Whats on your turntable tonight?

Sandra, that seems like an excellent way to watch a game! I wish I could have done the same through the US Nationals women's competition.

Tonight...

Pink Floyd: Ummagumma, EMI Harvest SHDW 1/2

Roy Orbison: All-Time Greatest Hits, S&P Records (2)-507

Schwantner: Aftertones of Infinity
Lutoslawski: Livre pour orchestre
... Effron/EastmanPhil, Mercury SRI 75141

Stravinsky: Violin Concerto
Berg: Violin Concerto
... Ozawa/BSO, Perlman -vn, DGG 2531 110
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Just recieved Ella F."The George&Ira Gershwin Songbook " Billie Holiday"Songs for Distingue Lovers" Both sound very nice!

Last night it was Johnny Cash "American IV".

I had just made numerous tweaks to the 'table and was ready to hear how things would work out...holy sh*t was it great!! That was the best my system has sounded to date so the tweaks certainly worked, this is one amazing LP too. I am now on a mission to find the first three of the series.

Dlwask, Congratulations on the 'table upgrades. I've always been impressed with the Scoutmaster, and I'm looking forward to hearing the results of these upgrades you're talking about when I can get over to hear Slipknot1's system again. And, thanks for the enthusiastic recommendation of "American IV": now I'll have to find a copy!

Raytheprinter, I've been working my way through the Ella/Gershwin Songbook, too. Great stuff in her inimitable style. Have you heard her sing the Cole Porter Songbook? To my tastes, she's even better with Porter's material.
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Some birthday present listening today:
Dvorak "Cello Concerto In B Minor, Op. 104" Starker/Dorati/LSO (Mercury SR90303) Speaker's Corner reissue.
Dave Brubeck Quartet "Time Out" (Columbia CS8192) Classic Records 45 rpm reissue. The 45 reissue is far and away superior to the excellent 200g 33 1/3 reissue
Duke Ellington/Ray Brown "This One's For Blanton" (Pablo 2310-721) Acoustic Sounds/AcousTech 45 rpm reissue.

Plus, some interesting experiments in transferring LP direct to CD in the analog domain by going from the phono stage of the Supratek Chenin preamp to the analog inputs of an HHb 830 Burnit standalone CD recorder.