johnnyb53
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| Record you spin on a rainy Saturday w/ family gone Vibist Gary Burton did a collaboration album with jazz violin legend Stephane Grappelli called "Paris Encounter." It has one of the most achingly beautiful renditions of "Here's That Rainy Day" you could hope for.John Fogerty/CCR: "Have You Ever S... | |
| Record you spin on a rainy Saturday w/ family gone I live in Seattle too.If I want to boost my personal energy to get things done on a grey day, I like something like Buddy Rich's "Swingin' New Big Band," which totally blasts away the grey and the mist. In fact, a whole lot of vintage jazz can che... | |
| Expressimo RB 250 mistracking issue Is your stylus clean? If there's build-up, it wouldn't sit as deep in the groove and could be tossed about more.Also, maybe you need to dial the anti-skating back. I run mine between 0 and .5g. Of course, that varies with the rig, but more isn't a... | |
| What Vinyl quality should I be using? 05-30-08: NickclarsonI was going to add that if anything I could just get a nice headphone amp and a turntable. I already have some pretty good sounding headphones. Beyerdynamic dt770'sFor convenience, reliability, good sound for the money, good e... | |
| Picture discs - Collectors items? It's like anything else. Some are desired, some aren't. The easiest way to get an overall picture (te-he) of the market is to go to eBay-->Music-->Records and search for "picture disc". Then check the completed auctions. You'll see that some... | |
| for 'quick' cartridridge swapping, 05-29-08: PrysoThere is another advantage in using an arm with interchangeable headshells. ... Raul discovered he could optimize performance of a given cartridge by experimenting with headshell rigidity and material type (resonance?), as well as w... | |
| Micro Fiber Cloth for Record Cleaning After about 8 months making do with a cotton diaper and sometimes a Discwasher to get lint and dust off a record, I finally spent the $25 to get a Hunt EDA brush. It was better than the diaper as it took the lint off, got down in the groove, and s... | |
| 33 1/2 compared to 45 rpm ???? When you think about it, a really cool, higher rez, greater dynamic range variation on the LP would have been a 16" dia. 45 rpm format. Think about it--the gear and production methods were in place in the '50s through the '70s, but as far as I kno... | |
| vintage turntables? Denon DP-500M. It's solidly aimed at the home market and the mktg lit sez it's been engineered to minimize internal vibrations. They also have an upscale model, the DP1300 Mk2 not officially imported to the US (but available via audiocubes2.com) t... | |
| Clearaudio Bluemotion w/ Virtuoso..which phono pre VTA? You might want to set the tonearm so the pivot is a scoche lower then level and see if you get that full-bodied warmth you're looking for.When VTA is too high (i.e., arm is tilting down to the cartridge) you get the opposite--all leading edge... | |
| Pioneer PL-630 Turntable?? 05-23-08: RauliruegasIMHO is a better TT than the Denon/Marantz.That's saying something--that Marantz 6300 was pretty danged good.I had a Hitachi DD from that era that was a real sleeper. I've had a hard time even finding pics of it online. It ima... | |
| cheap tweak for glass platter 'tables Home Depot has this material on rolls in several different patterns and thicknesses, so for a very few bucks you can experiment. Rite-Aid drugs also sells 5' rolls of this in a few different thicknesses and colors pretty cheap. I got started by ge... | |
| Excellent sounding cartridges for Rega P3/24? Fido:I had also been looking at the Ortofon 2M black but then I read a post that said this cartridge is not a good match with the Rega tomearm.If you check the tonearm chart for the Rega RB300, you'll see that it shows 8-11 Hz as the "good" range.... | |
| Excellent sounding cartridges for Rega P3/24? I wouldn't take a little Internet "buzz" or speculation based on the tonearm mass/compliance formula to rule out the Ortofon 2M Black. At the very least, talk to somebody at Needle Doctor or Acoustic Sounds. I believe there are several online vend... | |
| Does the Linn 'green paper' seem questionable? The Mr. Clean Magic Eraser is definitely the way to go:o It's safe! It works dry, so there's no danger of fluid wicking up the cantilever to short the coils or otherwise damage the innards. Bonded, nude, tetrahedron, square shank--it doesn't matte... |