Whats on your turntable tonight?

Rush, I subscribed to the series of the first 10 releases. The first four arrived on Friday, but I have only had the time to clean and listen to the De Falla (Walker Prelude 4 step x 2 LPs)

The recordings are "high, wide, and well articulated" the sound overall is very good, Grundeman's new cutting lathe clearly living up to the hype. My copy has some surface noise, even after cleaning, on side 1.

I am looking forward to giving a thorough listen to the Albeniz next, as I can compare it to the Tape Project version and the "Super Analogue Disc" 33rpm reissue as well. I will post my impressions here.

Thanks, Joe! I look forward to your comments on these. I heard the Albeniz on a friend's system recently. It sounded very good but I'm not familiar enough with his system to assess the LP and guess what it might sound like at my place.
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Joe, if the Albeniz you're referring to is that wonderful Decca recording of the Suite Espanola, I would be interested in your impressions as well. The Super Analog disc version sounds a bit tilted towards the bass frequencies in my system (as do a lot of those reissues)compared to the Speakers Corner reissue, I'd be interested in how it (and the other versions) sound on your Walker.

Having listened to the Tape Project tape of the Albeniz, I think I am pretty comfortable with how it "should" sound. I agree that overall, the Super Analogue 33 is pretty good, it does lean toward the midbass and below. Backing off the VTA helps but it's at the expense of the other frequencies. If I get enough time tonight, I will clean it and give the ORG a spin and report back.

Tonight I have been playing a head-to-head comparison of Albeniz "Suite Espanola" ORG 45 rpm reissue against the Tape Project version (TP-005) 15 ips reel to reel.

First, the only other version I have extensive experience with other than these two is the Super Analogue Disc reissue at 33 rpm. I'll just say right off the bat that the ORG 45 has the Super Analogue beat by a mile on my system. I listened to the tape first to give my ears a benchmark and I am surprised at how well the ORG holds its own against the tape with respect to the separation and layering of instruments, including the castanets and celeste.

This is by far the best of the ORG reissues I have listened to with respect to sound quality and lack of surface noise.

If this piece is to your liking I would strongly recommend, investing the money to secure a copy before they are all gone. Those of you who have had the opportunity to hear the Tape Project version of this will find the ORG 45 close in presentation.