dekay
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| An Artist's Pinnacle Roxy:Yes, you are correct as "Sara Smile" was later on.Memory is an odd thing, but with your prod I now recall where I was living when it (the song) was often/continuously played on radio, which would place it to the mid 70's.Never owned any of th... | |
| An Artist's Pinnacle Hall and Oates never again achieved the artistry of "Sara Smile", which I believe was on their very 1st album.Here’s an awesome version from Daryl’s House.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQEwpS8_uZYDeKay | |
| Budget Integrated for Aerial Acoustics 6Ts Ditto the Sprout100 as it has a defeat-able loudness feature that should come in handy with low volume listening (your speakers do low level well, but added help won't hurt).DeKay | |
| What do you sit on? I rarely sit when listening to music (making dinner doing other stuff on the patio).However, having a way compromised back (3 shattered load bearing vertebrae plus 3 fractured middle back's and numerous collapsed/gone-history disks) I've ended up ... | |
| digital or analog volume control? If you decide to go with an ALPS have your tech check out this...https://www.partsconnexion.com/ANVPOT-81914.htmlOnly available in 100K Ohm though, as far as I know.DeKay | |
| Putting weights on speakers? Show your wife the pic below of my living room system.https://www.culture24.org.uk/asset_arena/8/71/06/360178/v0_master.jpgDeKay | |
| Anyone remember the lateral tracking Bang and Olufsen record player from the 80’s?? Anyone remember the lateral tracking Bang and Olufsen record player from the 80’s??https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L-PUCx6PzADeKay | |
| good discussion on power cords Geoff:"Next up, the pros and cons of micro arcing"Micro arcing has placed havoc on our faucets (the seats, though easily replaceable, go first - then eventually the faucet structure itself) ever since cable TV was installed in our apartment buildi... | |
| Nixie tube amplifier project - unfinished - help! Think I transposed the letters which should be VFD for "vacuum fluorescent display".DeKay | |
| Nixie tube amplifier project - unfinished - help! Kate:Its design may use VDF tubes, which are often incorrectly described as being a Nixie tube.Both are "display" type tubes, but as far as I gather VDF’s can be used in gain stages.DeKay | |
| Technics SL-10 Intermittent cueing problem Sorry to hear that.The deck has Two belts which are used to move the tonearm on the rods via an offset gear mechanism.Aside from checking the cover/lid switch (which can wear down and/or get gunk'd up) they should have cleaned and re-greased the g... | |
| Technics SL-10 Intermittent cueing problem PS:Hopefully you did not go to GM in SM.DeKay | |
| Technics SL-10 Intermittent cueing problem Here's a repair video that that shows/explains how the deck functions.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f86WA63vEVsDidn't watch the whole vid to see if he mentions the switch activated/deactivated by lowering/raising the lid, but that's another thin... | |
| Your vote for greatest (covers) album George Gobel's cover of "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" should be @ the top of "any" list.Aside from that I would go with the CB Junkies and Phrank (sp).DeKay | |
| What's the worst speaker or stereo set-up you've ever seen? This is Hal's (Malcom in the Middle) Hifi...Start the video @ 8:15 and wait until you see the dozen, or so, speakers hooked up all over the room.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqys_psQ3BoDeKay |