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| Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning Slaw, what is the "Rushton copy"? | |
| Finding source of sibilance Sibilance can be caused by even a small degree of cartridge misalignment. But it can also be caused by the stylus being attached to the cantilever slightly "off" by it's maker, or even the cartridge being run with too little tracking force. A qual... | |
| exceptional voices of female singers (non-classical) I did too, slaw. I also neglected a favorite from the 80's, Maria KcKee of Lone Justice. Another unique, mildly "quirky" voice belongs to a little-known singer named Julianna Raye. Her Jeff Lynne-produced Something Peculiar album is fantastic! I m... | |
| Eric Clapton reveals this week of his declining health I’ve followed both Clapton and Beck their entire careers, seeing Clapton live first in ’67, Beck in ’68. I loved The Yardbirds, Clapton being on about half the songs on their first album, Beck on the other half and the entire second and third. All... | |
| Do i belong here "Practically" nothing. Therein lies the rub. | |
| Recommend some Jazz to me I'm not qualified to make judgments about Jazz, but, as they say, I know what I like! I dig the late big bands of Count Basie and Duke Ellington, who wrote great compositions and arrangements, and had superior musicians. One such was the incredibl... | |
| for Los Angeles can anyone recommend someone to hire install phono cartridge Brian Berdan at Audio Elements in Pasadena is the man. He was trained by his legendary turntable set-up man Pa, the late Brooks Berdan. The above post is confused; Brooks’ shop---Brooks Berdan Ltd. in Monrovia, is now managed by his widow Sheila B... | |
| exceptional voices of female singers (non-classical) Damn, how could I have left out Patsy Cline?! And Carole King?! And Big Mama Thornton (the female Howlin’ Wolf)?! Etta James, Eartha Kitt, Irma Thomas, Patti Page, and so many more. | |
| Anybody watch the Grammys tonight? So true, frogman. All the good professional songwriters are in Nashville now. When Al Anderson left NRBQ to be a full-time songwriter, he moved there. The studio musicians who played on all the singer/songwriter albums coming out of Los Angeles in... | |
| Anybody watch the Grammys tonight? The Grammy’s has always been about 1- promoting the music business, and 2- rewarding those who have generated the most money for the music business.For those looking for an event rewarding the making of superior music, there is the annual American... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? I’ll go further, reubent. King Of America is my favorite of EC’s (in the same way that Full Moon Fever is my favorite Petty album). Nice full, warm acoustic rhythm guitar parts (giving it an Everly Brothers sound), a more relaxed, "Southern" feel ... | |
| exceptional voices of female singers (non-classical) I could probably add another voice or two every day for quite awhile (I love female voices), but above left out a few that simply MUST be included: Aretha Franklin, Arlene Smith (of The Chantels---you have GOT to hear her sing "Maybe"), Brenda Lee... | |
| Multiple copies of the same album? In the late 60’s/early 70’s, record companies were deleting from their catalogs the mono versions of LP’s. All through the 60’s, LP’s were offered in both formats, the stereo version selling for a dollar more, mono going for around $3, stereo $4. ... | |
| Pick A Tube Phono Preamp, but not just any Tube Phono Preamp There’s a K & K Maxxed Out Phono on Audiogon right now, priced at $2000. | |
| Why so few speakers with Passive Radiators? In the technical section of his Rythmik Audio website, designer Peter Ding makes his case against passive radiators in subwoofers. |