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I haven’t heard a clean Monarch but have had 3 RLs over the last fifteen years or so and each time I go back to the MFSL. The RL is a great sounding record but the MFSL has more life to me. Also, try as I might I have not found an RL that plays better than VG+, even though my last two have...

Just looking through my shelves, but of the early MFSL, I can recommend without reservation: Abbey Road & Sgt Peppers single releases (also have the box and nearly all of thos are good, but go to the mono box for most early Beatles now) Blind Faith Bowie Rise & Fall and Lets Dance Clapton...

SH forum can be a cult of personality at times and there are also a few posters who monopolize the forums and continue to repeat “the gospel of Steve”. The early MFSL issues are fine. If they sound good to you on your system that is all that matters. Do some have slightly boosted bass and/or...

Sounds great. Demo material, but with virtuoso playing and late Garcia vocals. I would also pick up the MoFi Garcia Grisman album too, if acoustic albums are your thing. I wish they would do a MoFi Pizza Tapes and So What...

Received my anthology box on Friday, spent Friday evening cleaning on my ultrasonic cleaner and most of the day yesterday and this morning listening. Very pleased with this set, but I will need 6 replacement records. Most are due to edge warps, but I have a few sides that are nearly unlistenable...

Agree, the MoFi 45s are top of the heap for AB and WD. The new 2020 VMP and Dead.net splatter versions are very good, but also different. The splatter is sourced from the Plangent hi-res and has a very defined, hi-res clean sound while the new AAA VMP press has a larger soundstage and...

I believe QRP has the capability of competing with best pressings out of Pallas or RTI, but on average most of pressings out of Salina seem to me to be on par with Optimal or Record Industry and just a small step above MPO and GZ. I have had multiple issues with edge warped QRP pressings, even...

Be careful with a flattener and QRP pressings. I have had bad luck with their vinyl formulations (both black and color) and a vinyl flat. Any time I’ve tried to flatten a QRP record in the last 2-3 years I am left with a wooshing background noise. If I get a warped QRP now, which is more often...

Ugh... sorry to hear this. I received my tracking number on 10/20, but it appears the package wasn’t accepted into the USPS system until last night and shows a projected delivery of 11/9. I ordered within the first 7 minutes of availability based upon my confirmation email timestamp, yet people...

It might be the same few people cross posting, but comments on FB, SHF and reddit. I’m just hyper sensitive to warped and/or noisy vinyl and that seems to be the issues reported. However, Buffalo sounds great and is a nice distraction. My AB50th swirl from Dead.net should also be here any day now.

Sitting here listening to my perfect pressing of the RSD Buffalo set waiting on my VMP Anthology. The Buffalo sets sounds amazing, absolute flat, quiet, perfect pressing. Based upon some of the online feedback I am seeing I am getting a little concerned about what things will be like once I...