What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[porcy62]

23 minutes ago, sidewinder said:

Naturally ! 

One of the few good things about this lockdown, apart from more time for gardening, is time for adjustments to the hi fi set up. Just re-routed Naim NACA5 speaker cable so more distance from other cables, less mutual inductance and well away from the TV. Blow me down - seems to have improved the soundstage. 

Unfortunately I have a jungle of interconnects power chords and speakers cables and not enough space on the back side on the system for bringing some order. It’s a problem even for cleaning.

[clifford_thornton]

2 minutes ago, porcy62 said:

Unfortunately I have a jungle of interconnects power chords and speakers cables and not enough space on the back side on the system for bringing some order. It’s a problem even for cleaning.

Yeah, you all do NOT want to see my spaghetti mass.

[porcy62]

Just now, clifford_thornton said:

Yeah, you all do NOT want to see my spaghetti mass.

Sometime I dream the old times when I had a turntable, an integrated amp and a couple of small speakers.  I am a zen guy that love the empty space and empty home.

[sidewinder]

4 minutes ago, porcy62 said:

Unfortunately I have a jungle of interconnects power chords and speakers cables and not enough space on the back side on the system for bringing some order. It’s a problem even for cleaning.

I end up having to separate the cable from the carpet using plumber’s foam sections and then route it carefully. Not easy when this Naim stuff is pretty inflexible. Surprising what difference it makes though (he says in hushed voice, not wanting to provoke another sonics snake-oil thread ).

[porcy62]

1 minute ago, sidewinder said:

I end up having to separate the cable from the carpet using plumber’s foam sections and then route it carefully. Not easy when this Naim stuff is pretty inflexible. Surprising what difference it makes though (he says in hushed voice, not wanting to provoke another sonics snake-oil thread ).

I hate inflexibile cables. Had some of them at times I quickly changed with more handy stuff.

Now listen to this, pretty good sounding LT series' record IMO.

[sidewinder]

Just now, porcy62 said:

I hate inflexibile cables. Had some of them at times I quickly changed with more handy stuff.

Ironically, I currently have an alternate cable on order to try out from a small and very good UK specialist, nice and flexible and superior (reputedly) to the Naim but with very similar physical spec. Should arrive next week, at which stage I will lock down in lockdown for a long listening session. 

[porcy62]

On cables and cartridges I am a japanese cult follower

[sidewinder]

Just now, porcy62 said:

On cables and cartridges I am a japanese cult follower

Never used their cables but cartridges yes - Dynavector.

[porcy62]

in my direct experience of Japanese hi-fi I think  they are looking for a relaxed and correct tone with no wow factor on bass or high definition. Love their stuff.

[sidewinder]

UK Mercury

[porcy62]

4 minutes ago, sidewinder said:

UK Mercury

Nice cover

[sidewinder]

1 minute ago, porcy62 said:

Nice cover

Yes, I agree, I think I bought this one off JohnS, many years ago, when he was an eBay seller. Very nice sounding LP.

[BillF]

2 hours ago, sidewinder said:

UK Mercury

A very "in" record in about 1964 when I was a student at Leeds University.

[Chuck Nessa]

[jazzcorner]

15 hours ago, chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez said:

 

ok im doing the japan for japan polydor cd but its more commonly known as a vinyl record and im not starting a new thread for it, but its a good one!

My fav guitar player + the great Eddie Costa with his percussive piano.

[kh1958]

Riverside History of Classic Jazz, volume 5/6, Boogie Woogie/South Side Chicago (Riverside) 

Cannonball Adderley, African Waltz (Riverside)

Ira Sullivan, Peace (Galaxy)

 

Dixieland at Jazz, Ltd. with Sidney Bechet (Atlantic)

Gerald Wilson, Portraits (Pacific Jazz)

 

That Ira Sullivan Galaxy LP Peace, with Joe Diorio and Billy Higgins, which I cannot find has been released on CD, is a rather good one.

[kh1958]

George Wettling  and His Windy City Seven (Stere-O-Craft)

[jazzcorner]

[kh1958]

Seu Jorge and Roge (Night Dreamer). Fabulous recording of contemporary acoustic Brazilian music, recorded direct to disc.             

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Gerry Mulligan - The Emarcy Sextet Sessions (Mosaic). LP #1 which is "Presenting The Gerry Mulligan Sextet".

Edited April 29, 2020 by bresna

[Kevin Bresnahan]

Jorma Kaukonen with Tom Hobson - Quah (Grunt). I got the limited edition (500) yellow/red split vinyl. Jorma played at the Shalin Liu performing arts center a few years back, so I got him to sign my LP. This record is much better than that performance. To be honest, the show wasn't that great - certainly not worth what I paid for a ticket.

I guess the show was in 2016. I kept the stub.

[HutchFan]

Hey! It's James Moody (Cadet, 1960)
An excellent quartet session with guitarist Johnny Gray taking the role usually filled by a pianist.

 

 

 

On 4/26/2020 at 3:05 PM, kh1958 said:

Ira Sullivan, Peace (Galaxy)

 

Gerald Wilson, Portraits (Pacific Jazz)

 

These two are both five-star records in my book.  

 

[HutchFan]

[BillF]

4 hours ago, bresna said:

Gerry Mulligan - The Emarcy Sextet Sessions (Mosaic). LP #1 which is "Presenting The Gerry Mulligan Sextet".

[Chuck Nessa]