How many lps before you like it


Your favorite groups LPs how many have you had to go through before you found that magic one.
For me i love the Moody Blues i have bought quite a few. and still looking,
Blood Sweat and Tears i have three 360 columbia's that are real close and sound very good.
Beatles i give up i cant top my MFSL except for a great copy of Abby Road.
Elton john Tumbleweed Connection it took 5 and i have a copy thats very pleasing. and Mad Man Across the Water i have settled for a DCC copy so far after several US pressings.
Chicago Transit Authority i have a Columbia 360 thats OK still looking. Of coarse to many more to list.
Its a fact that one LP will sound better than another. one more of the things that make analog LP collecting and listening fun.
stltrains

Showing 1 response by rauliruegas

Dear Stltrains: +++++ " Your favorite groups LPs how many have you had to go through before you found that magic one. " +++++

IMHO I think that in almost all LPs we could found/find the magic.

+++++ " Its a fact that one LP will sound better than another. " +++++

Absolutely, but like I told you we can/could find that " magic ", let me explain my thoughts about:

many of us ( because of time or know-how ) don't take enough care on the right set-up of our analog rig ( TT/tonearm/cartridge/phonolinepreamp/interconnect cables ), the better that set-up the better and easy to found/find the magic. Many of us don't take enough care on the room/speaker interaction, the better speaker/room/amplifier synergy the better and easy to find the magic. Many of us don't take enough care to find which ones are our weak links in our whole audio system chain, as soon we identified it and make something about: the better and easy to find that magic. Almost all the audio systems, LPs and cartridges has a more or less volume level where that magic comes when we find the volume level on that LP, the volume level on that cartridge and the volume level on the system then the magic almost always comes.

It is not an easy task to achieve, very complex/time consuming and heavy know-how: a life work/fun. The harder you try the faster the magic comes.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.