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Sufjan Stevens 'Michigan'
I really like Michigan and Illinoise on LP - it's hard to believe they are digitally recorded. They sound amazing. I'm looking forward to his new LP. 
In love with my Loricraft
I just did a comparison with a great used LP - Oscar Peterson Trio - Night Child (on Pablo today) that had been previously cleaned with the 16.5 using Audio Intelligent fluid step 1 and 2. I listened closely then repeated steps 1 and 2 with the PR... 
78 RPM - Potential for better sound than digital?
I agree with the clean copy comment - the professionals obviously had the resources to find very good copies of what they were transferring, not to mention knowing what if any playback curves or eq was needed for each recording. I can imagine the ... 
Turntable speed measurements for speed accuracy?
Just FYI the new Adjust+ software/LP system measures platter speed, wow/flutter, etc. I am about to order one, but there are some options, that are not explained on the the site and I have emailed Chris. 
A Newbie's First Week Impressions -- Vinyl Rules
I think the myth of mold release needs to go away. This has been discussed a number of times on different forums, but someone involved with the production of LP's have stated that they have never seen anything sprayed or applied to the the press b... 
Preamps with two pairs of balanced outs?
Atma-sphere can be ordered with 2 sets of balanced out . 
Speaker cabinet materials.
I think the Ballistic Ceramic (compression wrapped in Kevlar) of my Cerious speakers is an ideal material - it is rigid yet lossy, and requires no internal damping materials. Wrapping ones knuckles on the cabinet is fascinating - the impact from y... 
Amy Winehouse LP Sound Quality
Maybe I shouldn't admit this, but quite a few months ago, I bought Back to Black on LP from Virgin Mega Store. The Quality was so awful that I returned the LP, saying it was defective. I just listen to some flac files I downloaded instead. 
Zappa plays Zappa
I think the sad thing is that the Zappa family has stopped anyone else from performing Zappa's music. For that reason alone I wouldn't see Dweezil the weasel. Frank would not be happy about this development. 
Does it really get any better than the Raven AC ??
Ketchup,It was mostly the Phantom arm and cart mounting TW re-setup.Sbrown,Did you hear the Davinci and TW in the same system with the same cart?I have no doubt the Davinci is fantastic, but what would stop other elements of the system (cart, phon... 
Loricraft Record Cleaning
I haven't received my Loricraft yet. One thing I see the Monks has that the Loricraft doesn't is auto advancing thread that continuously keeps fresh thread under the suction point.Does anyone think this is problematic, and has anyone come up with ... 
Loricraft Record Cleaning
I found a site that has some great tweeks and setup suggestions for the Loricraft. They suggest a hose clamp over the tube that goes to the bottle for a 25% increase in suction.http://mintlp.com/wild/loricraft.htm 
Loricraft Record Cleaning
Well I just did some very smart or very stupid - depending upon one's perspective. It seems yesterday the price of the Loricraft went up 20%.I snuck an order in for a PRC3 with the hinged cover at the last moment (maybe too late now but it's worth... 
Raven v Walker. Colored v Accurate?
On the topic of resonant frequency - The new Fiekert Adjust + software can display the resonant frequency of the arm/cart. It also lets you set azimuth and displays the amount of distortion the table is producing. I think the product is shipping t... 
Review: Diffraction be gone Anti-diffraction tweeter surround Tweak
Some time ago I tried sticking very thin felt around my tweeters and I found the same effect you described.