I thought it was an aspirin box or something Mark.  :)
Amazing they`ve taken so long to arrive.
Just finished a good session off with `Nearly God` _ Tricky
Syd

A little bit of electronica with female vocals:
Purity Ring - Another Eternity

Have a rare few early evening hours off and am spinning vinyl, such a joy to hear vinyl, so relaxing. The ZP3 is an amazing machine.

Listening to this. . . wow. . . Ron Carter's bass sounds excellent. I just love Airto and Flora. . . and what a musical journey they have had together!

This now...

Syd,  I'm listening with the  Russian tubes that arrived today.  They sound fantastic.  Tomorrow I'll try a spare Amperex 7308 in the signal position replacing the Stock Russian tube that came with the CSP3.  Below is the ebay listing Syd and I bought.  Alex, the seller, has listed this type of tube multiple times before and after our purchases, if anyone else wants to give them a shot when they pop up again. I think these are essentially 60's triple mica versions of what Steve sends in the new CSP3s.  Mark.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181586721830

This up next...a reissue from ORG...

I can tell this pair of NOS tubes are winners and will be even better once they have 20, 30 hours on them.

This speakers corner reissue now...

Next, CD one of "The London Sessions" box set.  This Oscar Peterson Trio Live performance in Chicago was recorded just a month or so after the legendary Bill Evan's Trio performances in New York City at the Village Vanguard in June of 1961.  Very different style...very wonderful.  Mark.

Next,  sticking with the music from 1961 theme...this live performance from Europe has wonderful music but is poorly recorded. This was recorded about two months before Evans' Vanguard Sessions.  Mark.

http://www.allmusic.com/album/buck-clayton-all-stars-1961-mw0000238611

That Basie set is AWESOME.

Right now, a good one, 24 bit Atlantic from Warner Japan.

Ike Quebec, so nice...

http://www.discogs.com/Ike-Quebec-Blue-And-Sentimental/release/3429641

couldn`t resist it




The ZP3 is cookin`

Nope, with you there but it shows the stuff these tube buffs have on tap.
ps I see his 6n2p is = to 12ax7 kind of brings the signal tubes a bit more closer or relative.

Well, the "Miles Smiles" didn't seem hotter than before I put the 7308 in but my audio memory is very short.  Now some Jarrett.  These Standard recordings by ECM are perfect.  Jack DeJonette's drums are equal in the mix but not hot.  Gary Peacock's Bass is clear, defined and plentiful.  And of course, Jarrett's piano is recorded just right...unlike many Van Gelder Blue Notes.  I think those guys at ECM know what they're doing.  Mark.

PS...Damn...someone's mowing their lawn across the street.

Side two of this.  Syd, this is three of the five songs on the "1958 Miles"  LP you mentioned recently.  On May 26th 1958, the "Kind Of Blue" group recorded 4 tunes and one alternate...this album has three of them on side two.  That "1958 Miles" has all 4 but not the alternate take and adds a cut from March with Red Garland in place of Bill Evans. All the cuts are in the Columbia Complete Miles with Coltrane Box set. This is some of the best Miles you'll ever hear.

I think today is as close as I've gotten to "THE" sound I'm looking for.  Just a bit of tweeter attenuation and I may be there. And the tweeter attenuation is really only needed for hot recordings...for example the first song on the Art Pepper LP, a few songs on 'Miles Smiles" but none on Jazz Track, Cat Stevens or keith Jarrett's LP. Mark.

I'm digging more from the Count.  Goes down smooth witth my Hot coffee.  Mark.

Yup Syd,  1958 was a good year for Miles.  He picked up Bill Evans and had both Coltrane and Cannonball in his group.  That year is when he made quite a splash at the Newport Jazz Festival with this group and he also recorded "Porgy And Bess" with Gil Evans that year.  If you look at his discography at the site I gave you, you can see many more live recordings...most not on Columbia.  I have a CD called " '58 Sessions" that was released in the late 80's that I think has this material...can't find it this morning, although I did find this one...it is mostly the Newport Jazz recordings plus a couple studio tracks, one being "Little Melonae" that's also on that "1958 Miles" LP.  I've set up an ebay search so I can get that LP.  The only reason I bought Jazz Track was for the three studio tracks on side two... I'm not much of a fan of the soundtrack.  For me, having the 11+ minute version of "Love For Sale" by this group on Vinyl will be worth the price of the Japanese LP.  Mark.

This now.  This is Miles while he was looking for a replacement for Coltrane.  Between the time Coltrane left and Wayne Shorter arrived, Miles had many Sax Players.  In this performance we have Hank Mobley doing a fine job.  This concert is also notable not only for the Live Quintet performances but for live performances with an Orchestra Conducted by Gil Evans.  Mark.

Well Syd,  I'm not sure what that tube is...sounds like the seller doesn't know either but if you liked the first one, you're not taking much of a monetary risk with a second.  Your ears should always be the judge not the price tag on the tube.  Mark.

Next... I'm thinking about getting the Speakers Corner Vinyl reissue of this...

PS...I'm a little envious when I see a well organized and uncluttered listening room, like Tom's posted by Palomino.  Mine, by comparison, looks like a record store that's been hit by a bomb.  When I contemplate treatments on the walls...I only have a small area on the wall behind the speakers that's even available.  Every other wall space is shelving, windows, open closets or doors.  But on the bright side, when I close my eyes and listen, my space becomes very well organized...I have a good imagination.  Mark.

Now some of Bill Evans' late trio... these tracks were recorded August 31st and September 7th, 1980 at the Keystone Corner in San Francisco...Bill would be dead a week later on September 15th.  Mark.

Biggest impact to my sound was changing Cart from grado gold to ortofon 2m black. These LP's were unlike anything I've heard before. WOW! so glad I upgraded.

My room could do with a sort out Mark...tubes all over the floor, albums in different stacks in alphabetical order, then the jazz stack, the `to clean` stack, 12in stack, shoebox of cassettes, piles of cd`s a pile of books. Those groups of cross hatch foam diffusers all over the walls and behind me. Now I`ve got a 6x9` carpet on the wall in front of me. Always the same, turn the amps on and enjoy. lol the main light has no shade. I can turn it off and have a java lamp and another lamp. Nice atmosphere. I do creep up in the daytime once a fortnight for a dust, and ...well move things around  

This next...

Dan,  that's OK.  You and Lon can stay over there and discuss your feelings...hehe.  I hope you realize my posts are in jest...no offense meant but people can and do talk about how music moves them here.  I treat this thread as my home, more or less, and do more than just post LP covers if the spirit moves me.  Mark.