The Stones Rocks..... on Ampex 4 track 7.5 or 3.75 IPS. I am telling you guys, factory pre-recorded reel to reel will revolutionize your systems. You have got to experience this firsthand. While at the last Stereophile show the talk was at one of the exhibits, a scully 1/2 inch 30 IPS reel to reel master tape. Well my reels are not that good, but an excellent scaled down version of the master tape. Will surpass any vinyl rig.
Help, what's the best "Sticky FIngers?"
Can you point me towards the best sounding version of the Stones "Sticky Fingers." I've got the Virgin/Abko cd version, a well worn original US lp pressing (too well worn to really evaluate,) and a near mint MFSL lp. They all leave a lot to be desired in my opinion. The main problem with the MFSL is that the engineer mastered it with an exremely low sound level. I've got to turn the volume up to near maximum, so even with a well vacuumed record, there is too much awareness of groove noise or the occsional tic. This recording is the only one I've ever found with such an extreme case of this. Any suggestions?