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| Best sounding LP nobody else has ever heard of... Here's another vote for The Blue Nile. I've got their first two albums on Linn Records, and they both sound fantastic. ("A Walk Across the Rooftops" is the debut, and "Hats," which I think is a nearly perfect record from start to finish, is their ... | |
| "Get Behind Me Satan" on vinyl Guess I shouldn't have allowed myself a bit of hyperbolic enthusiasm when what I was really wanting was an answer from someone who might know something that I simply don't know. I prefer vinyl. And I love Jack and Meg White's little band. I'm wond... | |
| Audiophile TT article in Forbes Let's all of us do some math and celebrate: The Forbes articles says that Sound by Singer sold 50 turntables last year, but just one five years ago. That's an increase of 4900 percent. Almost makes one think that our odd little hoppy (passion?) is... | |
| Best short-lived band? Nirvana. | |
| Speaker power rating and amplification??? Too much power isn't really ever going to be a problem. Too little power used injudiciously may be. That's the rule of thumb that I learned many years ago, and I still think that it makes good sense. I've run many a setup with amps powered way abo... | |
| Beatles Love, should I run? And nothing to get hung about. Looking through a strawberry glass lady paperback revolution. | |
| Beatles Love, should I run? I just got the vinyl the other day, and I'm thinking at this early stage that it is lots of fun. I was born in the late 1950s, and consequently grew up with most of the original songs as the soundtrack to my youth. That said, I do not see them as ... | |
| The Best Turntable for $1300 or less This review of the Rega P5 impresses, as does the turntable. http://www.stereophile.com/turntables/1204rega/ | |
| Linn -- one generation ago Thanks to everyone for your help and suggestions. I think I'm going to have some fun with this. -- Howard | |
| Something for Everyone in Super High Fidelity "A Walk Across the Rooftops" by The Blue Nile. Once your friends hear this, they should want to buy a really good stereo -- and they'll also fall for Paul Buchanan and the boys. Then you can get 'em a little Scotch and put on "Hats." | |
| Spare change on a speaker cabinet I've got B&W 805 Signatures, and with the curved tops, the coins keep slip slidin' away whenever I try this trick. Guess I should be playing Paul Simon. "A good day ain't got no gain. A bad day's when I lie in bed and think of tweaks that migh... | |
| Upgrading UDP-1 There is a Deluxe version of the UDP-1. I've read -- and heard -- good things about that unit. Perhaps that would be a good upgrade for you? If I'm not mistaken, it's some $800 installed by the good folk at McCormack. | |
| Getting into Vinyl... I'd suggest that you listen to Elizabeth. And that you pick up an inexpensive SS phono preamp. (The Rega P1, I'm pretty sure, comes with a mounted cartridge, so you'll be using what they give you. Which will be a moving magnet.) You'll find people... | |
| Rega cartridge loading question Thanks. That's sure simple enough. | |
| Top 5 Song Writers Of The 80's Some very good choices above. I'd agree with a bunch o' 'em. And I'd like to add: Roddy Frame (of Aztec Camera), Mike Scott (the Waterboys), Paul Buchanan (the first two -- and best two Blue Nile discs, I believe, were released in the '80s), Paul ... |