dmk_calgary
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| Jazz for aficionados @ho249. Thanks! And thanks all for suggestions/comments. This is great! More new music. I have been on a classical kick for the past month or so. Got a bunch of stuff off Discogs - almost all in excellent shape - Mozart Symphonies; Mozart String... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @Stuartk - Thanks - forgot about NS. Never heard of Ingrid - will check her out. | |
| Jazz for aficionados @pjw81583 - yes, MoFi vinyl. I am a vinyl person LOL Would assume this came out on MoFI CD or SACD at some point. | |
| Jazz for aficionados @pjw81563 - Thanks Also George Benson - Breezing' - MoFi - Stan the Man Ricker Mastered this - still one of the best-sounding albums in my collection and fabulous music also. Apparently they did most of the tunes in 1 take. Just listened to this ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @stuartk - YW. Yes, She was a very good, under-rated player. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Some Canadian players: Rob McConnell and Boss Brass - excellent big band and great arranger Ed Bickert - guitar Bernie Senensky - piano Oscar - Box set of For My Friends - recorded in Black Forest at a private studio in Germany --------------... | |
| The "Very Best Record Cleaning Formulation" Here is a very good pdf - 200pages - on cleaning records. Including formula for cleaner - both manual and using US RCM. I am about 100p into it, just providing this as part of the discussion. YMMV of course. https://thevinylpress.com/precisio... | |
| concrete (cinder) block tower with wood chopping block for turntable stand som random thoughts .... - lousy WAF - I think others have said this - try it, its cheap - fill the holes with sand - messy, but it will deaden it for sure - a company in Toronto sells rubber/cork/rubber blocks pretty cheap - I can look them u... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? just got a copy of Daniel Barenboim Mozart Piano Concertos - 12 LPs. Finally got thru all 12 of them on Sunday. WOW. Great sound and great music. EMI/Decca in about 1960 I think. And Beethoven 9 Symphonies with Karl Bohm conducting Wiener Sympho... | |
| Turntable recommendation very good question. I kept most of my records from the 60's and have about 1000 now. And agree with others, you will need a RCM at some point. I used to clean mine by hand - total PITA, even for an old retired guy. Even new records must be cleaned... | |
| Brand New Vinyl Static and Pops I agree with a couple of the other comments - clean ALL records in a US cleaner before playing - even new ones - you have no idea what gunk is on there from the pressing process. I am still amazed at the junk on the bottom of my US cleaner after c... | |
| Decware and “The List” I have had several Decware amps. Currently have their Torii Jr and Phono Preamp and also the DIY 8" open baffle speaker. Built the cabinets from their design and used their drivers. Could not be happier. Great company, great products and great sup... | |
| Hudson HI FI UV stylus cleaner exactly my worry thx | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? over the last couple days: Gino vanelli brother to brother jazz at the Pawnshop new API 45 rpm release pat metheny and Jon scofield Duane Allman Anthology Japanese press toto iv japanese press harry james d2d - still harry after all these ... | |
| Made in USA Decware - made in IL I think. VPI, bluejean cables, acoustic sound for remastered vinyl, my stand was made in NC and I purchased some granite from local cabinet shop to support my components speakers are DYI from Decware design with Decware dr... |