(Black/Viking/Progressive Metal) [24/96] [13LP] Enslaved - Frost; Mardraum Beyond The Within; Isa; Vertebrae; Axioma Ethica Odini; RIITIIR; In Times - 1994-2015, FLAC (tracks)

Spin Clean:
1 pass with solution
1 pass distilled water

Rega Planar 3 1989:
RB300 Tonearm
Ortofon X5-MC
Wallmount for vibration isolation

NAD PP2i:
Input at MM (since X5-MC has 2mV output)
Output to DAC.

DAC:
ASUS XONAR DG Headphone Amp & PCI 5.1 Audio Card
100% volume (-8db max input)

Audacity:
Normalize to -0.1 DB
Split Tracks
Flac Encode level 0 @ 24bit/96khz

Cleaning: Knosti Disco Antistat, Milty Zerostat 3, Monacor antistatic carbon fibre LP brush & Nittygritty record cleaning brush (record) + RODEC DJ Cleaning solution (stylus)
TT: Technics SL120
Mat: SDS Sonphonon IsoPlatMat + SDS Sonphonon IsoCover Soft TT Mat
Clamp: Michell Type R
Cartridge: Grado Prestige Gold
TA: SME 3009 S2 Improved (non-detachable headshell) rewired (4 X 33 Awg Cardas Litz 18 Karat Gold Wire to 18 Karat Gold Neutrik RCA connectors)
Phono Stage: Lehmann Black Cube ( > Atlas Equator Mk II RCA Cables > )
Soundcard: NI Audio Kontrol 1 (2048 sample, 1MS buffer) connected with Wireworld Starlight Digital Audio USB Cable to PC running Vista
Software: Sony Sound Forge 10 (record at 24 96) > Izotope RX2 (listen through using Sony MDR7509 HDs connected to Lavry DA11, normalise, click reduction/removal) > Sound Forge 10 (DC Offset, cut into individual tracks – incld. merging of Tracks A3/B1) > Foobar (listen through on Focal Be6 monitor speakers connected to Lavry DA11, FLAC tagging) > [ 1644: > Weiss Saracon (convert to 1644, TPDF Dither)] > WinRAR

Cleaning: Knosti Disco Antistat, Milty Zerostat 3, Monacor antistatic carbon fibre LP brush & Nittygritty record cleaning brush (record) + RODEC DJ Cleaning solution (stylus)
TT: Technics SL120
Mat: SDS Sonphonon IsoPlatMat + SDS Sonphonon IsoCover Soft TT Mat
Clamp: Michell Type R
Cartridge: Grado Prestige Gold
TA: SME 3009 S2 Improved (non-detachable headshell) rewired (4 X 33 Awg Cardas Litz 18 Karat Gold Wire to 18 Karat Gold Neutrik RCA connectors)
Phono Stage: Lehmann Black Cube ( > Atlas Equator Mk II RCA Cables > )
Soundcard: NI Audio Kontrol 1 (2048 sample, 1MS buffer) connected with Wireworld Starlight Digital Audio USB Cable to PC running Vista
Software: Sony Sound Forge 10 (record at 24 96) > Izotope RX2 (listen through using Sony MDR7509 HDs connected to Lavry DA11, normalise, click reduction/removal) > Sound Forge 10 (DC Offset, cut into individual tracks – incld. merging of Tracks A3/B1) > Foobar (listen through on Focal Be6 monitor speakers connected to Lavry DA11, FLAC tagging) > [ 1644: > Weiss Saracon (convert to 1644, TPDF Dither)] > WinRAR

Bang & Olufsen Beogram TX2 (MMC4 tonearm) > Yamaha RX-V10000 > SoundBlaster X-Fi Titanium HD > Adobe Audition CC > ClickRepair 3.9 (DeClick .15, Pitch Protection, Reverse, Wavelet x2) > Sound eXchange 14.4.0

As always, no post-processing apart from click repair and normalisation was done to the recording.

Bang & Olufsen Beogram TX2 (MMC4 tonearm) > Yamaha RX-V10000 > SoundBlaster X-Fi Titanium HD > Adobe Audition CC > ClickRepair 3.9 (DeClick .15, Pitch Protection, Reverse, Wavelet x2) > Sound eXchange 14.4.0

As always, no post-processing apart from click repair and normalisation was done to the recording.

Cleaning: Knosti Disco Antistat (Dr Wack/Kodak PhotoFlo > L'Art Du Son/Kodak PhotoFlo > distilled water), Winyl, Onzow ZeroDust stylus cleaner.
Power (TT/Phono stage): Tacima 6-way mains conditioner and RFI filter
TT: Technics SL120 Mk1
Mats: 1) SDS Sonphonon IsoPlatMat + 2) Resomat
Cartridge: Shure V15 Type II Improved w. Jico SAS (1g VTF/anti-skate)
TA: SME 3009 S2 Improved w. copper knife-edge bearing, rewired (4 X 33 Awg Cardas Litz 18 Karat Copper Wire > 18 Karat Gold Neutrik RCA connectors)
Phono stage: Lehmann Audio Black Cube SE (10+db Gain=off) > Atlas Integra MKIII RCA (3m)
ADC: Tascam DA-3000 > record: PCM 2496 > SD Memory
PC: Save to 32bit float in Izotope > Manual click reduction + fade in/outs in Izotope RX4 > Cut into individual tracks in Sound Forge 11
1644: Izotope RX4 > Equalizer (High Pass, Linear phase, FFT=8192, 22Hz, Q10) > Resample (Filter Steepness: 80, Cutoff Shift: 0.98, Pre-Ringing: 1.0, Post Limiter: No) > Dither (MBit+ w. Noise shaping-Lightest, Dither amount-Normal, Auto-blanking & Limiting of noise peaks)
2496: Equalizer (High Pass, Linear phase, FFT=8192, 22Hz, Q10) > Dither (MBit+ w. Noise shaping-Light, Dither amount-Normal, Auto-blanking & Limiting of noise peaks)

Cleaning: Knosti Disco Antistat (Dr Wack/Kodak PhotoFlo > L'Art Du Son/Kodak PhotoFlo > distilled water), Winyl, Onzow ZeroDust stylus cleaner.
Power (TT/Phono stage): Tacima 6-way mains conditioner and RFI filter
TT: Technics SL120 Mk1
Mats: 1) SDS Sonphonon IsoPlatMat + 2) Resomat
Cartridge: Shure V15 Type II Improved w. Jico SAS (1g VTF/anti-skate)
TA: SME 3009 S2 Improved w. copper knife-edge bearing, rewired (4 X 33 Awg Cardas Litz 18 Karat Copper Wire > 18 Karat Gold Neutrik RCA connectors)
Phono stage: Lehmann Audio Black Cube SE (10+db Gain=off) > Atlas Integra MKIII RCA (3m)
ADC: Tascam DA-3000 > record: PCM 2496 > SD Memory
PC: Save to 32bit float in Izotope > Manual click reduction + fade in/outs in Izotope RX4 > Cut into individual tracks in Sound Forge 11
1644: Izotope RX4 > Equalizer (High Pass, Linear phase, FFT=8192, 22Hz, Q10) > Resample (Filter Steepness: 80, Cutoff Shift: 0.98, Pre-Ringing: 1.0, Post Limiter: No) > Dither (MBit+ w. Noise shaping-Lightest, Dither amount-Normal, Auto-blanking & Limiting of noise peaks)
2496: Equalizer (High Pass, Linear phase, FFT=8192, 22Hz, Q10) > Dither (MBit+ w. Noise shaping-Light, Dither amount-Normal, Auto-blanking & Limiting of noise peaks)