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03-06-2018, 02:55 AM
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Bought records for the first time since 1987
After reading about reputable sources of good vinyl pressings, I went to Acoustic Sounds and ordered the following LPs (180 gram):
Carlos Kleiber/Beethoven Symphony No. 5 Carlos Kleiber/Beethoven Symphony No. 7 Paul Simon Graceland John Mellencamp Uh-Huh The Allman Brothers Band Eat a Peach Prince and the Revolution Purple Rain An eclectic mix of music for sure. I have all these in digital format ranging from CD to 24 bit 192kHz. I bought the LPs to compare the sound to my digital files l play thru my Totaldac DAC. My turntable hasn't arrived yet, and these LPs will take a few days to arrive as well. I'll follow up with comparisons of digital vs analog versions of these albums.
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Primary System (Always in flux): Analog Source: Rega RP10 Phono Preamp: Bryston BP2/PS3 Digital Software: Roon, Tidal Streaming Digital Music Server: Melco N1A/2 Digital Sources: Totaldac d1-twelve SE MkII (factory upgraded from MKI) with "live power" 4 output power supply, Oppo UDP-205 Preamplifier: Rogue Audio RP-9 (factory upgraded from RP-7) Amplifier: Vandersteen M5-HPA Speakers: Vandersteen Quatro Wood CT w/IsoAcoustics Gaia 1 feet Cabling: WW Platinum Starlight 7 digital wires, Totaldac Gigafilter USB filter, AQ Sky XLR, AQ Fire RCA Speaker Cables: AudioQuest Oak spades ---> bi-wire spades Power Cables: Esprit PC (for DAC), 2 WW Platinum Electra PC (Preamp/Phono Preamp), AQ NRG10 (Melco N1A/2), AQ Blizzard (Quatro Wood CT built-in subs) Power Conditioning: 2 AQ Niagara 1000, 3 Oyaide R1 outlets Sound Treatments: 23 ASC Tube Traps and 10 Panels 
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