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| Cartridge Limitations or Break In? And thanks to A-gon member Elevick for loaning me a setup tool and a tracking force scale. I was just a tad off - understatement of the year - on both counts. A little heavier and the stylus might have worn a hole in my platter.Still though, I pla... | |
| Beating the RVG Horse Not sure if anyone is still reading this thread but....This thread had touched on the original vinyl vs. the CD reissues. As I now have a TT and one Blue Note record I can offer some additional observations - I mean as far as I can get with one re... | |
| Cartridge for Thorens TD-160 See. You try to break bad habits - like too many four letter words - by using quaint phrases like 'good gravy' and the next thing you know you've started a 'so close, but no lumps' debate.Still one of these %$^@#! days I'm gonna get my @%! turntable! | |
| Cartridge for Thorens TD-160 So I just can't win with this turntable deal. I've missed - I think - three TD-160s here on A-gone. I finally get one on e-bay, confirmed, paid for and ready to go. So what happens? I get an e-mail from the seller that while packing it to ship, he... | |
| Which Recordings Have Widest Soundstage Duke Ellington's 'Blues in Orbit'is very wide. Good record too. | |
| Your ONE all time favorite love song? Love You Like a Reptile - Motorhead. (childish but entertaining) | |
| Favorite driving music What!? No 'Hot Rod Lincoln'? | |
| Room size and floor standing speakers My room is 18x15 and 9 high and I've got my Spendor S8Es on the long wall, about 28 inches out and eight feet apart. Imaging is very good, although stage depth seems a little limited. There are lots of floorstanders that'll work in your room, just... | |
| Anyone going to see the Police? In the summer of '82 you couldn't swing a dead cat at a radio dial without hearing something off Syncronicity. There was a never a more over-hyped song than Ring Around Your Finger. Even though I was only 13 at the time, to this day I can't stand ... | |
| Jazz Recommendations Don't forget Bird. Charlie Parker's Dial and Savoy sessions, which have been nicely re-mastered are wonderful. You should have some Louis Armstrong in there. The Hot 5s and 7s are great, but if your looking for more hi-fi try Satch plays WC Handy ... | |
| Best Miles Davis Mono LPs to Start a Collection Try 'Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants'. It's got both Milt Jackson and Thelonious Monk on it. The version of 'Round Midnight' is amazing. I think some of this session also appears on Bags Groove, but this is a better album. | |
| Chesky Records & poor sevice, I had the same problem, although it only took four weeks to get my shipment. That is three weeks to long in this day and age. | |
| Beating the RVG Horse Started another good thread here. I'm not trying to boost the bass to the point that it is obtrusive or bloated. What I am trying to do is boost it enough to fill out the sound, which in turn reduces the tinnyness of some of these recording. And y... | |
| Beating the RVG Horse Foster, The other thing about the vinyl guys is that if they own the originals - and a lot of them claim to - they may be forgeting how rare and expensive all that stuff is. It would be nice, but it's not always as easily done as said. I have 'Qui... | |
| Best sounding cd in your collection Duke's Big Four by Duke Ellington (what other Duke is there?)on Pablo is also a really great recording. They really got the kick-drum slam on this one. |