johnnyb53
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| A new player in the quality Mono cartridge game 11-02-15: LewmTo repeat, many if not most modern mono cartridges are internally constructed as stereo cartridges, except that the outputs of the two channels are summed prior to exit. Such cartridges will likely be responding to vertical modulatio... | |
| A new player in the quality Mono cartridge game When I first got a Japanese stereo pressing of Rubber Soul, I *wished* I had a mono switch. It was never intended to be a stereo record, but in the US, Capitol knew that *stereo* sold. So they keept the 2 recording tracks separate, instruments in ... | |
| Was this Miles Davis Steamin LP a rare find? 11-03-15: Fjn04Johnnyb53- Which Beach Boys Mono do you hav?"My only BB monos right now are recent Capitol issues of Pet Sounds and Smile!, and although they may not match the AP's, I think they're pretty good on 180g vinyl and a nice rich tonal ba... | |
| Was this Miles Davis Steamin LP a rare find? Well, I think you're in for a treat when you open Sgt. Pepper's. I was only familiar with the Capitol stereo version for many years. Then a few years ago I read Geoff Emerick's book (Here, There, and Everywhere) about his experiences in the contro... | |
| A new player in the quality Mono cartridge game You could also have a stylus that can wiggle in both directions to protect stereo records but only has a coil and magnet to pick up horizontal motion. In that case the signal's not canceled; there's no signal from vertical motion at all. It could ... | |
| Was this Miles Davis Steamin LP a rare find? Oh, OK. My misunderstanding. However, sometimes it's good to jump on something while you can. In Jan. 2011 I bought two new MoFi Sinatra releases--Sinatra at the Sands and Sinatra's Sinatra. I recently checked for them, and the original vendors we... | |
| What speakers can make a convert of Maggie lovers? Well, here's another thought. This thread started and had seemingly died over nine years ago. It was only resurrected three days ago. The original post is sort of irrelevant now because it predates the current *.7 and *.7i Magnepans, whose improve... | |
| Was this Miles Davis Steamin LP a rare find? 11-01-15: Fjn04That's too funny. Now I don't feel bad for not grabbing the Miles: Relaxin LP. Thanks Rshak.So... it was recorded in mono and mono is its native mode. Yet you'll pass on some of the best jazz ever made because it's not in stereo, ev... | |
| A new player in the quality Mono cartridge game Lewm, I think I can shed some light on your questions. No, my preamp does not have a mono switch.Until last Tuesday, I've played my 30 or so mono LPs with a stereo cartridge, the Audio Technica AT150MLX.I only started playing these mono albums wit... | |
| A new player in the quality Mono cartridge game Belyin: the thing is, this mono Audio Technica cartridge provides so much for so little, at least from Amazon. It lists at around $300, but you can get it from Amazon for $112.65. A replacement stylus for a mono Grado ME+ is $90; you might as well... | |
| A new player in the quality Mono cartridge game 10-29-15: OregonpapaI wish I had the ability to have two tonearms on the table. With all of the mono jazz recordings I have, I'd love to have that new AT mono cartridge.Do you have room for a second turntable? For the price of a tonearm, you could... | |
| Cleaning flood damaged vinyls Polyvinylchloride is very strong and resilient. Your records are definitely recoverable. I lost many of my records to a flood too, but my problem was that well-meaning in-laws stacked the albums horizontally on a mantel that warped the records. Th... | |
| Shopping for speakers at $1500-$2000 is a chore. There are a couple of pairs of Sonus Faber Toy Towers currently in the A-gon classifieds. I totally agree that they would be a really good candidate for this situation. Sonus Fabers have a very enticing sound with lots of resolution without soundi... | |
| Essence Electrostatic Speakers...A Bold Statement 10-25-15: Dracule120 Hz +-3dB...yea right.That's what Radio Shack claimed for their bookshelf speakers in the late '60s. Well, without the +/-3dB part. | |
| Shopping for speakers at $1500-$2000 is a chore. Thanks, SunnyJim. 12x15 and your listening tastes certainly help narrow the choices. I've heard the Triton 7s twice, the demo room was at least 12x15, and the bass output overloaded the room so much I couldn't explore the speaker's reputed potenti... |