The "Exotic Dances" and "Suite Espanola" have been getting the most spin on my system as well. They truly do represent what I consider to be demo/reference level recordings of the highest order.
"Waltz for Debbie" gets a lot of play too, but with my Walker TT/Allnic H3000/Verito Z playback setup reproducing "Waltz" at 45 rpm the differences are more shades of grey and a little too tough to call a fave.
I expect to get the High-Rez files of "Exotic Dances" and put it to the test with the tape shortly.
Joe:
You really need to get the Bottlehead Repro to make a fair [esp pricewise] comparison between the LP and tape! I've done both with a tube rolled Repro vs the cj GAT/TEA 1bc combo and a VPI Reference Superscoutmaster (sitting on a Silent Running Audio base atop the Silent Running Audio Craz rack) with either the Air Tight PC-1 or Titan i cartridges -- and as good as the lp is, the tape is far, far better. And having had both, the Repro is far, far better than the Seduction. No comparison, esp. after substituting some NOS Tele EF86s or 806S and amperex E188CC/7308. Plus theres a ton more gain with the Repro that makes the tapes a lot quieter sounding.
Myles
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Myles:
Your right, of course. I really do need to go with the Repro. One of my complaints with the Seduction, as good as it is, has been issues with gain. I have been spending resources optimizing my vinyl playback. All things considered, 2500.00 worth of reel playback hardware, giving a vinyl rig somewhere north of 50K a run for its money, sure says a lot about the software, wouldn't you say?
I gotta talk to Doc about a Repro.
Joe