Who plays vinyl records here? What have you bought lately? (1 Viewer)

[Lee Scoggins]

I just bought some Led Zeppelin records from Classic from a friend-sealed.

 

[Brian L]

Great stuff Lee.

I highly recommend giving III a spin. It is not said to be one of their best in terms on sound quality, but the 200g Classic does magic things on my table. I would also give a nod to "Presence", an under-appreciated gem.

I have I, II, III, IV, HotH, PG, and Presence. I am not planning to get the rest, but am exceedingly happy with the titles I own.

A word about II....by far my favorite Zep title, but not the last word in sonics. When this LP was tracked, you get the impression that the vU meters spent a LOT of time in the read.....lots of sweet sounding analog distortion, IMHO. every version of this LP tends to have that sound, and to me, it is what makes LZ II sound like LZ II.

Brian

 

[Lee Scoggins]

My recent haul:

Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges, Side By Side, Classic Records
Talking Heads, Little Creatures, great condition
CSN&Y, Deja Vu, Tunes approved pressing
Eagles, Hotel California, Masterdisk
Miles Davis and The Modern Jazz Giants, RTI
Cars, Candy-O, one of my favorite covers
Dire Straits, Love Over Gold, Masterdisk

 

[Michael Harris]

Since we are talking about vinyl, can someone tell me what is available to clean LPs? I still have my Discwasher brush but ran out of fluid years ago. What can I use now? I want to transfer my LPs to CD but some of them are in serious need of cleaning.

Thanks.

 

[Philip Hamm]

You can order the "D4" fluid for your Discwasher online quite easily. That's what I use and it seems to work perfectly.

 

[Michael Harris]

Why yes I can. Thanks!

 

[TonyD]

so in addition to this...
http://www.amazon.com/RCA-Discwasher...&s=electronics

what do you wipe the disc with

 

[Lee Scoggins]

A more expensive but better option are record cleaning machines by Nitty Gritty, VPI and ClearAudio. They use vacuums to siphon cleaning solutions out of the grooves for a pristine cleaning. I will eventually get a VPI 16.5 I think.

 

[TonyD]

nitty gritty
http://www.nittygrittyinc.com/
nice but cant spend $400 or more for one of these.


vpi
http://www.vpiindustries.com/

couldnt find one for clear audio

 

[Lee Scoggins]

A good friend lent me a PH3SE from Audio Research for an inhome audition. i cued up Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants. Incredible!

This is an RTI pressing on 180gram. Highly recommended.

 

[Shane Harg]

I just picked up a nice Japanese pressing of Pink Floyd The Wall. I've been on the lookout for a good mint-condition copy of that for several years, since I did the unthinkable back in '88 and sold a brand-new-only-been-played-once Japanese pressing of that one, among other Pink Floyd collectibles, in order to finance a motorcycle.

 

[Lee Scoggins]

Dire Straits, Making Movies
Paul McCartney, McCartney II with 45 sized 33 of Live Glasgow Coming Up