bdgregory
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| Is my phono stage stuffed . . . respectfully disagree. Why would you replace a part that only requires cleaning? If you spend a ~$100 to replace the selector switch (if that is indeed what's wrong) it's no less susceptible to getting dirty again than the cleaned one. | |
| Is my phono stage stuffed I have a NuVista preamp and at one time the selector switch was causing a similar problem. It was resolve when I opened up the preamp and gave the switch a shot of cleaner. (this issue also happened with a marantz preamp I had years ago).The only ... | |
| Are singers musicians? There are musicians, and some are professional, others amateur. Some musicians are great musicians, others are merely good, and then there are bad, very bad, and awful . . .Maybe there's a spot in there for Yoko, and Johnny Rotten | |
| In the Air tonight DRUMS - phil collins on LP Collins is a hell of a drummer. I'll never understand why he gets no respect from some people.I agree. He's one of my favorite drummers. | |
| Are singers musicians? The human voice conveys pitch like any other instrument. Singers must understand and apply music theory like any other instrumentalist. The great ones do this to a high level.It's true that some singers don't have the second part of the above. But... | |
| Availability protocol? "is it still available" is a perfectly valid initial question. For items that are somewhat in demand you will receive multiple offers,often quickly. It's not unusual for me to commit to a buyer, but while I'm waiting for payment I will not yet mar... | |
| Best HT starter system? for speakers, think used. You should search the archives here for recommendations in your budget range. Now and then you can find Vandersteen 2C listed for ~$400 or so. Some older Paradigm may be a good value too (I have an old pair of Paradigm 7s... | |
| best source for guitar amp tubes I've had good service from http://www.tubedepot.com/index.html and their prices are generally lower than others. I also really like http://eurotubes.com/. They specialize in guitar amps. Contrary to the name, they are in the US (Oregon or Washingt... | |
| Turntable/ Cartridge Analysis/Setup try Bill Thalmann at http://www.musictechnology.com/. He may offer this service, though they are primarily a repair business. He's very good, and I purchased a used turntable from him, as well as a tonearm. | |
| warped lp's I flattened my Ron Carter LP today. I used 2 12x12 granite tiles purchased from home depot ($5.49 each). One side is polished, the other rough. I pre-heated my oven to 200 degrees F. I Sandwiched the LP between the tiles and I used no fasteners or... | |
| US only sales WHY??? I ship worldwide and to date have had no issues at all, but each time I do I get nervous about transit issues, etc. USPS won't insure deliver in some countries (well, one that I have experienced), other carriers are often cost prohibitive, and now... | |
| Records that made you reassess your music beliefs And now for something completely different. This is beyond belief, Larajs just found out we're next-door neighbours. now that *is* amazing! | |
| warped lp's I purchased 2 granite tiles at home depot over the weekend and plan to try to flatten a Ron Carter LP I bought used which has a terrible warp in track 1 and won't play. I'm going to try the procedure in the posted thread in the next day or so. I'l... | |
| Jeff Beck "performing this week" OMG Just listen to this and if you don't get it then youhave no soul. wow! I take it this is on the DVD?thanks! | |
| warped lp's http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1217254356&read&keyw&zzwarpedit seems this thread covers everything there is to know. I have no experience with it, I only recalled seeing it when trying to decide what to do with my ow... |