game thread:

[msf22b]

As the (one of the) professional musicians in this crowd, I defer to the eloquence of the posts above...

OT: Wonderful Parsifal in St. Johnsbury's Catamount Arts...from the Met, last Saturday (rebroadcast),
All 6 hours of it.

 

[Icebear]

Do you have an original Telarc pressing from back in the day or a re-issue? That was probably the most legendary record ever pressed from a strict audiophile standpoint. I want to say that was around 1981 or '82.

What's your TT/cart setup? Those cannon shot grooves are nearly impossible to track! At the time of the original release, it was quite common for the cart to be literally thrown [visibly] out of the groove....

I bought 150g? heavy pressing upon release in 1978 plus have a more recent 200g copy. I have a Souther straightline tracking arm on a VPI TT and a Dynavector Ruby cartridge.

 

[VAMike23]

I bought 150g? heavy pressing upon release in 1978 plus have a more recent 200g copy. I have a Souther straightline tracking arm on a VPI TT and a Dynavector Ruby cartridge.

Cool -

BTW, never was there a better candidate for inside-out mastering than the 1812. That would put the cannon shots on the outside grooves where they belong. The old Scully lathes can do this, but I'm not sure if there have been commercial releases cut that way. (You're probably familiar with Stan Ricker, the guy who cut all the old Mobile Fidelity releases back in the day. He used a Scully.)

 

[Icebear]

I have numerous Mobile Fidelity pressings including the Beatles Collection. I understand it can be worth up to $1000. It was played exactly once.

I have no musical talent whatsoever but have been told by a couple of recordings pros I have very good ears.

 

[VAMike23]

I have numerous Mobile Fidelity pressings including the Beatles Collection. I understand it can be worth up to $1000. It was played exactly once.

I have no musical talent whatsoever but have been told by a couple of recordings pros I have very good ears.

Do you have their Respighi: Feste Romane / Pines of Rome ? That was my favorite orchestral record for many years.

 

[FairView]

I have numerous Mobile Fidelity pressings including the Beatles Collection. I understand it can be worth up to $1000. It was played exactly once.

I have no musical talent whatsoever but have been told by a couple of recordings pros I have very good ears.

Q. "Tell me, Mrs. Icebear, what first attracted you to your hirsute husband?"
A. "Ahhhh the first time I looked into his ears, I melted like a global-warming icecap."

 

[Icebear]

Do you have their Respighi: Feste Romane / Pines of Rome ? That was my favorite orchestral record for many years.

Yes.

 

[trisailin]

I have no musical talent whatsoever but have been told by a couple of recordings pros I have very good ears.

Good thing you didn't take up referee as a profession - it damages the hearing.

 

[OneTrickPony]

Good thing you didn't take up referee as a profession - it damages the hearing.

And the eyesight, apparently...