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| Favorite band or artist of all time? I can't take seriously anyone who writes a song entitled "Foxy Lady". But then I have a low tolerance for corniness. At the time the lyrics to that song were being written, Van Dyke Parks was providing Brian Wilson with the lyrics for his Smile al... | |
| Mounting a cartridge There is one electronic stylus force gauge sold on Amazon that is really good, made by Riverstone Audio. Non-magnetic construction, measures with the arm/cartridge at playing height, etc. $28.95 with free shipping. Video on You Tube explaining its... | |
| The Steep Canyon Rangers Yeah, what the Hell?! | |
| The invention of measurements and perception A separate issue, but very related: I knew a lot of musicians in High School who were very surprised by how difficult college-level music theory was to grasp. Music theory is on the same level of intellectual difficulty as both advanced mathematic... | |
| Does anyone care to ask an amplifier designer a technical question? My door is open. @clio09, I read awhile back on a DIY forum that the assembled First Watt B4 was being discontinued, and Nelson was by that time providing info on the kit version. I just looked on the First Watt site, and the B4 is still listed. That doesn’t neces... | |
| That "Wow" Moment! A guy I knew my Senior year of High School who was mentally ill (Seriously. He should have been on meds, but that wasn't common at the time), and he participated in all kinds of bad behavior (He recklessly put both our lives at risk on one occasio... | |
| Favorite band or artist of all time? I saw Jimi, Noel, and Mitch live twice. I know a lot of ya’ll really love them, but I found "the middle" of the music missing in what they did. To speak in analogies, what they played created a "sphere" of music, with a hollow center. It’s like th... | |
| New Rega Planer 8 (P8) Turntable - Apheta 2 Cartridge Combo - Thoughts I would not get the Kirmuss. It operates at only 35kHz, too low a frequency imo. The bubbles produced are too large, and the force behind them too violent, not "gentle" enough. This is new information and opinion, which some may dismiss. Not I! So... | |
| Owens Corning 703 vs. Roxul Safe 'n' Sound? Happy New year Spencer. I'm still getting use to this Northwest weather, quite different from that of the California desert I spent six years in before moving up here. Everything is frozen in the morning! It's dark and cool all day during the Fall... | |
| Favorite band or artist of all time? J.S. Bach, the father of Western music. Not as good a hairdo as George Gobel, though, or early Buck Owens. Flat top with fenders. | |
| Swapping Platters on Thorens 124 Thanks @dhcod. I too use London's, and am myself interested in getting TD-124. Keep us appraised, ay? | |
| Swapping Platters on Thorens 124 I have been told (by Art Dudley) it is the sub-platter on the Mk.1 that is ferrous, not the top platter. True or false? | |
| I Would LOVE to see. Oops, it was Skip not Syd who was wandering around downtown San Jose. Syd spent the last few decades of his life being cared for by his mother. Do a search for pics of him in those years if you want to be shocked. It's enough to scare you off acid! | |
| Is there a quality website that lists upcoming releases of music For Americana music, there is the No Depression website. You can sign up for their frequent emails. | |
| New Rega Planer 8 (P8) Turntable - Apheta 2 Cartridge Combo - Thoughts @fsmithjack, The Last Factory makes a couple of good stylus products; Last System Formula 4 Stylus Cleaner, and System Formula 5 Stylus Treatment.Audiophiles have discovered an unlikely product for cleaning styli, the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. Do an... |