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| One of my favorite bands, one that many have never heard. @bassbuyer: Yeah, if record company owners could figure out how to know which bands and/or solo artists were going to capture the hearts and minds of the general public their jobs would be much easier. My musical taste runs to cult-level music... | |
| HumminGuru vs.Degritter After watching a recent YouTube video about the Humminguru and Degritter---in which the poster brought up the matter of air drying an LP after an ultrasonic cleaning will leave behind anything in the water in the record grooves (one groove per ... | |
| Need to learn about Audio Research ARC in the 1970’s was at that time relatively reasonably priced. In ’73 the SP-3 pre-amp was $595, the D-75 $995, the D-51 $695. It was when the Mark Levinson brand appeared that the price wars started, as well as "all out" assaults on advanci... | |
| What are your top 3 favorite turntable companies (manufacturer) and why? For anyone considering an AR table, look for one from the 1980's, the ES-1. The 60's model has a terrible tonearm, the ES-1 could be had with no arm or a Jelco-sourced (I belive) one. I have had three AR's, starting with the original back in 1... | |
| A life sentence!!! @ticat: Another Zeta tonearm owner! An overlooked classic for sure. I’m surprised there has been only one mention of the QUAD ESL. | |
| Need to learn about Audio Research @daveyf: When I was living in Palm Desert (115-120 degrees fahrenheit in the Summer) my system included a pair of Atma-Sphere M60s, with a total of 16 output tubes. It's a great sounding amp, but they put out a LOT of heat! Roger Modjeski reco... | |
| Need to learn about Audio Research My history with ARC dates back to 1973, when I got one of the systems @whart referred to above: a pair of Magneplanar Tympani T-I’s bi-amped with Dual 75 and Dual 51 power amps, an SP-3 pre-amp in front (I now own a pair of the Tympani T-IVa’s,... | |
| One of my favorite bands, one that many have never heard. @ezwind: I’ve been meaning to get myself a copy of the lone 1970 Wildweeds album for some time now. It is on Vanguard Records, and all but one song on the album were written by Al Anderson. I have Al’s 1972 debut solo album (on LP and CD), als... | |
| One of my favorite bands, one that many have never heard. You guys on the East Coat make me green with envy! NRBQ came out to the West Coast infrequently. Here they are on some TV show, being introduced by David Sanborn, who sometimes performed with them live: https://youtu.be/p-6qGgL7kyk?si=h... | |
| A life sentence!!! For the source component, it’s the Townshend Audio Elite Rock turntable/Zeta tonearm/London Reference pickup combination. For loudspeakers, it’s a pair of Eminent Technology LFT-8b loudspeakers with a pair of Rythmik Audio/GR Research OB/Dipole... | |
| What are your top 3 favorite turntable companies (manufacturer) and why? @slofut: I too have a special fondness for the Townshend Audio Elite Rock. If I could have only one table, it would be the one. With a Zeta arm mounted on it, and a London pickup tracing the LP groove, I get the sound I'm most satisfied with. | |
| Favorite Albums Not in the Mainstream Found on Streaming Services Ooo @wharfy, good choice! That Tony Rice album alone justifies the purchase of a record player. I pair 80 bucks for a mint condition Sugar Hill Records original about six months ago, but it recently received a reissue on LP by Craft. | |
| One of my favorite bands, one that many have never heard. Agree with you on your every point @pdspiegel. But Tom Ardolino was on drums, not bass (that’s Joey’s instrument). I saw the line-up you cite twice live at The Roxy Theater on Sunset Blvd in the 80’s and 90’s, and more recently at a club in Por... | |
| One of my favorite bands, one that many have never heard. Man @stuartk, that’s Lou Ann when she was much younger! By the way, Lou Ann was the singer in an Austin band named Triple Threat, which featured a young guitar player named Stevie Ray Vaughan. Lou Ann tours regularly with Stevie’s older brothe... | |
| Recommendation for phono stage Following the lead of @slaw, the two Herron phono stages (no longer in production) can be had for not that much dough. Their owners love ’em, so you’ll have to be patient waiting for one to come up for sale. Mine isn’t. The VTPH-1 came in two ... |