[economides]

Gavin

for the VR5s of course!!!

[es347]

10-4...will report back. aa

[es347]

Mr. Hadley will be making that trek northward this coming Saturday armed with cds and who knows, maybe even...shudder...an LP or two.  I expect my over-the-calf socks to be literally blown off by the VR5 Anniversaries and will report results.  I am currently beating myself up now with the possibility of upgrading my old venerable Planar 3/Grace to the new P3 with the Exact 2 cartridge.  I borrowed a P2/Bias over the weekend and must admit it outperformed by circa 1978 setup.  My wife has a fondness for the bright red plinth so looks like it will be the P3 with RB301 arm.  And yes, the vinyl vs. cd debate may rage on, but as a die-hard digital guy, I must admit to leaning slightly toward the analogue side.  So here we go again: record cleaner, stylus brush, up and down from the listening chair...what the heck am I doing? 

OK, Rega P3 with Exact 2 cartridge is home and here are the latest system pix:

[Delacroix]

Nice -- but whose guitar and amps are they?........fellow pickers want to know!!!

[es347]

Nice -- but whose guitar and amps are they?........fellow pickers want to know!!!

That is an FGM100 Ibanez, the Frank Gambale model.  It's mine but I'm not much more than a closet player.  My handle, ES347, is in honor of my other electric, a 1979 Gibson ES347 thin body.

[Delacroix]

Phew.. that Gibson's sweet -- and a great way for you to check the reproductive accuracy of your system Most of us are closet players, the guitar industry would be dead without us!!  You can always sell that to fund your imminent Vr5 purchase.

[htradtk]

Gavin,

Love your picks! My nephew would love those guitars,  Noticed your turntable has
only three feet, are there any problems with balance?

Happy listening,
Henry

[SundayNiagara]

Most of the SOTA 'tables sit on three point.  No problems whatsoever AND much easier to level.
Mark

[es347]

Most of the SOTA 'tables sit on three point.  No problems whatsoever AND much easier to level.
Mark

Ditto that.  Actually I could get by without my old Audiotechnica isolation feet.  I checked the level of the Rega sitting atop the stand without the feet and it's fine.  May forego the feet for ease of use...the table is a bit top heavy with them.  I really prefer seeing substantial feet with any table but according to all reports, the Rega feet are specially designed to isolate nicely.

[es347]

Gavin,

Love your picks! My nephew would love those guitars,  Noticed your turntable has
only three feet, are there any problems with balance?

Happy listening,
Henry

Thanks Henry.  They are pretty cool guitars for sure.

[es347]

Phew.. that Gibson's sweet -- and a great way for you to check the reproductive accuracy of your system Most of us are closet players, the guitar industry would be dead without us!!  You can always sell that to fund your imminent Vr5 purchase.

If the Gibson would fetch $28K it would be gone in a heartbeat, trust me.