7Ray, Jazzy Zoetrope from Pro-Ject Records | The Vinyl Anachronist

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7Ray’s Jazzy Zoetrope is the inaugural release from Pro-Ject Records–yes, that Pro-Ject, the manufacturer of some of the most popular turntables in the world. When I first received an email from the Pro-Ject people, it was shortly after I returned from the 2020 Florida Audio Show. I had just given a huge thumbs up to a room where their Signature 10 turntable was showing along with their electronics and Sonus Faber Olympica Nova speakers. The Signature 10, with included arm and Sumiko cartridge, was extremely impressive–I don’t remember ever hearing a Pro-Ject turntable offer this level of performance before. I thought the email would inform me that my Signature 10 was on the way for review, but instead it was a request to review this, their first album, available as either a 180 gram 2-LP set for 40 euros, or a direct master tape copy for 500 euros. Jazzy Zoetrope offers an intriguing premise wrapped inside of a familiar package, a jazz crooner singing what is basically a Sinatra set: “Night and Day,” “Fly Me to the Moon,” “Nature Boy,” Lady Is a Tramp” and much more. 7Ray is an Austrian singer who also happens to be an audiophile, and […]

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