drbond
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| Need some help with Brandenburgs I don’t think Jordi Savall’s recording is on LP, but just CD/SACD. I don’t really like Richter’s interpretations, or rather the recordings of his performances, probably due to the poor recording capability when he was recording. I think Pinnock ... | |
| Lyra Cartridges @mglik Your statement that Lyra will upgrade the Lyra Atlas to the Lyras Atlas Lamba for no charge is false. The cost to upgrade a Lyra Atlas to a Lyra Atlas Lambda is 50% of the cost of a new Lyra Atlas Lambda, or about $6,000. There is present... | |
| How many plays can you get out of a good record? @erik_squires Aye, now I understand: Macbeth must've ruined his LP's using an old stylus, prompting this soliloquy! "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day To the last syllable of recorded time, And all... | |
| How many plays can you get out of a good record? @jasonbourne52 Is the Stylast lube the same thing as the Stylast stylus treatment? | |
| How many plays can you get out of a good record? @secretguy Your "cringing at 1.8g" meaning that historically you used MM cartridges that tracked at less than 1g, and 1.8g is so heavy, or that in the past you used 3g 1980's cartridge tracking, and 1.8g is too light, leading to skips, etc.? | |
| Lyra Cartridges @mijostyn Why did you opt to order to Lyra Atlas Lamba SL, instead of the regular Lyra Atlas Lambda? Here is what Lyra says about the SL model: This is a special, built-to-order, version of Atlas for expert users with very high-gain, extra l... | |
| Washington Post article on MoFi vs. Fremer vs. Esposito While I never bought any MoFi LP’s, I’ve bought quite a few newer release LP’s made years or decades after the CD, manufactured by the same company that manufactured the CD and made from the digital tapes. I play the CD and the LP in immediate su... | |
| Cartridge Loading.....Part II @lewm Congrats on the new phono stage, but I would think the Steelhead might still be a step up from the BMC MCCI, but maybe I'm wrong. . .what's your impression between the two? | |
| Your thoughts on selling As a buyer, I would suggest that the best approach is to downgrade the LP's that are not play graded. If you're selling as NM, it should be play-graded. If you're selling as VG+, then it's understood to be noisy. | |
| what’s a song cover that you think is better than the original? Looks like mostly modern rockers here: how about Wimoweh, first produced in modern times (that I'm aware of by Solomon Linda), and more famously covered by the Weavers: | |
| A suitable cart and possible practical tweaks for a Rega Planar 3... Tweaks? Buy a record clamp, as it will improve the SQ dramatically on a Rega. . . And look at isolation footers of some sort. | |
| Why Music Has Lost it’s Charms (Article) Here's some reasonable videos about 440 Hz vs 432 Hz, which discuss the practical and historical aspects: (even indicating that during the Baroque era, A was closer to 415 Hz) | |
| Why Music Has Lost it’s Charms (Article) @mahgister What was your career in? How long have you been retired? | |
| Why Music Has Lost it’s Charms (Article) @mahgister Thanks for sharing that video about Alan Mearns. I just bought two of his CD's. Too bad he doesn't have analog (LP) form for sale. . . Your perspectives about music and the global trends are quite interesting. . . I'm a Bach afici... | |
| What is your record cleaning regimen? @whart Can you please elucidate the method of point nozzle vacuum cleaning? What instruments are used, and how is it done? Thanks. |