineup. Short set only about 4 numbers, but WOW. Sunday, I am going to take some of my LP's over for a much longer listen. I can not wait.

Cheers, Alan

 

[balancedtriode]

personaly i enjoy vinyl more that tape we have about 4,000 records in the house from origanol pressings to new audiophile pressings i just love it i listen to my vinyl on a thorens td-124 eb with a SME 3009 ver 2 imp tone arm Totaly rewired through a dynaco pas-2 modded by me, a crown DC 300 Rebuilt by me, with a switch the can swich over to 2 dynaco MKIII`s totaly redone  i have some tape not as much as id like though i use a prototype DBX expander with a crown reel to reel analog is the way 2 go!!
(yard sale/thrift store finds FTW!!!!!)
EDIT: Forgot my audio tecnica cartrige and my rebuilt Ar3a`s

 

[jrebman]

Hey Allen,

It's been several months without a sinle bite on either of the two amps I'm trying to sell, so in order to put some good audio kharma out there, I'll grant your wish.  You can have my Teac A-6010 if you pay the packing and shipping.  I have manuals, a replacement bulb  for the one that is broken in one of the VU meters, and maybe some other parts, reels, etc.  This one also has head-level outs on the back which should make it suitable for use with a seduction or eros tape preamp.  Needs a tune-up, a lube job, cleaning, etc., but worked decently the last time I used it a couple years ago.  email me and we can work out the details.

I also checked out Audio Renaissance and I hae a vague memory of where that might be, being a former RIT stdent.

-- Jim

 

[booangler]

Hey Allen,
...  I'll grant your wish.  You can have my Teac A-6010 if you pay the packing and shipping.  I have manuals, a replacement bulb  for the one that is broken in one of the VU meters, and maybe some other parts, reels, etc...

I also checked out Audio Renaissance and I hae a vague memory of where that might be, being a former RIT stdent.

-- Jim

Jim, I don't know what to say! My response was just sent out as the usual Forum joke. But I will happily stand be my statement.

Thank you very much. Your generosity is overwhelming. PM to follow in order to discuss details.

Cheers, Alan

 

[jrebman]

Alan,

No problem, just drop me a line when you're ready.

Thanks,

Jim

 

[booangler]

Jim,

I just confirmed that I will be in Colorado, sometime on the 9th of July. I am thinking a pickup might be in order.

Alan

PS Thanks again...

 

[DRCope]

Back in the early 'aughts' ('02-'04), just as SACD was being touted as the latest greatest format, I had a small retail shop. I didn't sell SACD players, but there was sufficient interest to get me to go buy one to be able to do comparos. People buying into conventional wisdom expected SACD to sound best, followed by CD trailed badly by vinyl. Man were they shocked when, in informally blind comparos, SACD came in dead last, CD in the middle and vinyl waaaay ahead.

I didn't have my Otari 5050 at that point, but from what I've heard since, including a visit from Charlie King and his Stellavox at the last VSAC, reel-to-reel is the Killer Diller, but I haven't quite made it to the commitment level to upgrade the beast, create bullet-proof packaging and ship it to audio shows. I'm really tempted, though.

 

[jrebman]

Anybody heard from Alan??

Alan, I sent you a PM on the 7th or 8th with my address and phone number -- did it not get to you?

Can I assume that you don't want the deck?

Confused,

Jim

 

[Grainger49]

I received 2 Bluegrass LPs this week.  The first one is The Tony Rice Unit, "Acoustics."  The second is David Grisman "Acousticity."  BTW, they were $5 and $6 delivered.

I'm playing "Acoustics" right now and it is amazing.  Almost as good as The Tony Rice Unit "Unit Of Measure" which I wish were on Vinyl. 

I do wish I could get into RTR and the tape project but the outlay would be prohibitive to me and my wife.  She makes the lion's share of the income.

 

[Maxwell_E]

I keep looking for a copy of "Uncommon Ritual". Edgar Meyer, Bela Fleck, and Mike Marshall. My favorite out of all the Appalachian collection.