viridian
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| Gas or Charcoal Joe:Thanks for the guidance I have wanted to give it a shot and I think that you have given me the "all clear". | |
| Gas or Charcoal Like yourself and Joe, I use a Weber with charcoal. My question goes a bit deeper, I use charcoal briquettes, is anyone using lump charcoal? Now that would be purist in my book. | |
| Grado Cartridge questions..... Technics SL-1200 MK2 or SL-1210. The grado really likes fluid damping, so I would add this accesory to the Technics:http://www.kabusa.com/There are other nice enhancements to the Technics, such as the arm rewire, that can be found here as well. | |
| turning my system on during lightning storms Only use your tongue to turn on your components during a lightening storm. This will assure your safety and validate Darwinian selection all at the same time. | |
| Triplanar madness I tell u, madness Renounce your path of material acquisition; it only serves to distract you from the real music in your soul. Sustinance comes not from the diamond and the wheel, but from the cadence and flow within us. But, if you fail to see the path of enlighte... | |
| New music on vinyl The only new music vinyl issues are NOT only pop and rock. There are many great issues of new dance, hip-hop and rap. | |
| Grado Cartridge questions..... The Sonata is a very large improvement over the Platinum and worth every penny of the $200.00. My take is that, if you want to use your excellent phono stage, stick with the higher output. you will not have to add another gain stage, or purchase a... | |
| The price ratio between table,arm, and cartridge Matching the compliance of the cartridge to the effective mass of the tonearm has nothing to do with money and everything to do with the mechanical aspects of the system. Likewise, matching an arm to a suspended turntable can involve the optimizat... | |
| classic rock lps on VPI I think that the plastic platter has an adverse effect on PRAT. A platter mat seems a better answer than an arm wand. Of course, it screws up the VTA. | |
| Systemdek IIX possible upgrades help needed. The OL RB 250 is a step backwards from the Opal, IMHO. I also believe, based on experience with Rega tables and not the Systemdek, that plastic platters sound too soft in some systems, compared to the glass platters when terminated with a proper m... | |
| Scorpio Records catalog? I can't comment on the catalogue, which does seem to be quite broad, however yes, most of them do sound that bad. And they are quite easy to discern, as they do not have bar codes on the jackets. | |
| The best acoustic guitar recordings?? Mattybumpkin, I saw Kelly Joe warm up Lucinda Williams at a small club here in Portland last fall. He then joined the band for a few numbers, switching from acousitic to electric guitar. This guy absolutely shreads. | |
| Good budget sub for music? This is an oxymoron. | |
| The best acoustic guitar recordings?? Paco De Lucia, "Entre Dos Anos" and Larry Coryell and Philip Catherine, "Twin House" both on LP. On CD I would recommend The Steve Greene Trio, "Acoustic Living" which features the sonds of the great acoustic, archtop guitars. Just two guitars and... | |
| lps sound bad Sns, thanks for your candid answer. I have missed the hoopla, as I never left vinyl and was quite slow to adopt digital media. Your suspicions are correct. Many records have been produced using safety masters, several generations removed from the ... |