Are those Opera Consonance M-15 speakers? I ask because I have a pair. If so, where did you get yours?

Hi Bob what s new dude?

Nice Eurythmics score. Picked that up myself a couple weeks ago for $10. Cover ok, mint vinyl! Great sounding, and if you have the label with both 1982 and 1983 on it it’ll be an earlier press!

Your listening area is starting to look awfully nice. 😊

Heh. Andrew Robinson has given one of their amps a glowing review to the UFO2. Just dang. I was never a tube fan and always went for wattage (Topping out at 600 bi-amped watts per channel into ESS AMT 1B monitors back in the late 70's). But I'm old now and, frankly, more into "nuanced" music. Think the jazz you always rave about or the one I just listened to yesterday, Ricki Lee Jones with killer band and arrangements. I wear hearing aids now because I played bass next to loud drummers for too long, but if I didn't, I'd be springing for one of these with a nice pair of sensitive speakers. And even with the bad ears, I'm sure the clarity would still be noticeable. BTW, I broke the bulb in one of my lava lamps at one of our gigs last week. Those suckers are getting harder to find. But nice video. We still need to get together one of these days... Robinson's video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fM6RgMKXusfNmo0.html

Hey Mr. Bradley as always excellent video. A question if I may, why was that Funkadelic so very well priced?

Congratulations on your finds. It’s difficult to hold back and not go overboard. Your city is fantastic for vinyl! I definitely need to go there again.

Nice Work Bob! I missed the Sticker Mania Dude Dangit. Rachel will be so jelly. 😊

We're in desperate need of a good quality reissue of Maggot brain but what do we get? Linda fucking Rondstadt reissues!!! 😠

Short and to the point video, very cool...tho I was hoping to see some JLP pickups

You always find great music. Love the show tag along.

Funny, I was at a record show this morning. I lucked out. Alice Coltrane Satchidananda (ABC Impulse), Eno Another Green World (early press), Nick Drake Five Leaves Left (78 Island), and Love Forever Chances (early press). I have recent represses of these. Now I'm closer to the source. Great pickups Bob. Cheers, Jay

I’ve seen the moon all white and pretty like the hind of Conway Twitty.

Great score on that Decline of Western Civilization. Never run into a copy myself.

Love The City Never Sleeps on that Eurythmics record & Fear on Decline !

Looks like it was a good show, glad you found some records. Have a good week, Bob. Thanks.

The Decline of Western Civilization is a great record.

The prices in the US compared to the UK are insane.

Vinyl Videos keep getting shorter and shorter. Shame. Where is Everyone?

True dat uncle Bob WAR ❤

LOVE BOB MARLEY ❤

What is a “top loader” thanks would love to get a white album I had one in my collection and it walked…./ bought in 68 so know it was valuable

Sorry, it’s not a Volvo. I’s a Saab😁🎸greetings from a swedish friend. Great video, as always👍

Grado Opus? Congratulations. I have a Grado Reference Platinum 2 High Output. Extremely good Sound for that small price (Demonstrator for 350 instead of 450 Euros)

I had a VPI Scout 1.1 with Koetsu Rosewood Standard, sounded great. But I sold it on eBay for (unfortunately) only 750 euros. I needed a drive with an interchangeable headshell, I have too many cartridges. Now I enjoy the new Denon DP 3000 NE (2500 Euro) Direct Drive with 9.7 inch tonearm, it sounds surprisingly as good as the VPI.

Nice Video. Did you hear the Mono-Version with a pure Mono-Cartridge (like Ortofon SPU/MPU Mono or AT 33 Mono etc) on your wonderful old Thorens TD 124?

Top loader 💯

The two pieces of gear that my eye always go to in your rack are that Thorens TT and that Dynaco Pre. I built my own Dynaco 400 and Pat-5 back in 1973, right out of high school. Wish I'd kept them. And the thorens is the TT equivalent of a Porsche 550 Spyder, IMO. Regarding your amp, if it were not for the fact that I now wear hearing aids, I'd probably be drooling over that thing. However, when I sold hi-fi back in the 1976-1983 timeframe, I was very much against tube amps. Not because I thought they were bad, but because I thought they were way over priced. And it was frustrating to see people want to opt for expensive tube amps and pre's while skimping on speakers, where things REALLY matter. Also, a lot of the really good speakers at that time were fairly ineficient, so you needed power. That's why I used my Dynaco to power ADL L810's. And then there are magnapans, Dalquist, etc. But the boutique tube amps available today are just too cool. Though, truth be told, they are still a bit pricey for my taste. But again, my ears are no longer that discerning. I'll say this: I no longer care about tape hiss.🤣

You chose wisely...

Tough as this is like comparing apples to oranges. IF you had a tube cut stereo copy, you would have a more fair comparison. You made the right decision - you can find a copy of the DMM anywhere.

I’ve got the 2014 mono, bought new. Closest I’ll ever come to an og.

I always ❤ Stereo 😅

Ha, I just put out an OG vs Audiophile video too. Great minds - Mike

I don’t have a mono copy yet but I’d likely go for the 2014 mono pressing, it’ll be noise free and also a top-loader like the original.

Very cool. I only have a stereo UK top loader. My early UK mono is right after they switched to side loading. I'd love a mono top, but musically, I am all in with the White in stereo. Mono is excellent, but stereo is my listening choice for that record.

Mono it shouldn't even be up for consideration

I think we should point out that with the White album some songs are definitely better in mono while others much better in stereo.

Keep ‘em all! With The Beatles you can never have too many copies. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I own a UK Mono top loader VG++. The 2014 Mono kills it for obvious reasons. The '85 German is very nice too, but ...as far as Stereo go with a 1976 Japan. IMO

UK Mono, always. About the DMM: I compared three Beatles Blue Box collections two months ago: UK `85 (all analogue), Italy `79 (with all analogue French pressings) and German DMMs. The DMMs were not impressive and nearly always came last. The DMM White album was better than the Italian, but nowhere near the UK pressings (all HTM). A 1st press UK toploader with such a low number - wow! Great! Greetings from Switzerland, Nick

Easy peasy. Keep the toploader, send back the analog unmarked DMM and just buy yourself another copy of the latter. They are neither rare nor too expensive. Plus, you don't have to deal with the missing pause before Cry Baby Cry.

Wow that's a low number on the mono , mine is No. 146467

Nice clip, Bob. I love that White album, great songs. -- Dave

Yes, you must have both…send back a domestic US copy and say thank you

I mean that was an easy choice indeed. Now, imagine you don't have the pressing you recently got. Which would you choose then? Very tricky indeed.

Love ❤️ your big horn speakers 😂

Great video, Bob! So awesome to have that UK Mono Top-loader!

Bob, do you realize you have the RARE record label with the error of no ‘An E.M.I. Recording’ on the left side. Very first pressings had that mistake. MR Stickermania

Bob, UK mono all the way. The stereo pressing to seek out is The White Album from Holland. Frank

Buy them both you know you want to 😂