What was the most expensive record that you ever bought ?
Not how much you paid, though we could post this too.
My most expensive record is Japanese pro first pressing of Bitches Brew by Miles Davis. It sounds better than any other pressing, though I don't have US test pressing, which might sound better still. I paid, I think, $170 for it including shipping from Japan.
Single record would be a pair, both UK first pressings, both unopened never played and both bought from the same collector. $250 each. Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here and Supertramp's Crime of the Century. After a good deep clean they sounded spectacular best recordings I've heard yet. There is something about the originals that were so good and new originals sound even better. |
i’ve been told that the Classic LZII (which i have) is equivalent to the RL SS LZII, but never heard it myself. OTOH the guy who designed my listening room is Chris Huston, who was an engineer on LZII (he is listed on the inner jacket). he spent a couple of days staying with me during the project and we listened to LZII and he talked about that experience. pretty amazing. |
@mikelavigne Very cool! I have the Classic Records180g LZII and the RL SS. I will do a comparison after I get my new TT. OT but do you use any special isolator pucks/pods etc directly under your DAC, streamer and amplifiers? I've recently heard very good things about Stack Audio's Auva 100's for speaker isolation and their EQ's for individual components. I think it's time to replace my Stillpoints spikes/disc under my sub and speakers with something better...Thank you. |
I paid $525 each for Led Zeppelin I and IV, Classic Records Clarity Vinyl one sided 45 rpm versions. Quite nice sounding. I have no regrets spending the dough. I bought them directly from Classic Records when they were still in business and when they had a 20% off sale. These are the white box sets that have recently been listed on eBay for over $2000. |
i’m also big into resonance control and i prefer decoupling in various ways; i use Arya RevOpods (32 of them) under my Wadax digital, which is 5 chassis. each chassis sit’s on a Taiko Daiza platform, which then sit on my Massif racks which use Nordost Sort Fut footers. pictures on my system link. https://www.arya-audio.com/revopod https://taikoaudio.com/taiko-2020/daiza-isolation-platform/ https://www.massifaudiodesign.com/racks https://www.nordost.com/sort-systems/sort-fut.php my preamp and monoblock amps sit on Taiko Tana active shelves. https://taikoaudio.com/taiko-2020/tana-150-140-active-anti-vibration-platforms/ this gear isolation discussion should be taken to another thread so as not to derail this thread topic. if you do i will follow along.
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