The fantastic sounding SACD.



This is an album I remember buying on its original release and just being floored. I was a Dylan fan before this, but I never felt his music as strongly as this music before that.

This LP next.  I'm listening to LPs I've listened to once this month to compare the RCA Black Plate sound.  It is very pleasant... a bit warmer than the clear tops with nice highs but not harsh or edgy...smooth.  I may like this tube better than the Clear Top.  Mark.

Let's see what the RCA Black Plate 12AU7 does with this LP...

This LP now...everything tonight is sounding wonderful...

Listening to Ace shred ...

Lon, Ditto on the Kiss image.  I have a question.  I love Classical music though I'm rarely in the mood to listen to it.  Back when I had to read a lot of difficult material...text books and Medical Journal articles/studies, I found Classical Music to make the task easier. I have a lot on both CD and LP.  Before buying my ZP3 and RP6 TT, I listened to some of a  LP Box set of Beethoven's Late String Quartets played by the Cleveland Quartet. I also have all the Quartets on CD although I can't remember who the players are.
A month or two ago I googled these Quartets to see which were considered best.  Your selection came up in many peoples lists of favorites.  Can you tell me why you like these more than the other ones you've listened to.  I may buy a set.  Where did you buy yours.  You always get the best deals.  Thanks in advance, Mark.

Thanks Lon, I ordered a set.  For the complete quartets...8 CDs...$45 plus $3 S&H seemed like a bargain...especially if their interpretations are as good as everyone says. I remember these Quartets as being some of my favorites when I listened to Classical more.  I remember the three CD box sets I bought costing at least three times more.

I still haven't bought the Dylan or Miles Davis Mono sets.  I keep on thinking of more to add to an order.  I think I may be slipping back into my Addiction...hehe.  You have given me two foreign Amazon stores in the past.  What others do you use and do you just look at all of them for the best price?  Thanks again, Mark.

LR, over the years I've come to agree with my Dad: Beethoven rules. And I love the Quartets, so much variety, so much to hear time after time.

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I love strings in general - ordered this set as well. On Amazon it was $145 or somesuch so the Arkiv is a great deal! And none of my friends have this version. I'm sure it will sound fantastic on the ZMA.  

LR, nothing wrong with picking up the Quartets but aren't you the one who said you got bored listening to Classical Music? It may have been someone else.  I would suggest Mozart as well.  I think a good place to begin would be with large orchestral works rather than Chamber Music. Pick the most popular to start...Beethoven's 5th and 9th Symphonies; Mozart's Symphonies 39, 40 and 41 would be a good start but I really like some of Mozart's earlier smaller symphonies, they're just delightful.  Bottom line is you can't go wrong with anything these two great composers did.  As for which recording to buy, I'm useless, I can't even remember those I have.  Lon might be of help there or do as I did and read the opinions of those obsessed with this stuff, having listened to dozens of versions of each work.  Just google them.  There are lots of threads full of people who love to talk about their music...whether it be Rock, Jazz, Blues or Classical. Mark.

Ok, I'm back in the listening Cave and I'll continue to play LPs I've recently listened to, so I can evaluate the RCA Long Black Plate 12AU7.  It hasn't failed to please with all the LPs thrown at it....Comparatively warm and smooth without losing detail....great bottom, top end and great mids too.  I need to try some Ella next.  Mark.

still in the `80`s....lot of bands trying to sound new wave spacy



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlOEAjwTZTw

This is nice, The house of love`

That is such a fantastic recording, no disputing that! "Golden Lady" and "All is Fair in Love" just get me.

Right now the new lp facsimile CD reissue, a reissue done the way they should be.



I sort of wished they had remixed it just a bit, filled in some of the "hole in the middle" that is there when the flute isn't being played.

Enjoy it Mark! You don't know how much I'd love to go out. . . even to hear a polka band over a hot dog!

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Ahh ... you guys are no fun ... that album has some of the most rocking songs known in the existence of man!  Strutter, Black Diamond, Cold Gin, Firehouse, Deuce, Nothin' To Lose ... it is the quintessential KISS album and still stands/sounds fresh today.

Ace and KISS would go on to be a major influences on countless bands and the likes of Eddie Van Halen, Slash, Pearl Jam, Dime Bag Darrel (who had Ace's face tatooed on his chest) and the list goes on.

Here's something you guys may not know ... Eddie was such a fan of KISS that when he found out Ace was leaving the band he actually wanted to disband Van Halen and join KISS.  This was back in the 80's when Eddie and Dave were having major issues as well.  I've heard that his bro Alex talked Eddie out of it, but wouldn't that have been interesting?  I wonder what make-up Eddie would have chosen?

This LP of a 1973 recording...

Marky, when I read the liner notes to my CD version of "Waiting for Columbus" it got me reading more about Little feat.  Apparently during the recording of the album you listened to, Lowell George and the rest of the Band had a lot of distrust and tension....as such the writer of the comments said this album, though good, did not receive the high production care Lowell George was capable of. But anything with Lowell George is great in my opinion.

The next LP is EMIL GILELS playing BEETHOVEN SONATEN # 15 PASTORALE #13 on Deutsche Grammophon...I can't find a photo of the jacket but it is in this set on Amazon.  I'm getting my ears ready for the Complete String Quartets of Beethoven that are on their way to me. This was a sealed LP...it's beautiful. I think Emil Gilels died a few years after this recording in 1983(?) at age 69 before completing the cycle of Beethoven Sonatas, so the box set on Amazon is not complete.  Mark.

This is the album cover, but I'm listening to the version in the Mosaic Jackie McLean vinyl box set.



I have this Mosaic in both cd and vinyl versions. The vinyl smokes the cd.

Lon,  I've got a lot of single CDs of McLean but he's not a favorite.  I haven't listened in a long time but I recall his tone being very sharp...edgy...does that sound right.  I'm jealous, I have neither of the Mosaic sets...vinyl or CD.  It seems only fair that you mail one to me...hehe.

Next LP...this is sounding very good...released in 1985, this is another of the many sealed LPs waiting for their first spin.  Mark.

Mark, I bought the album when I read very good things about it. I must say it was one that had escaped me. While I was waiting for it, couple of months ago, I read another report...they were burned out...Lowell George blah blah. First time I played it wasn`t overwhelmed, kind of ok. That was a result of reading the dampening  article.
Now this is a recording of them live, maybe selected from a dozen shows.
Playing it again I enjoyed it much more, making myself rise above a preconcieved expectation. `Sailing shoes` a little slow, but different. This time round I wasn`t looking for faults and from manically thinking my amps had lost power (fatman singing in the bathtub?) I got into it.Yeah it`s all there.
At the time..the gig..christ he was a big lump, everyone (me and my regular gigging friends) just wanted that slide guitar to go on. It was a lovely, cosy atmosphere.

Always has a sweet sounding guitarist onboard

I'm back in the Listening Cave for the rest of the night.  The laptop's back in service. I previously had occasional distortion on my speakers with some frequencies...it wasn't too bothersome.  When I replaced the RSA Haley Power Conditioner with the Jaco, I moved it as far away from the ZP3 and TT as possible.  After 3 sides, I haven't heard any distortion.  Rerouting all power cords must have done the trick. The RCA Black Plate 12AU7 is back in.  I can hear a noticeable improvement with the Jaco...can it get any better?

This LP just finished...

Glad that went smoothly!

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