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I know its a hundred bucks, but it should sound amazing, be limited quantity sold, and also become quite collectable. So whos in on it?
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I will order it as soon as it's available. Due to limited quantities, Abraxas will probably sell out quickly. Or you will have those eBay like bots buying the album and then try to charge 5x the price. And Abraxas is pretty good sounding and great music.
I've couple different pressings of Abraxas including the original, the MOFI and even the ARS reissue.
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I'll stick with the tape!Comment
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I pre-ordered it over a week ago.Comment
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I would be interested in a comparison with known "best" copies, whatever those are. My copy of Abrax is old. Some of the next albums, the KC series- sound phenomenal. It's been so long since I played any of them. And I have no excuse- that band was hot, Carlos was pretty wicked sounding, great percussion work.Comment
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Show me the money.
@ $100 for an album there is a limited market for this release
No need to waste money on making father and mother plate copies before the stamper - It should actually be cheaper
should sound superb thou as it truly is a Hot Stamper.Comment
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I would have zero hesitation paying $100 (or more) for a good remaster of some unobtanium record that goes for a fortune- the problem is, those records are even less likely to sell, no matter the price. I understand why the audiophile reissue houses depend on "staples" --as those guys said in Casino (?) "Why take the risk?" On the other hand, I'm less inclined to keep buying the same record repeatedly unless I don't like how the one(s) I have sound and I care enough about the record to keep buying different copies. The other factor is, I guess, continuing to explore more, other, different music- but, maybe I'm the exception. I have certainly spent more than this on older records.Comment
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Of the same recording or different ones? I guess, ideally, I'd narrow down my multiple copies of some albums to a handful to make more room, but like that dude that only collects White Albums, there may be a limit. I probably have 12 different pressing of Aqualung. Many, many different Zep pressings. Those are examples of records that, in my estimation, were not good recordings, so I kept hunting. But, for some/most, it would be nice to have a single copy (and perhaps a back-up)- I'm in a large house right now, so space isn't really an issue. Findlng stuff is- on the one hand I have had time to organize a lot of what I have--(including dumping unwanted copies through a wholesaler or just giving them away), but brain deterioration is a countervailing force- so I'm still looking for records I know I own, or still buying copies of things I forgot I already have. Nature of the beast, I guess. If I buy something new to me (not necessary a new record) - an unexplored band or whatever-- and I decide it isn't really my cuppa, It eventually goes in the shelves for "de-accessioning." I don't know what the magic number is for a decent sized collection- I know that there are many records that I have that are great that I rarely listen to- and when I pull them out and play them, I go -WOW, what a great record! I forgot how good this thing is. And then it goes back onto the shelf for a while. I guess part of it is the luxury of having the choice. And part of it is admittedly the chase.
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I placed my order.Micro Seiki SX-8000 table with flywheel, SME 3012R arm, SME 312S arm, Lyra Etna SL and Dynavector XV-1S cartridges, ARC Ref 3 phono stage, Otari MX-55 tape deck, Ampex 350 repros, Roon Nucleus Plus server, PS Audio DSJ DAC, ARC Ref 6 pre, ARC Ref 75 amp, Parasound JC5 amp, JBL 4345 speakers, and Def Tech Ref subs.Comment
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I have a few of their albums (Santana, Abraxas, Caravanserai, Amigos), which I play on occasion, but I'm not enough of a fan to purchase better pressings.
