@boxer12
+1 Magnetic Fields Expect the unexpected whenever Stephin Merritt is on the turntable. Kind of sad that "Wayward Bus" was the last album Susan Anway would do lead vocals. |
@flennon
Do you use an ultrasonic cleaner on your records? Lately, I've been bringing lots of 30~40 year old records out of hiding. A ride through the ultrasonic cleaner makes them nearly as quiet as contemporary records. Remarkable how good 40+ year old vinyl can sound when cleaned up. I was blown away listening to Patti Smith's "Easter" (released in 1978) after a through cleaning. I'd forgotten how good the recording and mixing were. As I mentioned earlier, I don't actually use the Sugar Cube to eliminate pops and clicks while listening to vinyl. I use it mostly to speed up creation of digital files, editing track breaks and output. |
I'm listening to a Ray Charles compilation - A 25th Anniversary In Show Business Salute To Ray Charles It's pretty scuffed and scratched up, visually VG or less. I listened to side A without "magic" engaged on the Puffin and there was a lot of surface noise. I turned "magic" on for side B and there's almost no noise, and the music seems more dynamic. There's also a new "grade" function on the Puffin. It gave this record a "D-". I'm not sure how that compares to the Goldmine scale, but doesn't sound very good. I was thinking about selling the Puffin, but I may have to re-think that. |
Johnny Paycheck-Armed And Crazy Side 2 SQ 4.3 Bryan Adams-Reckless Side 2 SQ 4.2 Mel Torme-Torme A New Album Side 2 SQ 4.3 Traffic-Welcome To The Canteen Side 2 SQ 4.2 CCR-Gold Side 1 SQ 4 Dionne Warwick-Valley Of The Dolls Side B SQ 4.3 Louis Van Dyke-Mariposa Side A SQ 4.2 Billy Squier-Enough Is Enough Side 2 SQ 4.2 All were played last night. |
