Whats on your turntable tonight?

Boa2, hang in there with us! As I'm sure you've noted, many of the recordings discussed are available in a digital media format. So I hope you'll enjoy the focus on the music in this thread.

And, while I'm a committed vinylholic, I'd never want to encourage someone who doesn't already have a vinyl collection to dive into these waters without a lot of reflection on the cost, hassle and expense of playing vinyl in any high quality way. I read others encouraging that move, but I think moving to vinyl (from no vinyl) is a significant move that should not be undertaken lightly.
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I'm waiting for Slipknot1 to get his new JWM 9 Signature installed so he can tell us about it and all the records he's been listening to as he dials it in... Congrats, Joe!
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Thanks for the encouragement, Rushton. I often take note of your music selections, as they (and many others on this thread) are outstanding. In fact, I'm off to get some now!
Enjoy your weekend,
Howard

Tonight thus far...

Sir Arnold Bax: Symphonic Poems: "Tintagel", "The Garden of Fand", "Northern Ballad No. 1", Boult/LPO, Lyrita SRCS62 (Tintagel is one of my favorite works by Bax, just a delightful work, and this performance by Boult is top drawer. Of course, having Kenneth Wilkinson as the recording engineer certainly helps the sonics!)

Sir Arnold Bax: Symphony No. 2, Fredman/LPO, Lyrita SRCS54 (a wonderful piece of music! Excellent engineering again by Wilkie.)

Mozart: Overture to Lucio Silla; Interludes from "Thamos, Konig in Agypten", Maag/LSO, Decca SXL 2196 (SpeakersCorner reissue)
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The only thing on my platter tonight are lttle beads of sweat from installing the new JMW 9 Signature tone arm. Requires a complete dismantling of the stock arm down to the plinth, retaining parts, and screws from it and a complete reinstall of the new arm. One LP so far:

Ray Brown and Laurindo Almeida "Moonlight Seranade" (Jeton 33 004)
Tons of bass and good string tone. Large soundstage, more forward than the stock arm. still a little raw sounding.
My guess is a need to play with the VTA a bit, as well as the need for the Walker Extreme SST treatment on the cart pins to cure and the Nordost Valhalla wire in the arm needs to burn in a bit.