I have a handful of Beck albums in my (relatively modest) collection and all sound amazing.
Of particular note are “Morning Phase” and the sublime (double vinyl) “Sea Change”.
For those not familiar with these releases, they are both a lot quieter than other Beck albums, with largely acoustic and orchestral content, accompanied by beautiful, heartachingly-personal lyrics.
They are later…Read More

Nice! I need to get my hands on some more Analogue Productions releases. The Miles Davis “Kind of Blue”, for example, I’d love to have a copy of.

Thanks for sharing! I have the Ortofon Red and the Nagaoka MP 110: both great. I’ve heard the VM540ML but don’t own one as yet. Great cartridge. I’m hoping to review one on the website soon, it’s a good’n!

Hi,

Went back to vinyl in 2015,year that I took my retirement as a teacher.
Got myself a TT,an integrated amp and a pair of speakers.
First cartridge,an Ortofon Red followed by a Nagaoka MP 110 and finally my AT VM540ML:this is the one that made me rediscover my vinyl collection and still today the best sound for me..

In jazz: So What-Miles Davis UHQR
In prog:Crime of the century-Supertramp Audiophile series A&M
In classical: Requiem- W.A. Mozart Dunedin Consort-John Butt
In ambient-neo classical:Inscape-Alexandra Stréliski
In pop:Aja-Steely Dan UHQR