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We spoke to Instagram follower @ironpazz about his audio equipment, record collection and his favourite album
When did you start collecting records?
I have been collecting vinyl’s/CDs since I was 15 (1988), the new type of musical support (CD) was very attractive, but very expensive and then I had preferred the vinyl at first, as it was cheaper.
Most of my collection is made up of CDs, as I personally think it is better than vinyl, if reproduced well with serious equipment.
What's your favourite record?
This is hard for me to answer, as I have favourites among many different genres –
Progressive rock:
‘Joe's Garage’ by Frank Zappa
Heavy metal:
‘Painkiller’ by Judas Priest,
‘The Number of the Beast’ by Iron Maiden
…any Black Sabbath albums
Classic rock:
‘Brother Where You Bound’ by Supertramp
‘Animals’ by Pink Floyd
…any Dire Straits albums
Country rock:
‘Harvest’ by Neil Young
‘Once Upon a Time in the West’ by The White Buffalo
Who is your favourite artist/band?
This is another very hard question, but my nickname is "IRONPAZZ" Guess my favourite band!
What is your favourite music based magazine?
When I was younger, my favourite magazine was a heavy metal called ‘Metal Shock’, which ran until 2008.
Now, I prefer to listen and judge for myself online, through YouTube and various other social media platforms.
@ironpazz's equipment list
| Speakers | Monitor Audio Silver 500 |  |
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| Turntable | Pro-Ject RPM 5.1 |  |
| Power Amplifier |
Musical Fidelity X-P200 |
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| Pre Amplifier |
Musical Fidelity X-PRE V3 |
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CD Player |
Raysonic CD-138 |
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