brianw
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| Who is the sexiest female vocalist? My picks:Betty Roche on the Bethlehem Records release of Porgy and Bess. Especially on the song "Summertime".Diana Krall "Love Songs" (already mentioned by Mgl23)While I don't care much for her stuff, Julie London could give a 90 year old man a ri... | |
| Tube amp for Sonus Faber Extrema? I've heard them with Jadis 200's and Tube Research 400's, and was very impressed with the Extrema. | |
| Tube Tester I found around 5,000 tubes listed in the paper for sale. Included with the tubes was a Hickok 752A tube tester. Final price $190.00 for the works! Keep an eye on the paper! | |
| Record-playing Rituals? Not a problem, Albert. I've found myself calling it Image Restorer recently. I'm very pleased that it works well for you, and your music night friends. I am also impressed by your generousity, sharing with others, both at home and here at Audiogon... | |
| Record-playing Rituals? The name "Image Restorer" was replaced in 1994 with the name "Vinyl Wash". It just shows how long some of you have been using it! Thanks to all.Kind regards,Brian WeitzelRecord Research Labs | |
| Multiple Copies Of LP s Same Title Sometimes it also takes multiple attempts to find a really good pressing, even if it is the most desired pressing. | |
| Record-playing Rituals? It's nice to hear that someone else also jots down VTA info for each record. Different records, different weights, and different profiles all determine where "proper" VTA is. And yes, many of us do know the difference, thanks for bringing it up. I... | |
| High-Bit CD s JVC XRCD worth if... Nobody has mentioned the "Error rate" of the process yet either. Maybe this has something to do with the higher resolution also. | |
| Best Used Vinyl Shops in Las Vegas, Nev You're best to check the yellow pages, though the best stores are on Sahara, as Albert and Kelly mention, and there is a great store across from U.N.L.V. on the east side of the street, in a strip mall. This may be the same shop that Albert and Ke... | |
| One Song That Still Causes... "Dancing in the Dark", Cannonball Adderley Blue Note BLP-1595"Some Like it Hot", Barney Kessel, Contemporary S-7565, (Thanks again, Albert!) | |
| What's your profession? Age? I'm a 37 year old building contractor and owner of Record Research Labs. (Hey, I had to put the college degree to work somewhere!) | |
| Lifting grounds in the system. I lifted the ground on my system about 5 years back after a phone conversation with Audiogon member "Skull". Thanks again Mike, what a difference it made. Maybe he will see this post and refresh the star ground theme for us all, and for me once ag... | |
| Best way to clean vinyl ??? Why Record Research Labs cleaning solutions, of course. | |
| Survey-What is your most used source? A Scully 270 playback reel modified by Tube Research Labs, playing back various master dubs and production master reels. Turntable close second. | |
| FIM silver speaker cables Hey Cantor, do us a favor, keep us posted with your opinion of the Silver series FIM, (since you will have tried both the Gold and the Silver). I have only tried/purchased the Gold series, and am also considering the Silver series for a small syst... |