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| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear Anything by Rory Gallagher....quite the rocker! | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear I listen to Argus by Wishbone Ash fairly often...good stuff! Another album from that general time period that deserves a listen is Peaceful World by the Rascals (I know....the RASCALS???). It is almost a concept album and does induce peaceful feel... | |
| Did Nixon Erase My Tape? If I have to resort to 'baking' a tape to get it to work, it's time to discard that tape. The only stereo-related item(s) I have ever cooked are Vibrapods - when they get squashed from the weight of whatever they've been under, cooking them in a 2... | |
| Did Nixon Erase My Tape? Thanks for the service manual data-base info oldhvymec. It will help me to delve into this problem and decide whether to tackle it on my own or get competent help (I'm leaning toward the latter). I learned the Law of Diminishing Returns in painful... | |
| Did Nixon Erase My Tape? Thanks for the suggestions atmasphere, oldhvymec, et al. The problem evidently rests in the pinch roller/capstan domain as a different tape was played with thew same result. Dirty tape path isn't the explanation....I've only used the deck 2 or 3 t... | |
| Did Nixon Erase My Tape? Good thing I didn't reference the Three Stooges, Miller Carbon. Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk! | |
| Did Nixon Erase My Tape? You are correct stereo5 - it was Fury, not My Friend Flicka (both show were similar). | |
| Did Nixon Erase My Tape? I had forgotten about his role in that series, lewm8. He is the most likely culprit. | |
| Did Nixon Erase My Tape? Thanks for the responses, guys....historical and actual operational input is appreciated. I had to go back in time and think about the repair history on my A-4010SL deck.....for reasons more neurotic than fact-based, I had the heads replaced in th... | |
| What did your system look like 30 years ago? Let's try that again:Pioneer SA-9500/TX-9500, Thorens TD-160 w/Stanton 681, Teac A-4010SL RTR, Teac AN-180 Dolby Noise Reduction Unit, AR-11 & Genesis Physics Model 1 speakers.Did not own a CD player until 1994..didn't like the sound of early ... | |
| What did your system look like 30 years ago? Pioneer SA-9500/TX-9500Thorens TD-160 w/Shure cartridgeTeac A-4010SL RTRTeac Outboard AN-180 Dolby Noise Reduction UnitAR-11 and Genesis Physics 1 speakersDidn't buy a CD player until 1994 or thereabouts.....didn't like the sound, but had to give... | |
| What piece(s) of gear did you sell/give away that you would like to have back? Maybe these sales/gifts of favorite items led to good stereo karma in return?Anything occur afterwards that went in your favor which you didn't expect? | |
| What piece(s) of gear did you sell/give away that you would like to have back? I bet the introduction of CDs in the early 80s had some influence on your decision to sell the Precision Fidelity phonostage, roberjerman? That sounds like it was a very nice unit. $500 seems like a pittance these days, but it was big money in 1979. | |
| RIP - Aretha Franklin You guys are cruel and hilarious at the same time....Covid 19 fatigue must be the cause of this 'knives-out' humor. Some really funny comments here. Jimi, Jim, and Janis are spinning in their graves. | |
| Bent Slightly Out of Shape It took a month to get the cartridge installed in the headshell by a local tech known as Turtleman (not counting the 2-3 weeks it took me to decide to do it myself or farm that task out). I haven't even installed it yet because I'm already running... |