gibsonbanjo
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| RIP David Lindley David Lindley was an incredible talent. He was one of those people who could take a banana with a string on it and make it sound spectacular. I started taking banjo lessons (and later on, guitar and mandolin) from David when I was 15, and he was e... | |
| Reel to Reel Machine for 15 ips playback In my personal experience, I suggest you look at a Revox B77 2 track 7.5/15ips, at the minimum. If you’ve got the budget, then go for Revox PR99 MKII (or MKIII), and then look at the more expensive (but much better) Studer A810 (which I currently ... | |
| Looking for good recordings of female vocals I have not yet tried... I suggest you try "Calypso Blues" by Youn Sun Nah. It's just female vocal and upright bass. | |
| Old guy needs recommendation request for old CD players / DAC An excellent vintage CD player would be the Sony SCD-777ES. However, as @russ69 mentioned, the older players often have parts problems. In fact, I sold my SCD-777ES because it needed a small part that was no longer available (although the unit fun... | |
| Top 10 vintage cassette decks I’ve owned a great many of these (including DATs and Elcasettes(!). I currently have (and strongly recommend) the Revox B710MKII (not MKI), the Tascam 122MKII (not a MkI or MKIII) and the Studer A810. You cannot go wrong with these IF they are pro... |