4yanx

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Music for Passover
OK, Rosstaman, I'll see your Lenny Bruce and raise you another Jackie Mason. 
Vinyl playback is still a secret
If you have THAT many sources for pittance-priced LP's why, pray tell, do you complain about the "$10 junk" on Audiogon? ;-) 
Shibata Stylus
Yeah, I love the button in that listing where you can "click to see a larger picture"! :-) Check out his $1.49 tonearm, too. Anyone every bought anything from that seller? 
Music for Passover
Fatparrot, I'll see your Alan Sherman and raise you a Myron Cohen. :-) 
Shibata Stylus
Yeah, I have about 50 old quad LP's. Not sure if I am bragging or complaining but I bought them all when new and, needless to say, they haven't been played very much. Most are still perfect. Some of the SQ's don't sound half bad in 2-channel. The ... 
Shibata Stylus
Oh, I jest ye not. I have been pondering just such an adventure. As it happens, I have an old Sony CD-4 decoder and a Tate/Fosgate SQ decoder. Have been thinking of putting together a table for fun that runs quad (for kicks, you know, man). Troubl... 
45 adapters
Alan - I looked too, and the seller (Larry) is not offering any on E-Bay at the present time. The seller's E-Bay name is gl-er and may list more. As it happens, though, I now see that the same seller with a different handle also has them listed ri... 
Shibata Stylus
Wasn't the stereohedron specifically the one used for CD-4 LP's because the grooves in those LP's were so damn thin (I have abotu 20)? I recall it being the ONLY one useful (if you could call it that) for CD-4 awhile the others were okay for SQ (I... 
rega new tables p5 p7
Touche, Troutki. I'm betting 'not (pun intended). 
45 adapters
Joshua - I took a chance and bought one from the person you mention. A very nice product. Heavy, nicely machined. It works great. Highly recommended. 
Bands who'se names describe thier sound.
dead kennedys 
Vinyl playback is still a secret
As long as you don't call THAT a complaint, Zy. :-) 
Vinyl playback is still a secret
Wild - I was in the same position a few years back. It was either stop hauling the then 2,000+ LP's when moving and sell them or buy a front end to do them justice. Now I have about 3,500. If you ultimately decide it is not the road for you, I hav... 
Best tube AM/FM tuner
John, PLEASE post your impressions of the 90X in a new thread...:-) 
How often do you demagnitize your MC cartridge?
Doug, the Cardas Sweep LP also claims to ultrasonically clean the sytlus. I knwo that you keep yours clean, but is there any evidence you can detect with respect to that claim?