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| Need a Record Brush. Got a recommendation? I use this:https://www.turntableneedles.com/Record-Cleaning-Brush--Carbon-Fiber-True-Velvet--Deep-Clean-Antista...And then this at the spot where I lift the brush. (never got the hang of the swish-lift just right)https://www.turntableneedles.com/R... | |
| Your Forever Pieces? What and Why? The oldest piece I still own is a Stax SR-40/SRD-4 set that I got in the '70s. I have upgraded to a SRX Mk 3/ SRM-T1S(pretty vintage, themselves); but I still plug the SR-40s in to the T1S from time to time. They have something in their sound that... | |
| best interconnect at decent price WireWorld. https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgxvzLrGDVZwCSpfrNNHsLGDmJdfr?compose=newThey have been the best bang for the buck in my system and even their entry level ICs sound quite good. You can go as cheap as $20 or into the thousands... | |
| The urge to tinker is awash. What TT might better mine and why? I would audition a suspended deck. If you like the characteristics a used Oracle Alexandria might be budget friendly. If you can find MK III or MK IV, they are more reliable and easier to set up; but hard to find. You can add your choice of tonear... | |
| If you could just pick one instrument that you think sounds best on your speakers Guitar! Because it could be electric, acoustic, 12-string, slide, steel, lap steel, baritone, bass,....Need I go on?I would have said vocals; but the number of tracks of unaccompanied vocals I love is infinitesimal compared to solo guitar. | |
| Speakers positionning The best test in your own room with your own system is your own ears. Although I find that bromide quite irritating, it's true. But there are tools to help one calibrate. My speakers sound best with no toe in at all, according to the manufacturer,... | |
| Tonearms: Ripoff? I clicked on this thread because I have a Sumiko MMT made by Jelco on my Oracle Alexandria and have been dreaming of an upgrade that will work within the specs imposed by my turntable. I was hoping for some informed, experience- based options. I... | |
| What albums, in your opinion, sound unquestionably better on Vinyl rather than Digital? "Of course everyone’s perception will vary depending on what the album is playing through."True, dat. I guess that’s where things diverge from Peter’s points. It’s a lot easier and cheaper to get a decent CD playback system than a vinyl one. One c... | |
| What albums, in your opinion, sound unquestionably better on Vinyl rather than Digital? Just to get the conversation back on point, I don't think the OP's intention was to open another debate on the superiority on one medium over all others or methods of recording, engineering, and mastering. Although I have really learned a lot fro... | |
| What albums, in your opinion, sound unquestionably better on Vinyl rather than Digital? Red House, Mapleshade, and New West sell very well made CDs, although the artists are quite an eclectic group. Greg Brown's on Red House are especially good. I have not had the opportunity to compare the same releases on vinyl; but New West does v... | |
| What albums, in your opinion, sound unquestionably better on Vinyl rather than Digital? Carly Simon's Anticipation sounds better on vinyl than MoFi SACD.I've got a supposedly audiophile Japanese import of Bobby Darin's "That's All". The "Mack The Knife" cut has a lot of over-modulation or some such gunk. The best version of the son... | |
| Zerostat Milty really? I need to discipline myself and just listen to music more. It sounds so good and makes me a better person. | |
| Zerostat Milty really? OK, I did a bit of an experiment this evening by rubbing a small piece of cellophane on my shirt, letting it cling to my hand and seeing how long several methods took to make the cellophane drop.I immediately discovered I was wrong about the polar... | |
| BEST FEMALE VOCAL EVER @ranjanHmmm. Now that you mention K.D. Lang...... | |
| Zerostat Milty really? I am not a physicist, either; but I do have some training. Static charges are not always + or always -. The polarity varies depending ob the material's position in the Triboelectric series: https://www.alphalabinc.com/triboelectric-series/As we ca... |