slipknot1
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| Preamp Deal of the Century E,Call FedEx in Memphis. it's stuck in Customs. Chances are they'll take your SS# over the phone and it will release by tomorrow AM. Then FedEx will follow up with a bill for the duty on it. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Miles Davis "Kind Of Blue" (Columbia CS 8163) Listened to two different Classic Records reissues tonight. first the 200 gram, then the 45 rpm reissue. I never tire of listening to this masterpiece. The line up of performers and the selection of mu... | |
| Brought to you by Simmons Whew, there for a minute, when I saw the title of your thread, I thought it was going to be about Richard Simmons. Perhaps an audiophile reissue of "sweatin' to the oldies" ;) | |
| Equipment that has made you 'stop' looking? Magnepan 3.6R driven by Wolcott P220 mono amps. This combination seems to get everything right in my listening room and with the genre I listen to most, Classical and jazz vinyl. | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Ray,Congratulations on the pending shipment! You are in for a fun ride! Try to to touch base with Mick Sunday night to ENSURE that your SS number is on those shipping documents. Otherwise, your Chard. is gonna sit in Anchorage customs. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Getting an early start on a rainy Saturday in the East:Roger Waters "Radio KAOS" (Columbia 40795) Interesting work. A bit of a spill over from some of "The Wall" in that Waters continues to explore the numbing effects of the media, in particular r... | |
| What are the characteristics quality recordings? Rushton has hit it spot on! My listening biases are oriented as his are toward classical and jazz vinyl. Music that is well recorded, that preserves the space and natural harmonic overtones of the performance, dynamic swings, and the leading edge ... | |
| Should you use cleaner on your stylus? Another vote for Mr. Clean and the coarse bristle artist brush with the handle cut down.I have no experience with Zerodust, but have used the Extremephono. Got sick of the goo leaking out of the container and getting all over everything. Magic Era... | |
| Where is Your Turntable? Mine is centered on the side wall to the left of the speakers as you are facing them. Two racks: One for the table/Walker Motor Controller, and on for the pre-amp and it's power supply. This requires a 26 ft run of IC's between the preamp and the ... | |
| To Play, or Not to Play? to me, the whole purpose of purchasing these gems, is to enjoy what is in the grooves. I am a music lover, not a collector. | |
| How do you cope with dust build up ? One very effective method I have found is the use of an ionic room purifier running 24/7 in my listening room. It has really reduced the amount of dust in my 23 x 17 room.I use a clone of the well advertised Sharper Image unit. I paid less than ha... | |
| Best Song or AlbumTitles? "Love Stinks" J. Geils Band"They Ain't makin' Jews Like Jesus Anymore" Kinky Friedman | |
| What do you listen to when no one else can hear it Herb Alpert "Midnight Sun" Jazz light, done right. Way better than you would think. Great sonics, a couple of really nice performances as well."Spirit Of Tibet" One of those Hallmark Card Store buy three greeting cards, get this CD free! kind of t... | |
| Your local library I'll chime in here: As it happens I am a librarian, and it's true your local public library can be a great source for FREE exposure to music. In my library, we have a fairly large collection of jazz, classical, soundtracks, rock, Books on CD, and ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Laurindo Almeida "Virtuoso Guitar" (Crystal Clear CCS-8001) 45 rpm black vinyl version. Picked-up a "minty fresh" used copy.A thank you shout out to Sbank for turning me on to this gem of an LP! |