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| Philadelphia area audio club? Our next meeting is September 26: an Audio Demo with Doug Hoglund, owner and designer of Granite Audio electronics http://www.graniteaudio.com/, and Rusty Taub, national sales manager for Von Schweikert Audio http://www.vonschweikert.com. Doug wil... | |
| New to the game, looking for help on this system Ghorton, two good brands for many application are "Kimber Kable" and "Straight Wire." They both sell various series of cables at several different price points and have been a reliable choice over quite a few years. They should have some cable at ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Ella Fiztgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook, Verve - the lady is incredible! Even through the surface noise of these 50 year old records, I just get lost in her incredible singing. And a supporting cast that includes Ben Webster, Coleman Haw... | |
| Seeking a repair establishment. If you're willing to ship it, Bill Thalmann at Music Technology in Springfield, VA is one of the best technicians in the business for tube audio equipment:Bill ThalmanMusic Technology5414-B Port Royal RoadSpringfield, VA 22151Phone: (703) 764-7005... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Ray: Thanks! For those interested, I just checked to see if American IV is still available on vinyl, and it is:http://www.redtrumpet.com/software/item.php?item=17745&sid=1170596972 | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? LOL, Slipknot, I think you've become addicted to the Stavinsky/Firebird/Mercury for demonstration purposes (with good reason!).Raytheprinter: when was "the man comes around on" recorded? Is that one of Cash's Columbia recordings?. | |
| Reminded once again of VTA criticality... Fatparrot, my tonearm doesn't allow adjustments "on the fly." It is totally locked and rigid during play. To adjust VTA, I have to lift the stylus; loosen a set screw, adjust two nurled rings that raise and lower the arm in very small increments, ... | |
| Reminded once again of VTA criticality... Good link, Bigkidz. Another good article on VTA and turntable setup is the guidance Lloyd Walker posts at his web site:http://www.walkeraudio.com/fine_tuning_your_turntable.htm. | |
| 3 Audio Deities at 6moons Also note the story about the visit to tweak Mike Malinowski's system (Vinylmike on Audio Asylum) in which a frustrated Lloyd Walker finally swaps out a power cord to make the system begin to come alive:http://www.6moons.com/industryfeatures/forbi... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? So far today: Rickie Lee Jones: "Rickie Lee Jones"Rickie Lee Jones: "Pirates" (thanks Sbank !!)Sonny Rollins: "Way Out West", Analogue Productions 45 rpm reissue"Die Rohre - The Tube, A Baroque Delight for the Ears" Tacet L74 (all tube recording a... | |
| Using tube preamp for a phono preamp If the old tube preamp has tape-out jacks, run from these to an aux input on your primary preamp.However, don't pass up the opportunity to listen to the "old CJ or Counterpoint" tube preamp as your primary preamp. You may be pleasantly suprised.. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Ray Brown Trio, "Soular Energy" Pure Audiophile PA-002 Bill Berry, "Shortcake" Pure Audiophile PA-004(again!)Whatever Stan Ricker is doing with his revised half-speed mastering process on these Pure Audiophile LPs, the results are simply stunning.... | |
| what's your favorite album cover? The original cover to the mono release of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique (Munch/BSO) on RCA. Reproduced once again on the Classic Records 45rpm reissue.http://www.classicrecords.com/images/all/ACF69.jpg (picture). | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Today:John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman, Impulse AS-40, Speakers Corner reissue (from the analogue master tapes)Fleetwood Mac: Fleetwood MacWild Child Butler, Analogue Productions Original recording, d-to-d. If you like blues and you haven't list... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Ray,VPI offers the advantage of a platter that fully supports the LP and is sturdy enough to use as a platform for "scrubbing" the surface of the LP using your preferred cleaning fluid and brush (e.g., Disc Doctor or Records Research).I've used a ... |