Seafinch

Very cool!

 

Yeah, I'm really excited about it. It both looks and sounds beautiful.

I looked up your table last night (I'm assuming the Sale Pending one), and it came with an RB202?

 

This is mine.

 

Yes, RB202, but with a Cardas rewire, which he thinks outperforms the RB303. I've also got the RB303 stainless steel counterweight on mine. 

Nice looking TD160, are the upgrades mostly cosmetic (Apart from the arm) or is anything done to the suspension, bearing or motor?

Thanks. I'm running a Music Hall Cruise Control 2.0 which improves motor performance and the solid mahogany plinth is both a cosmetic and sonic improvement. Other than that's it's the arm, wiring, refurb and setup that was done by VN.

^ Thanks for the heads up. That single is perfect. Ordered.

2M Bronze on there?

 

Yeah.

Curious to know what you think of the Sphinx V1 vs V2.  Did you try any other Rogue components up the chain for comparison?

 

I'm really happy with the V2. The two main things they said were improvements are clearly improved - lower noise floor and upgraded phono pre. 

 

I didn't try any other Rogue Gear. What happened was some of my pots were really scratchy and the input selector was making a bad pop when I switched inputs so I was sending my V1 to them to service and instead we agreed to a deal where they send me V2 for a small amount of cash. Super great company.

 

My other latest purchase is this...

 

 

Vinyl Nirvana TD 160 Super (Midnight Edition).

 

It's gorgeous! and matches my new ATC's almost perfectly....

I love the white piece of furniture. Who makes it?

The wooden bench is very nice also. I've sold/delivered many of those over the years. Do you have a career in office furniture as well?

 

The white cabinet is just an Ikea piece that I hacked. The wooden bench is just a fake George Nelson bench. No career in furniture...

 

I upgraded my Rogue Sphinx to a Sphinx V2 and I got a pair of ATC SCM11's. Should have more to post tomorrow... 

A couple updates.

 

 

Upgraded my Rogue Sphinx to a Sphinx V2.

Got a GREAT deal on a pair of demo ATC SCM11s.

it sounds flawless. i was so worried after hearing bad things about the first press. i'm assuming this is a reissue, because no issues here. 

 

 

Awesome! That's really good news. 

^ Mine should be arriving in the next couple days! How's it sound?

Forgive my ignorance, but what's the 'EE' forum?

I have a PM5004 for my second system and it's been great. Performs well with my Cambridge Audio S30s. But I agree with everyone else, you can't go wrong with any of those amps really.

 

As far as speakers go, I haven't heard those Wharfedales, but I'd steer clear of those Q Acoustics unless you're planning on running a sub too. I tried the 2020Is and was very disappointed. I really wanted to like them, but there was virtually no low end.

I ordered the deluxe through Bullmoose at $27.97 and free shipping (all orders over $25). That makes it only a few dollars more than the standard 2LP when you figure in shipping cost. Sort of a no-brainer there. Plus, I like that Bullmoose doesn't immediately charge your account, a la Amazon.

 

 

Wow! I had ordered from SC directly and paid $37! Just canceled that and ordered from Bullmoose...

Thanks for the heads up!

This is on Hardwood Records. Their numbered RSD pressing of The Closer I Get was a quality pressing, so I have high hopes for this as well. 

 

My copies of Skyscraper and Elk Lake pressed by Badman sound great, but don't have TCIG, so that's good to know. Thanks!

Thanks! Hopefully this sounds better than Us Alone and Hey Love. Those are two of the noisiest LP's I own.

^ I don't mind flipping the records, BUT I've been starting to feel similarly about surface noise on these types of records. 

This might be too off topic, but I'm curious what the people that post in this thread are listening to these records on...

 

Right now I've got a couple setups:

 

Main

Clear audio Concept w/ Nagaoka MP-500 > Rogue Sphinx > Wharfedale Denton 80th's

- this setup is pretty great, but sometimes a bit too revealing on bad/noisy pressings.

 

Second

Thorens TD 160 Super MKIV w/ Ortofon 2M Bronze > Marantz PM5004 > Cambridge Audio S30 and HSU STF-2

- much more forgiving on the the bad/noisy pressings.

Tim Hecker - Love Streams available for pre-order... 

 

http://4ad.com/releases/790

I miss this thread being active - So here are a few things i've been listening to that I don't think have been posted (unless I missed them). Not all of them are available on vinyl though... 

 

Perils - Benoit Pioulard + Kyle Bobby Dunn (vinyl)

Lee Noble - His newest, Un Look, didn't have a vinyl release, but his record, Ruiner, on Bathetic still has vinyl copies available. 

Villages - Really good stuff. (vinyl available for both Bathetic releases)

Ian William Craig - I loved A Turn Of Breath, but just got around to listening to his newest, Cradle for the Wanting. It's Incredible. (both had vinyl releases)

The OO-Ray - I'd never listened to this guy before but I just saw his newest album, Empty Orchestra, on a year end list and it's stunning. (no vinyl)

 

Anyone else listening to anything new(ish) worth mentioning?

Pretty ridiculous. I just canceled my pre-order.

I didn't think anything could compare to Oshin for me, but this album is right there. I'm so happy.

What mewithoutyou album are you looking for?

Mine arrives today. Can't wait!