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| What's your favorite remake of a song When I first saw this post I was clueless (probably still the case in a larger context) but the other day on XM Fred I heard Devo's version of The 'Stone's "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"...what a great cover! At the moment, "my favorite remake of... | |
| What is the best place to buy tubes? Wow...interesting. I've had 2 JJ Tesla KT88s from the The Tube Store fail at ~400 hrs and ~700 hrs. When I wrote them about the first failure, they indicated expected life was >1000 hrs and I must have gotten a bad tube. I thought it was just m... | |
| Deep Cleaning Records With Steam? Stelkor & Crem1 - As a precaution can a piece of metal (nail?) of the appropriate diameter be inserted into the LP spindle hole prior to cleaning? Might help conserve original dimensions.Just did my first steam cleaning. Treated Steely Dan's "... | |
| Best LP cleaner fluid for fingerprints Audiofeil - Let's stay focused on the original statements. My initial response had to do with removing skin oils (fingerprints) from hard surfaces. I work in the chemical industry and have for over 25 years. I'm aware of the difference between an ... | |
| Best LP cleaner fluid for fingerprints "IPA is a lousy solvent for grease and oils."Audiofeil - you're kidding right? I have to beg to differ. The topic was cleaning fingerprints off a hard surface, not laundering clothes. IPA is widely used in industry as a solvent for a range of orga... | |
| Best LP cleaner fluid for fingerprints Don't know about "best". Home brew 7:1 distilled water:IPA has been working for me. (recommended by others here on A'gon w/the addition of a small amount of surfactant which I omit). I apply with "lintless" makeup remover pads (buy a stack of 50 o... | |
| Expected hours for JJ Tesla KT88? Jab- I guess I should be glad I'm only dealing with 1 quad and not 5! I did purchase the JJ/Tesla's from the Tube Store (on their recommendation). I've been happy with their service though pricing with the declining dollar was better in the past h... | |
| Expected hours for JJ Tesla KT88? Hanki - Thanks for the input. The JoLida seems pretty robust. I'm inclined to run the JJ/Teslas for the time being(I have spares). As funds permit will consider buying a set of SED Winged 'C' KT88s. SED Winged C was on my short list originally. On... | |
| Deep Cleaning Records With Steam? Crem1 - Thanks for your recommendations. I enjoy buying used vinyl at flea markets etc. Have some that really need a good cleaning. Am going to track down a Perfection Steam Cleaner (I do see it on Walgreen's web site). Just came across this. Thou... | |
| for those who popped for "Hi-Fi Tuning" fuses... Hi Triode- I've only ever used them in my JoLida 502B. I was suprised to hear an improvement - more detail & spaciousness, I'd say. I really didn't expect to be able to hear a change. Didn't think my system or ears were "resolving" enough. But... | |
| Non classical piano based music recommendaiton W.A.Mathieu (Windham Hill artist)Thelonius Monk - Straight No Chaser. There is something about this recording that keeps me going back, over and over. Very different style than Bill Evans and a nice "counter point" to Bill's lyricism, I think.Lyle... | |
| What made you select "audio" as your hobby The Beatles, a transistor radio and WABC NY in the early '60s. Like someone has stated previously, I didn't select it, it selected me. It's not about the equipment. It's about finding and hearing great music. Equipment increases the level of enjoy... | |
| Flat screens? Haven't looked at TVs in the last few months but when we were shopping for a smaller Sony flatscreen LCD ...I'd rate technology options (50"+)as: Plasma, Sony SXRD, DLP, LCD...that was my impression anyway. The Sony LCD we got is fantastic with hi... | |
| Flat screens? Haven't looked at TVs in the last few months but when we were shopping for a smaller Sony flatscreen LCD ...I'd rate technology options (50"+)as: Plasma, Sony SXRD, DLP, LCD...that was my impression anyway. The Sony LCD we got is fantastic with hi... | |
| What's that buzz, tell me what's a happening... Call or Email Totem...they'd be the best to tell you whether you should and can open things up. |