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| Hey RICH Audiophiles The CGT was a proper Porsche. I did a track day at the Birmingham, Ala. facility in one with Hurley Haywood as my coach. That thang was deceptively fast. (I’ve had 911s, including a GT2 clubsport- I like the early ones with an S, no need for crazy... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! or @fsmithjack and @folkfreak = start a thread on the Verdier. I’m not an owner but was long interested in that table and there may be others here who would benefit or contribute.back to your regularly scheduled program.thank you, | |
| Marantz 7T recommendation This is not a direct answer since I didn’t have one restored (though I did have a tube one that ’got away’ back in 1973), but you may still find this of interest. Guy bought a 7 knowing it was frankensteined by a mod that converted an output circu... | |
| What area or country do you live in ? I’m gonna stay away from the personal and political, but like many hobbies or passions, hi-fi transcends boundaries and cultures- i’ve had many interesting visits over the years to listening rooms, record collections and dealers in other countries... | |
| What artists deserve a box set over view/compilation? Chris Whitley. | |
| BUSTED: UK company is raided for fake vinyl production Good post there, @chronoglidesky. I think there are 4 pre-war copies of Skip James' Devil Got My Woman, only one of which is in good playing condition and has been used for a number of the transcriptions.Thanks for adding more detail to the Wales... | |
| The quest for the hot stamper or is it a myth Kent Duncan was a mastering engineer, he didn't press records. I think better US pressings of that Fleetwood Mac album were done by Columbia's Santa Maria plant, before Warner-Reprise shifted to Capitol for pressing. Also FWIW, that Discogs link m... | |
| The quest for the hot stamper or is it a myth @millercarbon- I'm well aware of copy to copy variations. I simply asked whether the deadwax on the copy you got from Port was obscured. FWIW, there is no spray on mold release. Glad you are enjoying your copy. | |
| BUSTED: UK company is raided for fake vinyl production Those record counterfeiting cases weren't that common even in the heyday of vinyl. The Sam Goody case is pretty famous. There was also a practice of 'backdooring'- legit plant making legit copies for whatever label presses more than required and '... | |
| The quest for the hot stamper or is it a myth Was the deadwax scraped or somehow obliterated on that copy you got from TP? | |
| VAS (Steven Leung) cartridge repair/retipping service? Yep, as Frogman sez, @slaw these things are monsters in the tracking department, not just in name. And even though the re-do I bought from Steve isn’t using the original cantilever, its compliance is more ’medium’ than ’high’ which also inspires c... | |
| VAS (Steven Leung) cartridge repair/retipping service? Original cantilever was boron, maybe diamond dusted or something, new cantilever is aluminum. Don’t remember the stylus profile offhand. I suspect Steve will build you whatever you want- the materials cost of boron may be higher but it’s still wit... | |
| VAS (Steven Leung) cartridge repair/retipping service? I just got a cartridge from Steve this week as a stopgap- my go to has been Airtight, and i'm curious about stone-bodied Koetsus in my arm, but i reached out to Steve to supply me with a rebuilt Monster Genesis 1000- very different cartridge in to... | |
| Audio Desk Systeme - Vinyl Cleaner – Repair of Water Pump Failure @decibell - this is good information and worthwhile for someone who has an out of warranty unit that cannot be traded in for an upgrade. @jwpstayman is fortunate- Robert Stein at Ultra Systems, the distributor here in the States, has generally tri... | |
| Portland Maine We used to go at least once a year, sometimes more. The summers are pretty glorious- My wife has family near Portland, so that was a gathering place for her clan for many years.I would definitely recommend taking up @lwin on his kind offer. I'm su... |