billstevenson
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| What is your vinyl commitment? Let us put this question into a more enlightened perspective. Commitment is not just about dollars and cents. So no one thinks I am trying to dodge the bullet, my most expensive turntable, a VPI HW 40 now sells for north of $20K, the cartridge, ... | |
| Analog Magic Question I read through the posts at WBF before I bought the software, but I don’t participate there, rather I was hoping to find someone to converse with here where I am more comfortable. Anyway, I am a new user, have used it so far on two TT, my VPI HW-... | |
| Mono Cartridge Stylus Somewhat apropos to this conversation, I just unearthed from a large collection of records that I have taken custody of, a copy of "Play Bach: The Original Jazz Interpretations of the Music of Johann Sebastian Bach" by the Jacques Loussier Trio. ... | |
| Analog Magic Question Oh yea. | |
| Outer Vinyl Sleeves, is it a good idea? @bigtwin I can't tell you where the mold came from on these records. I can tell you that outer sleeves are present in every case. Locale is South Florida and mold is a problem here if you're not careful. I have records I bought dating back to t... | |
| Mono Cartridge Stylus @lewm Re: Bach as the precursor for modern jazz piano. You are on to me my friend, although ironically he didn’t like the piano. Can’t be blamed really, the instrument of his day was not yet fully developed. Also, I am listening to his cantatas... | |
| Outer Vinyl Sleeves, is it a good idea? Years ago I was schooled to remove outer coverings of any kind because they can result in mold on the vinyl. So I just have always removed them. Some people think this is silly, but recently I acquired an estate collection of about 8,000 records... | |
| CD's or Vinyl? Why do I have to choose? | |
| Mono Cartridge Stylus @gooyfoot, I have an AT 33 Mono Anniversary that I have had for years, but used sparingly. It sounds just fine for Baroque and Early Music, but is not a great tracking cartridge. So it sits a lot as I jump around. I will spend a year listening... | |
| Mono Cartridge Stylus Got it. Well now I am going to open another aspect to the mono discussion that had me scratching my head for a long time. That is what shape works best. Miyajima makes a case for their wonderful sounding conical stylus. I have a Zero. Peter Le... | |
| Mono Cartridge Stylus It is not clear to me why you are confused. Actually, I don't believe you are confused, rather it seems you have figured this out correctly. Since the majority of your mono records are Microgroove the best stylus option for you is 0.7 mil. | |
| Mono Cartridge Stylus Maybe we are, but I want to be clear. A 0.7 mil stylus often sounds terrible on a pre-Microgroove record, and a 1.0 mil stylus might jump right out of the grooves of a Microgroove record. This is why Miyajima and others make both and why collect... | |
| Mono Cartridge Stylus Any collector of mono records will probably wind up with a mix of microgroove and pre-microgroove records. Miyajima has catered to this market for many years and makes stylii for both types of records. If you are interested in collecting and pla... | |
| Mono Cartridge Stylus Miyajima is correct. | |
| Cannonball Adderly - Know What I Mean When I was a very young drummer, like most very young drummers I suppose, I was star struck by guys like Buddy Rich and Joe Morello, but today, 77 years old and having done a lot of listening and thinking, I much prefer Connie Kay. Listen to the ... |