One album that I could possibly go for is Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here. All I have is a couple of CAN and US copies...don't even have a UK copy.Dynavector DV20x2L MC cartridge - Genesis G7.1f speakers - Marantz Reference PM-KI-Pearl Int. Amp. - Oracle Audio Paris MkV turntable - Various Morrow & Valab/King cablesComment
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where did you guys pre order it?Originally posted by rockitman View PostMagnepan 1.6 QR Loudspeakers, Amherst A-2000 MOSFET 150 WPC Amp, Conrad Johnson PV-10A Modded Tube Line & Phono Stage, Electrocompaniet MC II Class A Head Amp, Audio Technica AT-OC9XML Cart (Stereo) , Graham Engineering 2.2 Tonearm (Stereo) , VPI Aries-1 Turntable (Stereo) , VPI Clamp, Denon DL-102 Cart, (Mono) , Luxman Tonearm (Mono) , Kenwood KD-500 Turntable (Mono) , Michell Clamp, Marantz 20B Analog FM Tuner, Pioneer SACD, Onkyo DX-6800 CD Transport, DIY 24B/192K DAC, Sennheiser HD-650 Headphones, Headroom Max Balanced Headphone Amp, DIY Silver InterconnectsComment
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Elusive Disc.Micro Seiki SX-8000 table with flywheel, SME 3012R arm, SME 312S arm, Lyra Etna SL and Dynavector XV-1S cartridges, ARC Ref 3 phono stage, Otari MX-55 tape deck, Ampex 350 repros, Roon Nucleus Plus server, PS Audio DSJ DAC, ARC Ref 6 pre, ARC Ref 75 amp, Parasound JC5 amp, JBL 4345 speakers, and Def Tech Ref subs.Comment
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I have the MoFi CD of Abraxas and it's my go-to disc to demo my system to friends. Black Magic Woman has a lot of drama, Carlos' terrific guitar tone, lots of percussion and dynamics.Thiel 7.2s, Manley NeoClassic 250s, Wadia 850, MIT Oracle V3 speaker cables, MIT MI-350 Oracle interconnects, Black Diamond Racing Shelves and Cones in a dedicated room with ASC Tube Traps, Room Tunes and 3 X 20 amp dedicated circuits.Comment
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since it's mofi and music direct owns mofi, I always buy my Mofi stuff from them. maybe you get lower pressing number that way ??? Just my own theory. Most of my new vinyl purchases I do through acoustic sounds. I also use elusive disc on occasion.Originally posted by JCOConnell View PostComment
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No analog in that system of yours?Originally posted by mkuller View PostMicro Seiki SX-8000 table with flywheel, SME 3012R arm, SME 312S arm, Lyra Etna SL and Dynavector XV-1S cartridges, ARC Ref 3 phono stage, Otari MX-55 tape deck, Ampex 350 repros, Roon Nucleus Plus server, PS Audio DSJ DAC, ARC Ref 6 pre, ARC Ref 75 amp, Parasound JC5 amp, JBL 4345 speakers, and Def Tech Ref subs.Comment
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Nope. Not for 23 years. I decided if I wanted to enjoy listening to CDs, which was pretty much all I was listening to, then I could never listen to analog again. CD has improved a lot and analog is still better but a pain in the ass.
I've always considered myself an audio perfectionist. I guess that's compared to the 99% because you guys into analog are the 1%. -
analog may be a pain in the ass, but digital is a pain in the ear
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What does an audio perfectionist have to do with digital? Glad to see that you recognize that analog is still better than digital though.Micro Seiki SX-8000 table with flywheel, SME 3012R arm, SME 312S arm, Lyra Etna SL and Dynavector XV-1S cartridges, ARC Ref 3 phono stage, Otari MX-55 tape deck, Ampex 350 repros, Roon Nucleus Plus server, PS Audio DSJ DAC, ARC Ref 6 pre, ARC Ref 75 amp, Parasound JC5 amp, JBL 4345 speakers, and Def Tech Ref subs.Comment
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Not perfect but so much more convenient. No turntable, speed adjustments, no tonearm and adjustments, no cartridge and the multitude of adjustments, tip cleaning, new cartridge every 6 months, no record cleaning before every play, no phono preamp, experiment with loading, no preamp and associated wires and cables, no waiting through unpleasant tracks, no flipping the LP over to hear the other side.
I invite any of you who think digital can't be musical to come hear my system.Last edited by mkuller; 08-21-2016, 05:44 PM. -
the problem with digital is, depending on the CD, you get ALL unpleasant tracks
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