harold-not-the-barrel

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Your Favorite Cover Songs?
Dentdog, I know I know. You see I made my own arm column of brass, it´s 7 cm high and 9 cm wide. And very ´eavy..... but not very ´umble ;-)Keep on spinnin´ the discs !Cheers, 
Your Favorite Cover Songs?
"C´mon Everybody" by Humble Pie"I Wonder" by Humble Pie"Ghost Riders in the Sky" by Outlaws"Morning Dew" by Nazareth"Rope Ladder to the Moon" by COLOSSEUM (Jack Bruce)"Stormy Monday Blues" by COLOSSEUM"Runaway" by The Sensational Alex Harvey Ban... 
A Big DIY Bang for Your Buck?
I´m stoned... I mean soapstoned 
SME Series III or SME 3009
You can add a 4 gram weight on headshell to increase wand´s mass so a (high compliant) LOMC will fit too. SME III is an excellent arm and sounds superbly with certain carts, maybe most that benefit from heavy damping  
Best Record You Have Ever heard
Uriah Heep´s first 3 albums really, UK originals - my first ones were actually original c-cassettes, bought the vinyls shortly after - David Byron can sing everything with huge manly & clean vocal style from heartbreaking ballads "Come Away Me... 
Best Song or AlbumTitles?
"Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" (auf Deutsch) by M.A. Numminenhttps://youtu.be/h4QTXZMFcos"Tunnelmassa" ("In the Mood" in Finnish) by M.A. Numminen:https://youtu.be/TQQCJuSp0n4 "Kotiharjun päällä"  ("American Patrol" swing, in Finnish) by M.A. Numminenhtt... 
Greatest song titles..
The Mafia Stole My Guitar - Alex Harvey 
Best value record cleaner/cleaning system
Oh dear... Terry, It seems the Vinyl Stack Kit is reasonably priced but does it include a tank and if so what are the exact dimensions. Is a wider tank more handy in practice ? Do they provide any chemicals/solvents, or are they needed at all ? An... 
Greatest rhythm sections
"Gosh, Mejames, guess the thread's over."  Wrong. It has barely started.matscticman knows something here, Geezer Butler & Bill Ward.I give Tim Bogert & Carmine Appice  and...FELIX PAPPALARDI & CORKY LAING 
Bands that had a "masterpiece", w/ common theme
Electric Ladyland  JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCEBitches Brew  MILES DAVISTo Our Children´s Children´s Children  THE MOODY BLUESValentyne Suite  COLOSSEUM666  APHRODITE´S CHILDTales from Topographic Oceans  YES - the finest of them allPictures at an Ex... 
coupling or decoupling of vinyl to/ from platter
Just got up from Asylum (where my gear is).What a great story, like a fairy tale, quite a touching one. I almost cried. But the laboratory view made me laugh out loud :) I´m also living in a cave, most of the time ;_). 
Greatest song titles..
Ha-ha ! Keep ´em comin´ before... They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa ! 
LP Recommendation Alan Parsons Project Pyramid
Hi guys and sorry mgattmch for "I Robot" emphasis here, no wonder it´s Parson at his finest really, and Pyramid comes just behind. I also have both Canadian Arista (I Robot AL8-8040) and they sound excellent, at least. I sold my MFSL ´cos it wasn´... 
coupling or decoupling of vinyl to/ from platter
Dear tbg, we are all open ears...  
coupling or decoupling of vinyl to/ from platter
tbg,Can you tell what Final Audio model exactly and why on Earth did you abandon it ? It´s regarded very high among many high-end audiophiles.Because of your little son ? C´mon.