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Michael Hobson Looking to Sell Record Store
Classic Records founder and current owner of Elite Distribution as well as the record store High Fidelity in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles is looking to sell the store. Hobson told this to me in person at T.H.E. Show Newport Beach this past June. I told him I'd pass this offer on to analogplanet readers. As for the price, or what the books will reveal, that will be between Hobson and anyone reading this who might be interested. Meanwhile, here's the store video posted this past March to the Analogplanet YouTube channel:Myles B. Astor, PhD, Administrator
Senior Editor, Positive-Feedback.com
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-Zellaton Plural Evo speakers
-Goldmund Telos 440 mono amps
-Goldmund Mimesis 37S Nextgen preamplifier
-Doshi EVO and Goldmund PH3.8 phonostage
-VPI Vanquish direct-drive turntable
-VPI 12-inch 3D Fat Boy dual pivot tonearm, VPI 12-inch 3D Fat Boy gimballed and SAT LM-12 arm
-Lyra Atlas SL Lambda, Fuuga Mk. 2, vdh Colibri Master Signature, MutechHayabusa, Phasemation PP-500 cartridges
-Technics RS1506 with Flux Magnetic heads, Doshi V3.0 tape stage (balanced)
-Assorted cables including Transparent XL Gen. 6, Skogrand, Kubala-Sosna, Audience FrontRow; Audience FrontRow, Genesis Advanced Technologies , Goldmund and Ensemble Power Cords
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my interest in this store dried up when his stock of sealed OOP Classic reissues dried up (ebay was too lucrative, I guess). As a store location its hip enough but again its the rent (way too high). you cant eat lunch on that block for less than $40 and its valet parking, the street parking stinks.
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Originally posted by Rob View Postmy interest in this store dried up when his stock of sealed OOP Classic reissues dried up (ebay was too lucrative, I guess). As a store location its hip enough but again its the rent (way too high). you cant eat lunch on that block for less than $40 and its valet parking, the street parking stinks.
I could never figure out how Chad and Hobson divided up the stock when Acoustic Sounds purchased Classic Records. Did Hobson hold out some titles? Or did Chad allow Hobson to keep some of the remaining stock. Because you can or could find many of the Clarity and other titles on the Acoustic Sounds website and picked up the Gounod Clarity release from AS for $100 a while back.
Myles B. Astor, PhD, Administrator
Senior Editor, Positive-Feedback.com
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-Zellaton Plural Evo speakers
-Goldmund Telos 440 mono amps
-Goldmund Mimesis 37S Nextgen preamplifier
-Doshi EVO and Goldmund PH3.8 phonostage
-VPI Vanquish direct-drive turntable
-VPI 12-inch 3D Fat Boy dual pivot tonearm, VPI 12-inch 3D Fat Boy gimballed and SAT LM-12 arm
-Lyra Atlas SL Lambda, Fuuga Mk. 2, vdh Colibri Master Signature, MutechHayabusa, Phasemation PP-500 cartridges
-Technics RS1506 with Flux Magnetic heads, Doshi V3.0 tape stage (balanced)
-Assorted cables including Transparent XL Gen. 6, Skogrand, Kubala-Sosna, Audience FrontRow; Audience FrontRow, Genesis Advanced Technologies , Goldmund and Ensemble Power Cords
-Accessories including Stillpoint Aperture panels, Cathedral Sound panels, Furutech NCF Nano AC receptacles; Silver Circle Tchaik 6 PLC, Symposium ISIS and SRA Craz 3 racks, Audiodharma Cable Cooker, Symposium Ultra and assorted SRA OHIO Class 2.3+ platforms.
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Originally posted by Rob View Posti heard Chad bought the rights to Classic records to eliminate another competitor, it insured a new suitor couldn't restart Classic. Apparently the remaining stock stayed with Mike and wasn't part of the deal.Myles B. Astor, PhD, Administrator
Senior Editor, Positive-Feedback.com
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-Zellaton Plural Evo speakers
-Goldmund Telos 440 mono amps
-Goldmund Mimesis 37S Nextgen preamplifier
-Doshi EVO and Goldmund PH3.8 phonostage
-VPI Vanquish direct-drive turntable
-VPI 12-inch 3D Fat Boy dual pivot tonearm, VPI 12-inch 3D Fat Boy gimballed and SAT LM-12 arm
-Lyra Atlas SL Lambda, Fuuga Mk. 2, vdh Colibri Master Signature, MutechHayabusa, Phasemation PP-500 cartridges
-Technics RS1506 with Flux Magnetic heads, Doshi V3.0 tape stage (balanced)
-Assorted cables including Transparent XL Gen. 6, Skogrand, Kubala-Sosna, Audience FrontRow; Audience FrontRow, Genesis Advanced Technologies , Goldmund and Ensemble Power Cords
-Accessories including Stillpoint Aperture panels, Cathedral Sound panels, Furutech NCF Nano AC receptacles; Silver Circle Tchaik 6 PLC, Symposium ISIS and SRA Craz 3 racks, Audiodharma Cable Cooker, Symposium Ultra and assorted SRA OHIO Class 2.3+ platforms.
