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    The Byrds - Greatest Hits (Speakers Corner reissue)......OUCH! My ears are bleeding!

    I bought this some time ago and it was one of the first titles I played after having the Dynavector DV20x2L cartridge installed. It sounded really bright, but I attributed part of that to the cartridge not being broken in. I put it aside and forgot about it.

    Well, the DV20x2L is fully broken in and the vinyl still sounds bright. In fact, it is unlistenable to my ears. I'm sure if I buried my head in quicksand I'd still be subjected to a hearing nails on a chalkboard. Brutal!

    I'm usually a big fan of the Speakers Corner reissues, but man this should never have been released.

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    Dynavector DV20x2L MC cartridge - Genesis G7.1f speakers - Marantz Reference PM-KI-Pearl Int. Amp. - Oracle Audio Paris MkV turntable - Various Morrow & Valab/King cables
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    Too bad. Great compilation!
    Myles B. Astor, PhD, Administrator
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    • Johnny Vinyl
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      Johnny Vinyl commented
      02-29-2016, 06:21 PM
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      I know. I was really disappointed. But hey, it happens from time to time and i can't complain as it's rare for me.
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    Johnny Vinyl commented
    02-29-2016, 06:21 PM


    I know. I was really disappointed. But hey, it happens from time to time and i can't complain as it's rare for me.
    Besides which what a great band! Look at all the people who passed through the band in their relatively short lived existence. Roger McGuinn. David Crosby. Gram Parsons. Chris Hillman. And the bands they went onto after. Many here were so focused on the "British Invasion" that they missed the impact that The Byrds and their melding of folk-rock had on the British bands!
    Myles B. Astor, PhD, Administrator
    Senior Editor, Positive-Feedback.com
    ________________________________________

    -Zellaton Plural Evo speakers
    -Goldmund Telos 440 and 1000 Nextgen 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, vdh Colibri Master Signature, Mutech Hayabusa,
    -Technics RS1506 with Flux Magnetic heads, Doshi V3.0 tape stage (balanced)
    -Assorted cables including 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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      Thx for the heads up, Johnny. Like you said, too bad. I have an old noisy copy, a clean reissue would've been nice.
      Kronos Sparta -> Trinity Phono -> Trinity Pre -> CH Precision A1 -> Magico S7s
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        Originally posted by MylesBAstor View Post

        Besides which what a great band! Look at all the people who passed through the band in their relatively short lived existence. Roger McGuinn. David Crosby. Gram Parsons. Chris Hillman. And the bands they went onto after. Many here were so focused on the "British Invasion" that they missed the impact that The Byrds and their melding of folk-rock had on the British bands!

        Not to mention the 'jangly" guitar sound from the Rickenbacker guitars and tube amps.
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          Originally posted by mep View Post


          Not to mention the 'jangly" guitar sound from the Rickenbacker guitars and tube amps.
          Oh so true!

          Myles B. Astor, PhD, Administrator
          Senior Editor, Positive-Feedback.com
          ________________________________________

          -Zellaton Plural Evo speakers
          -Goldmund Telos 440 and 1000 Nextgen 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, vdh Colibri Master Signature, Mutech Hayabusa,
          -Technics RS1506 with Flux Magnetic heads, Doshi V3.0 tape stage (balanced)
          -Assorted cables including 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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