Thirty three and a third.

[Valentino]

These Dvorak pieces are quite charming. Andsnes' playing is his usual good. Whe works have not been recorded much, but IIRC they're (or have been) in the Supraphon catalogue with Chech players.

The Andsnes' recording is brilliant. Quite explosive at times. The usual cheating of using close and distant miking. Nice sound check for any record player if you're into that sort of thing (as I am).

[Irons]

Spinning: Ravel.



Le Tombeau de Couperin.



Concerto for Left Hand.  Alica De Larrocha with Lawrence Foster and LPO.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Spinning: Ravel.



Le Tombeau de Couperin.



Concerto for Left Hand.  Alica De Larrocha with Lawrence Foster and LPO.

Nice!  I haven't heard those particular recordings but I do appreciate Ms. de Larrocha's playing.  I've heard of Francois before but don't recall having heard any of his recordings before now.

I decided to do a bit of digging through my LPs (don't have much Ravel) and pulled out an Andre Previn one.  Alas it hit a repetitive skip on Side 2, so that will have to get a better cleaning!   

PD

[Irons]

Nice!  I haven't heard those particular recordings but I do appreciate Ms. de Larrocha's playing.  I've heard of Francois before but don't recall having heard any of his recordings before now.

I decided to do a bit of digging through my LPs (don't have much Ravel) and pulled out an Andre Previn one.  Alas it hit a repetitive skip on Side 2, so that will have to get a better cleaning!   

PD

Previn, one of my favourite conductors, unaware Ravel part of his repertoire. Had a look and he has recorded lots.

To stop a stylus in its tracks is usually a piece of crud. I examine the vinyl under a strong light and pick off the hard blob with a fingernail. Always works for me.

[Valentino]

In other news my next tonearm has boarded a flight from Spain.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Previn, one of my favourite conductors, unaware Ravel part of his repertoire. Had a look and he has recorded lots.

To stop a stylus in its tracks is usually a piece of crud. I examine the vinyl under a strong light and pick off the hard blob with a fingernail. Always works for me.

Thanks, I'll take a look at it (after some coffee).  This is the album that I own:

In other news my next tonearm has boarded a flight from Spain.

Cool.  Hope that you enjoy it!

PD

[Irons]

Thanks, I'll take a look at it (after some coffee).  This is the album that I own:


Cool.  Hope that you enjoy it!

PD

A new one on me, PD.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

A new one on me, PD.

What?!  There's an album that you haven't seen?! 

Just kidding...though have you done a recent count of how many LPs you do own? 

In any event, it was recorded in 1986 and the one that I have was pressed in Germany.  And it's off to take a spin on my Okki Nokki in a few minutes (I desperately need a break from sorting through and disposing of some old paperwork).

PD

[Irons]

What?!  There's an album that you haven't seen?! 

Just kidding...though have you done a recent count of how many LPs you do own? 

In any event, it was recorded in 1986 and the one that I have was pressed in Germany.  And it's off to take a spin on my Okki Nokki in a few minutes (I desperately need a break from sorting through and disposing of some old paperwork).

PD

I am always amazed how many records I have not seen. My wife voices a more accurate count on my shelves with too many!

[Irons]

Only one bricks and mortar source remaining for vinyl in my neck of the woods. An Oxfam media store, CDs are cheap at £2 a pop but LPs prices are steadily rising. Shocked at what  they are asking for some of my donations! Visiting yesterday I purchased the four below, particularly pleased with the rare Alwyn issue.







 

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Only one bricks and mortar source remaining for vinyl in my neck of the woods. An Oxfam media store, CDs are cheap at £2 a pop but LPs prices are steadily rising. Shocked at what  they are asking for some of my donations! Visiting yesterday I purchased the four below, particularly pleased with the rare Alwyn issue.




 

I know (re price increases)!  Well, like everyone, they have learned that vinyl is hot again--though looking at the condition of a number of LPs that I've examined at a local charity shop, the condition of many of them are not very good and/or they often have not the best selection in terms of things that I or most people would want to buy to begin with. 

