Quote Originally Posted by atomicAdam
I have to say, I'm really loving the way the AVA OmegaStar 250 in this system, fed with the HQ-1 as pre with GA#560 power all in the PSAudio Quintet with GA#560 power cord, does to this Frank LP.

Seems weird, but allmusic has this LP at 2 stars. I'm really digging in. Maybe people don't know what to do with the talking tracks. Maybe they just seem not too out of the ordinary for these youthful ears.

What I like best about this is the strings. The AVA just seems to handle strings like this so well. I have a Henry Mancini LP, I believe Strings on Strings and it just sounds so wonderful. Gives these thin string sections depth and body. The bass is soft and a bit blurred, and Frank's voice is just floating above everything else. Really a wonderfully calming sound. I just wish the LP was new and wasn't crackling. Oh well. Shouldn't ask too much from an LP made in '69 or something.
Some of my best-sounding LPs are from the 60s. They almost always need a through cleaning when I buy them, unless the previous owner did it. I've cleaned some records as many as three times, but the age isn't a problem.

Spinning the little shiny discs today, instead of the big ones...