interesting article about turntables and vinyl

I don't mind saying this again: Turntables are the only things that will play LPs. I'm not a "format snob" but when I replaced a long dead turntable a few years ago, resurrected my hundreds of LPs that had been languishing in boxes for years, and bought an inexpensive LP cleaner, I found that, man, many of my old LPs sound AMAZING. As do my new LPs. THAT is a good reason to get a good analog rig...it plays LPs...and I can force dinner guests to listen to my ukulele part on a Japanese techno pop 45 I was on in 1981.

It's always interesting when non tech minded boneheads publish stuff like that...the Sunday NY Times magazine recently had a full page article about the ProCo Rat guitar "stomp box" distortion gizmo, one of which I've owned (and used daily) for over 30 years...the designer wanted to "capture the essence of stadium rock"...great stuff.

After attending anything like Stadium Rock, I want to take a shower to get that essence off.