PD

[Irons]

I know (re price increases)!  Well, like everyone, they have learned that vinyl is hot again--though looking at the condition of a number of LPs that I've examined at a local charity shop, the condition of many of them are not very good and/or they often have not the best selection in terms of things that I or most people would want to buy to begin with. 

PD

This particular store caters for media only i.e. books, sheet music, CDs and LPs. Handily there are a couple of easy chairs by the shop front windows. After making a selection I make myself comfortable and cast a beady eye over my protentional purchases (CDs too). I rejected due to condition DSCH 5th Symphony, Rozhdestvensky, Rite of Spring, Colin Davis and a third that escapes my memory. Not full-proof but through experience I know what to look for regarding vinyl condition.

Fuzzy pic from inside the store. As can be seen not many LPs for sale, on some occasions I leave empty-handed.     

[Pohjolas Daughter]

This particular store caters for media only i.e. books, sheet music, CDs and LPs. Handily there are a couple of easy chairs by the shop front windows. After making a selection I make myself comfortable and cast a beady eye over my protentional purchases (CDs too). I rejected due to condition DSCH 5th Symphony, Rozhdestvensky, Rite of Spring, Colin Davis and a third that escapes my memory. Not full-proof but through experience I know what to look for regarding vinyl condition.

Fuzzy pic from inside the store. As can be seen not many LPs for sale, on some occasions I leave empty-handed.     

Oh, nice!  The place that I sometimes visit (the charity shop one) has a combo of almost everything:  clothing, books, LPs, CDs, as well as kitchen items and "artwork"....  No place to sit alas.

PD

[Valentino]

^It's quite enjoyable, yes.



Actually the Denon DL-301II pictured is not quite happy, the arm is probably too heavy for it. I've put my old Audio-Technica AT-OC10 in, and it is marvellous. I put a picture with it in the System thread, which is quite fun now with the kontrapunkt between antiquated vinyl and hypermodern streaming playback.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

^It's quite enjoyable, yes.



Actually the Denon DL-301II pictured is not quite happy, the arm is probably too heavy for it. I've put my old Audio-Technica AT-OC10 in, and it is marvellous. I put a picture with it in the System thread, which is quite fun now with the kontrapunkt between antiquated vinyl and hypermodern streaming playback.

How can you tell that an arm is too heavy for a system?  Couldn't you just adjust the counterweight?

PD

[Valentino]

It's inertia, so equivalent tonearm mass. A Rega or modern SME arm is something like 11 g, this one is maybe 26 g with the headshells I have.
Balancing it is not a problem, it's the suspension that's almost bottoming out due to excessive low frequency stylus movement.
Vinyl is fun! Sold the Denon today btw.

[Spotted Horses]

Curiosity got the better of me (even though I threw out all of my LPs a decade ago) and looked up turntables on Crutchfield. They all seem to have built in pre-amps and even blue tooth output. I'm guess that would be considered heresy in this thread.

(I've already made my fantasy selection, Audio-Technica AT-LP3XBT.)

[Valentino]

Nah, but if you're not into tinkering or have some records that are unobtainium in other formats why bother with LPs? Digital almost always sounds better.

[Spotted Horses]

Nah, but if you're not into tinkering of have some records that are unobtainium in other formats why bother with LPs? Digital almost always sounds better.

I threw out one LP, unavailable on CD, that I thought I had copied to audio files, then found out that I somehow lost the audio file. I was tempted to get a turntable and buy that one record on eBay. But I just found out my new hometown has a record shop, and one of the services they offer is copying LPs to digital files. Might go for it.

[Irons]

Spinning.

Elgar: Falstaff - Symphonic Study.



For me Adrian Boult is the supreme Elgarian so it came as some surprise that I preferred Handley. Boult's Falstaff came over as a plodder where as with Handley clownish.
One area that the EMI recording scored was bass. Boult shook the floor, CFP did not.