Cruisin' the Grooves

Pete Askew

Pete Askew

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The suspension on my 3 year old cartridge (Dynavector XX2 Mk II) collapsed just before Xmas and so on Tuesday I headed down to Phonography in Winchester to sort out a replacement. After auditioning a Linn Kandid and a Dynavector XV-1s they mounted the latter on my deck to try. They didn't get to take it off! Stunning. Here is it is revealing things in Graceland that I'd never heard before.

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Sony RX100. PP in LR / Nik ColorFX Pro 4.

http://www.winchesterhifi.co.uk
 
Pete, do you hear things in the vinyl that you don't hear in a digital version? (I mean, other then the snap crackle and pop.;))
 
Yeah, a pizza - you just didn't recognise it, Rob as it isn't deep fried! ;)

I do indeed, Brian and my CD player DAC is no slouch. As for the snap, crackle and pop, on a cleaned record and a good turntable / cartridge combination you often get none at all. I also enjoy the ritual of playing an album. I never listen to music on the go, as it were, and the a streaming system doesn't appeal, despite the convenience / accessibility. I have looked at such systems and listened to a few but always drift back to LP and CD.
 
Well, I'm an LP listener too. My system isn't first-rate, but it's pretty good: Arcam Alpha 9 amp, a Project turntable and floor-standing Tannoy speakers, with very thick connecting wires. I don't mind the odd bit of snap, crackle and pop, but most new LPs are silent in that regard. I try to get 80gms vinyl if available. I love the ritual of taking the LP out of the sleeve, and putting the arm over. I do hear a difference. My least-favourite format is CD, then LP, then 78rpm - I have an old player. Some of those thick 78s sound amazing. Luckily there is a specialist shop just twenty minutes away, it sells players and records, most of which are only 50 pence or a pound.
 
78's are amazing!! I done a set in a rock 'n' roll club in Inverness totally on 78! the punters couldn't believe it
 
Nice one Pete. It was a revelation for me when I bit the bullet and and bought an expensive MC cartridge. I realised that to some extent you are paying more for a smaller diamond stylus. It seems odd until you realise the work that must go into cutting those things. Although possible it was a bit wasted on that Dinosaur Jr album I bought. It wasn't the last word on fidelity.
 
Great image Pete...very jealous here...my Revolver deck was fitted with a Linn arm and it was awesome through my Cairn Aria amp and home made horns...

Stripped it all back for a few years, but steadily rebuilding...another pair of Rear Loaded Horns and tube amp is the project for this year...:)
 
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