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We're back! Join us this Friday November 11th from 6-9pm to shop, have a drink, and check out our new shop. We have hundreds of records hitting the bins: rock, jazz, 45s and more...
The Details-- We are now located in Hollywood at 1027 N. Orange Dr 90038
- We are open to the public Saturdays & Sundays 11am-7pm
- Want to shop on a weekday? Give us a call at (323)466-9694 x28
- Yes, we are still stocking locally-made solid wood storage bins!
- Yes, we have a selection of restored vintage stereo gear for sale!
- Yes, your gift certificates, store credit, and loyalty points are still valid! We got you!
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We're in LA this weekend, visiting the grandkids. Looks like the store is near Santa Monica Blvd and Highland. We're cross town in Cheviot Hills/Rancho Park - not sure I will have time to drop by.
I always got befuddled by Classic Records coming out with different vinyl formulations of the same RCA Living Stereo records (and others). Each one was the latest and greatest. I stopped with the original set (many of which I bought in their European versions without the shaded dog logo for $10 each at Tower) and the 45RPM versions (in some I have two different sets of the 45's - like Royal Ballet, Belafonte at Carnegie Hall and the Weavers Reunion (Vanguard). I'm thinking that there may have been 3 or 4 different 33 RPM versions - maybe the same stampers, but different vinyl formulations. Don't know, but it seems when Chad bought whatever rights he had, he also got some rights and access to the original tapes for his own AP reissues of most of these same RCA Living Stereo reissues., which are newly mastered and to my ears sound better than any of the Classic versions that I have (I think even a bit better than the Classic 45's). There are a few that were never issued by Classics and many of the British Decca engineered RCA's have not yet been issued by AP (only Witch's Brew and Faust so far.) Of course Chad is going much further by issuing 15ips 2 track tapes of several of these, with the hope that many more will come out in that format.
I'm not chasing the last or greatest formulation of vinyl that Classics did, just save my Franklins for the tape versions.
LarryAnalog- VPIClassic3-3DArm,Lyra Skala+MiyajimaZeroMono, 2xAmpex ATR-102,Otari MX5050B2,Merrill Trident Master Tape Pre,Herron VTPH-2A
Dig Rip-Pyramix,IzotopeRX3Adv,Mykerinos,PacMicroModel2
Dig Play-mchNADAC, LampiHorizon, Roon, HQP, Oppo105
Electronics-Doshi Pre,CJ MET1mchPre, Cary2A3monoamps
Speakers-AvantgardeDuosLR,3SolosC,LR,RR
Other-2x512Engineer/Marutani Symmetrical Power, AudioDiskVinylCleaner, Scott Rust Interconnects,
Music-2000R2Rtapes,50TBrips
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Originally posted by astrotoy View PostWe're in LA this weekend, visiting the grandkids. Looks like the store is near Santa Monica Blvd and Highland. We're cross town in Cheviot Hills/Rancho Park - not sure I will have time to drop by.
I always got befuddled by Classic Records coming out with different vinyl formulations of the same RCA Living Stereo records (and others). Each one was the latest and greatest. I stopped with the original set (many of which I bought in their European versions without the shaded dog logo for $10 each at Tower) and the 45RPM versions (in some I have two different sets of the 45's - like Royal Ballet, Belafonte at Carnegie Hall and the Weavers Reunion (Vanguard). I'm thinking that there may have been 3 or 4 different 33 RPM versions - maybe the same stampers, but different vinyl formulations. Don't know, but it seems when Chad bought whatever rights he had, he also got some rights and access to the original tapes for his own AP reissues of most of these same RCA Living Stereo reissues., which are newly mastered and to my ears sound better than any of the Classic versions that I have (I think even a bit better than the Classic 45's). There are a few that were never issued by Classics and many of the British Decca engineered RCA's have not yet been issued by AP (only Witch's Brew and Faust so far.) Of course Chad is going much further by issuing 15ips 2 track tapes of several of these, with the hope that many more will come out in that format.
I'm not chasing the last or greatest formulation of vinyl that Classics did, just save my Franklins for the tape versions.
Larry
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