bdp24
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| Why recordings made before 1965 sound better. @onhwy61 has it right. Done correctly, Dolby does NOT change the original tonal structure (timbre) of instruments or vocalists. It takes the original signal and boosts the high frequencies for recording, in playback reducing the high frequencies b... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @tomic601: My copy is on its way to me Jim. I again sprung for the deluxe boxset. uDiscover is selling it right now at 30% discount, with free shipping---Eric. | |
| Best drum solo (best drum sound) I have ever heard... and its a YouTube MP4! The Sheffield Labs direct-2-disc Drum Record LP features Jim Keltner on one side, Ron Tutt on the other. Keltner's solo is pretty good, Tutt's not so much. Typical direct-2-disc sound quality on both sides. In other words, stunning. | |
| Tube Amps, Magnapans and Impedance For those who like the Maggie/tube amp combination but can’t or don’t want to spring for a high-powered amp, there is an alternative. Is everyone aware of the fact that Maggies are not the only planar-magnetic loudspeakers on the market? Bruce Th... | |
| Anyone Get a Degritter for Xmas? @jgreen19: Like your preferred inner sleeves, the thickness of the VSS inners prevents them from "bunching up" as you slide the LP into either the cardboard jacket or outer plastic sleeve, as can happen with the thinner MoFi (and other) sleeves. T... | |
| Count Basie Orchestra April in Oaris. The dropout is on the master tape. I say that because the Verve and the MoFi were mastered and pressed separately. | |
| Band Member Changes Over Time The Band without Robbie Robertson. Though Robbie can’t sing (he feigns doing so throughout The Last Waltz. Embarrassing.) and is the least important member instrumentally (his replacement Jim Weider is a considerably better guitarist), with Richar... | |
| FINALLY-a cheapskates US cleaner? Plus, I’m really sold on higher-frequency ultrasonic operation (say, 80kHz and higher) for it’s smaller cavitation bubbles, which get further into the groove than does a 40kHz-produced bubble. The Degritter runs at 120kHz, the HumminGuru at 40k. O... | |
| Black Friday Record Store Day Haul @mofimadness: Agree about McKee! Sort of her generation’s Linda Ronstadt, a very powerful singer. Really cute, too. ;-) I saw Lone Justice live when the debut was released (at The Roxy Theater on Sunset), and she was also great on stage. Did you k... | |
| Black Friday Record Store Day Haul @thepigdog: Wow, thanks a million! I'll send you a PM to arrange---Eric. | |
| FINALLY-a cheapskates US cleaner? I’ve been following the development of the HumminGuru all year, and recent tests of the production model (seen in three videos I’ve watched) aren’t entirely convincing. It doesn’t appear to have the cleaning power of the Degritter, or even a DIY U... | |
| Pet Sounds: Most Overrated Album of All Time? There is a YouTube video in which a pianist sits at his keyboard, explaining and demonstrating the "bones" (chord progression, modulations---aka key changes, melody, counterpoint) of "God Only Knows" as he leads you through the musical constructio... | |
| Pet Sounds: Most Overrated Album of All Time? @stuartk: Amen, brother! Rubber Soul and Revolver are much better. | |
| Doge 8 Clarity: 12AT7 replacement for phono stage Or call RAM Tube Works! Roger Modjeski is gone, but there are some of his graded-for-noise small signal tubes still available. | |
| Pet Sounds: Most Overrated Album of All Time? One of my favorite things about Pet Sounds is how the album ends: with the far-away sound of a train running down the tracks, a dog barking in response. Brilliant! So evocative, so nostalgic, so sentimental. The album’s theme is all about becoming... |