Led Zeppelin II on vinyl

I have the MFSL as well. Should relisten.

@audphile1 

On Discogs I have a 1969 Terre Haute pressing for sale:

https://www.discogs.com/release/3473070-Led-Zeppelin-Led-Zeppelin-II?redirected=true

If you read one of the long comments about this pressing (on the bottom of the page), you'll find a letter from Robert Ludwig stating that this pressing is the same as his with the RL logo.

I'm selling because I have one of the MFSL copies of the album, and their boosting of the bass really works on this LP!

@audphile1 

when is this event in November? I may be able to stop by.

They have not yet posted it.  But it is usually at the end of November, and always on a Saturday.

The last one is still listed on their site.  It was held on November 22, 2025, from 12 PM to 5 PM.

But all bets are off if Richard Vandersteen is not able to make it.  For the past several years, he has been their November guest.  Sometimes an additional guest is there, too.

Someone told me that they sometimes have an event mid-year.  I do not check their site often enough to have noticed.

Note that they have two locations.  The main entrance is the address that they list on their site.  Their lower priced (and very good) systems are at that address.

Right around the corner, and across the street, they have two more listening rooms (and the guests usually spend their time there).  Those two listening rooms have their best systems.

In their "big room", they have their flagship system, where they play only vinyl.  They have Aesthetix and MSB digital gear in that room.  But for the event, they stick to vinyl.

I have been a good customer.  So they let me play digital, but I rarely do.  I do not think that they want people to be bringing in CDs.  They are careful about what they play.  They want their flagship system to sound great, and not be brought to its knees with not-so-good sounding songs.

I bring a few rock and pop albums, because they mostly play classical and vocal selections (most of which I never heard of).  They sometimes play hit songs, but not too many.  Such songs are hard to find with amazing sound quality.

At the last event, I brought along the RL / SS pressing, a couple of Beatles pressings, a Beach Boys pressing, a Madonna pressing, a Lipps, Inc pressing, and a Yazoo pressing.  They all sounded great.  But not all songs on those pressings.  For example, on Rubber Soul, only the first 3 songs on side one sound amazing.

And the host usually plays all of his own pressings, before anyone else’s pressings.  I wait for him to ask me what I brought with me.

"No one is being strong-armed.  You have 30 days to return any purchase -- no questions asked.

No one has to pay his prices.  Anyone is free to find one somewhere else."

seymour-krelborn-

I'm quite familiar with stamper guy. 

I've mentioned this more than a few times- A place I used to buy(sadly, the owner passed last year) was a spot his scouts would buy possible candidates that inspire his hype. 

The business model was ahead of the curve. More power to stamper guy, if only I had the vision 30 years ago...

@seymour-krelborn thank you. I’ll keep an eye out for this. I’ve been to the store. Place is about 30min from me.