Spinning on the Turntable now...

[Clement]

ROCKIN' the Quad Room through the SM v.2 – just me and the "Back Street Kids"! Whenever i spin Sabbath, i think of @GOS – especially with this one! GenerGOSity, baby!

Black Sabbath - Technical Ecstasy

 

[Clement]

Drastic gear shift (my transmission dropped!) as i bask in monophonic magnificence with this masterpiece! Sounds SO good!

Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus
This one makes the Mike's Picks LIST

 

[edisonbaggins]

 

[Clement]

This one sounds AMAZING! Another 2 x 45 rpm LP set that i saw on Mike's Picks List. Listening through the SM v.2 makes it even more special!

Muddy Waters - Folk Singer

 

[Clement]

Another recommendation from @GOS , this one in the wake of Bacharach's passing. What a treat! Worthy of a tribute . . . sung to the tune of "L-O-V-E"
G is for his Generosity
O is Ozzie, that's the face you see
S is for Surround, that's the way he likes his Sound
GOS – da man for you and me!

Johnny Mathis - Johnny Mathis Sings The Music Of Bacharach & Kaempfert
And look at that vinyl sparkle, thanks to a workout in the Spin-Cycle, another @GOS recommendation! Seriously, you da man! Keep Spinning, Comrade!

 

[Clement]

Robert Plant - Carry Fire
https://www.allmusic.com/album/carry-fire-mw0003102509

 

[kap'n krunch]

First , some Cocs! NOT very familiar with THIS one!

And then, some JEFF....man, THIS LP is MINT..except for its slight warp...but it's silent as hell!!!

 

[kap'n krunch]

Going over to Rick!

saw this very same lineup in Madrid in 2008...met Vinny, who was a class act.. Rick was a bit dismissive cause I told him I saw him in San Juan in 1981 (he was out of it on booze and dope back then...) but he signed my All American Boy Quad LP...

 

[Electric Moo]

Just brewed a fresh coffee, about to settle in & chill out to this. Did it ever get released in surround? Prime candidate.

 

[Clement]

Just brewed a fresh coffee, about to settle in & chill out to this. Did it ever get released in surround? Prime candidate.

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I think my first post on QQ was about Bitches Brew in surround on SACD. Here's a link to the 9.71 poll thread
If you prefer it on LP, here's a link to the 9.60 Quad LP poll thread

 

[Clement]

James Blake is a total trip . . . in the best possible sense of the expression. The SM v.2 helps make the trip first class!

James Blake - Overgrown
https://www.allmusic.com/album/overgrown-mw0002498733

 

[The Rang]

Sarah Vaughan - Send In The Clowns

Really nice later album from Sarah (1981), good sound on this Pablo recording, all the horns aren’t harsh, nice and smooth.

 

[Electric Moo]

I think my first post on QQ was about Bitches Brew in surround on SACD. Here's a link to the 9.71 poll thread
If you prefer it on LP, here's a link to the 9.60 Quad LP poll thread

Thanks!

I need to get my 4ch setup back up & running again, I bet this album sounds great thru the surroundmaster!

 

[Clement]

Thanks!

I need to get my 4ch setup back up & running again, I bet this album sounds great thru the surroundmaster!

Let me know when you are set up for 4ch! The SACD is top shelf! And it was my first post! I found it HERE! Stay Surrounded, Comrade!

 

[Electric Moo]

Yeah problems with 40+ year old gear...needs recap etc

 

[Clement]

Oo! We having a straight-up Diana Disco Pretty in Pink Party! Sounding superb through the SM v.2!

Diana Ross - Diana (The Chic Organization Ltd. Mix)

 

[jefe1]

You should get the DBX vinyl version of Diana @Clement In fact you should get a dbx decoder and pick up some of the dbx records. QL educated me quite a bit about them and I have a small collection. Not much quad vinyl got to dbx just a few classical. But the sound is amazing.

 

[Clement]

You should get the DBX vinyl version of Diana @Clement In fact you should get a dbx decoder and pick up some of the dbx records. QL educated me quite a bit about them and I have a small collection. Not much quad vinyl got to dbx just a few classical. But the sound is amazing.

Can you recommend a good dbx decoder . . . and does dbx stand for Don't Be eXiting and is it something my wife is gonna say come April?

 

[Clement]

So glad to have this one again! Gave my vinyl to a kid who was crushed when We lost Prince. Tonight i'm gonna party like its S-M-v-point-2! Sounds GREAT through the Surround Master!

Prince - 1999

 

[jefe1]

Can you recommend a good dbx decoder . . . and does dbx stand for Don't Be eXiting and is it something my wife is gonna say come April?

Yes DBX 224 stand alone decoder. There are a few model variations. Dont pay a lot watch the listings. Its easy to hook up and has a bypass setting button
I was told to stay away from the N40 model its not very good. But it will take up less space in your shopping cart.
Some cassette decks came with a dbx chip for decoding which works with the dbx encoded albums but the DBX stand alone decoders are much better. There are threads on QQ on this topic.