jperry

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Better story teller than Edmund Fitzgerald?
The Ballad of Claude Dallas by Ian Tyson is one of the best of this type      
Female vocalist recommendations
On weekends I am also a member of the Super Early Listening Club (SELC), starting at 3:30 - 4:00 AM. The power grid is better then. You should try Kate Wolf, Kathleen Edwards, and Nancy Griffith. All are more toward the folk/bluegrass/country ran... 
What's A Good Upgrade From A Manley Steelhead?
I have a Benz LPS. When you get ready to upgrade your cartridge you should consider MY Sonic Lab cartridges. The Signature Platinum was a significant upgrade.    
LP Cleaning Services
"I recently bought two, from a well respected lp resale shop, and they are both dirty as all get up.  I am not blaming the store..." I wouldn’t have have much respect for a record store selling "dirty as all get up" records. I would find a store... 
Keeping Track of Vinyl Playback Time
Easy solution. One click per record side. Each record side approximately 20 minutes  
Laurel Canyon-Documentary
@mofimadness  I just watched the show and loved it. Thanks for posting this. Jim Perry  
Humminguru S-DUO
No reason to use this. There are other methods as effective without a liquid bath.  
Really expensive systems that sounded great?
I have heard a few expensive systems that sounded great. One with Auditorium 23 speakers, and a couple with Wilson Benesch speakers and Nagra electronics,  
I am considering a luxman 3600 tube amp as my first adventure into tube amplifiers?
My Luxman MB-3045 tube amps have been very reliable. They were made in about 1975  
Aesthetix Janus preamp Standard
I had an Aesthetix Calypso/Rhea, which is a Janus in two boxes, more or less. While the Aesthetix has plenty of gain for low output cartridges, I always thought it was a bit noisy from the all tube gain for the phono. You should see if you can tr... 
Concrete Audio N1 Loudspeakers : Cabinets Made Of Concrete...
Not really anything new  
Weird Luxman/Exposure remote interactions
I had a similar experience with remotes from Aesthetix preamp and Linn CD player  
Best turntable under $4000
I would get the Dr. Feikert Volare and use your current cartridge. Cartridges wear our and you can upgrade when you can afford it or need to replace the cartridge. The Technics is also a good suggestion  
Outstanding service from Needleclinic
Andy Kim does great work!   
Great Harmony
Try the Hayden Triplets for some serious harmony