#ultradeck

My old man got me hooked on #MoFi quality when I was a baby when his old man got him #TheBeatles Collection on vinyl back in 1983. It became mine after he died in 2016 and I one day hope to pass it on to one of my nephews. So that was the seed of my Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab love. When I decided to upgrade my turntable last June I excitedly bought the #Ultradeck+m and the #UltraPhono preamp/headphone amplifier to run through my Dynaco ST70. Those fine pieces compliment the MoFi record and stylus brushes I use, along with their great cleaning solutions (bottom right of picture), LP stand, and record weight I had already long used. It's not hype. I longed for these MoFi products before they even existed or before I could afford them. As a collector of 20+ years, I have always been fascinated and loved the consistent quality of #MFSL records and their fine accessories. I'm thrilled that the first new high end turntable I ever bought was theirs and I am hoping it'll be my last, as I love it! #LP #Vinyl #Records #MFSL #MoFi #MobileFidelitySoundLab #MyMoFi https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxq-Iw8poUW/?igshid=1g5uq5jxfr3sy

So I did a nearly total overhaul to my system. Got a new turntable/cartridge (MoFi UltraDeck with the MasterTracker cartridge), sort of new-to-me speakers (my dead dad’s vintage Polk Audio SDA II’s), and replaced my original PS Audio Sprout with their second generation Sprout100. The reason I got the new Sprout was they addressed my two biggest qualms with an otherwise brilliant little amp: the power and the bass boost. The Sprout100 has 100 watts per channel and a defeatable bass boost. So, I grew up with these speakers and the amp is almost the same as my last one. But that turntable is something else! I also have a new audio stand coming in, as eventually I’ll have a second turntable that is more like my Audio Technica AT-LP120 which was easy to swap out headshells and cartridges on and an old tube amp like a Dynaco ST-70, plus a CD player and radio. I wanted to wait till that came next week to set everything up, but I already had all the equipment amassed over the past week. My better half spent the night at a friend’s and my curiosity got the best of me. So far I’ve played the customary FZ “Hot Rats” as the inaugural first full LP, though I used side 2 of “Nevermind” as the last record played on the old setup and immediate comparison with the new setup. A little bit of The Smiths were spun and I decided the night closer would be the MFSL press of “Dark Side”. Playing this makes me feel good about my purchase. It sounds really nice, clear, full, and pure. Now I sleep. It’s 445am. #LP #Vinyl #Records #MoFi #UltraDeck #MasterTracker #MFSL #PinkFloyd #DarkSideOfTheMoon #FrankZappa #HotRats #Nirvava #Nevermind #PSaudio #Sprout100 #PolkAudio #SDAII #DeadDadMadeMeAVinylNerd

Be still, my heart.