kacomess
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| Hendrix 50th Anniversary Electric Ladyland Box Release I own a virgin (pun intended) copy of the "Electric Ladyland" nude cover album (both the vinyl and the cover). I friend brought it back for me from the UK when it was first released and I've carefully curated it. An interesting cover and a good al... | |
| What is the most memorable concert that you had attended so far? First place: Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band + It's A Beautiful Day at the (abandoned) Fox West Coast Theater in Long Beach, California, circa 1972.Second place: The Mothers of Invention at the Phoenix Star Theater just after the release of "... | |
| Is the Vinyl Revival well and growing? bdp24, I live about 0.6 mile from Music Millenium and I've concluded that the records there are "overpriced". However, the store does need to pay overhead and it's bordering Laurelhurst, an expensive area so that likely accounts for the costs (not... | |
| Where do you look for rare records and pressings ? Discogs, WFMU's annual record sale (though I've only been once since I live on the west coast). I'm also fortunate enough to live near several excellent record stores. | |
| Which band IS really America's Greatest (rock & roll band)? I suppose it depends on the definition of "rock 'n roll" but assuming it includes psychedlic rock, I think the 13th Floor Elevators (from Texas, no less!) almost created the genre. Certainly though, ZZ Top and CCR are/were great American straight-... | |
| Marty Balin has passed away. Jorma's closing lines ("Now we are three...") is especially poignant. I think the JA did make a difference, albeit for a very brief time (unfortunately). | |
| For those of us over 60.. Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band. Jefferson Airplane. 13th Floor Elevators. | |
| Best TT under $1k You can do quite well in the used market for your price range. As already recommended, a vintage VPI (HW-19 or even an HW-19 Jr.) will serve you well. There are many other options that will serve you as well as (or better than) the options you've ... | |
| Need to recap my Classe Audio DR-8 Amps - need suggestions The DR-9 was the last effort of David Reich at the old Classe. I assume the DR-8 is in the same strata. If so, they are very fine amps and - if in need of aid - I think that they're worth the effort. As for the "new" company, I've not found them ... | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? "Boulot bon et boulot bien mais n'oublier pas la tête"-The Toyes, Fume Deux Joints, 1996 | |
| want to ditch my Brooklyn to streamer..thoughts? It's not clear to me from reading the original post what your streaming goal is other than to listen to Tidal. If it's simply to listen to music via your computer, you can save money (if that's another goal) by selling the Brooklyn and buying an A... | |
| Which site is Best for Downloading/Uploading Hi Rez I've tried them all and I've finally settled on Tidal. I won't concenteate on the bit depth/sampling rate/MQA aspects because Tidal (at least in the US) is the only service offering MQA and (despite repeated queries to Deezer), I've never been abl... | |
| Repair Linn turntable vs buying a different one For the seemingly extravagant price of the upgrade/overhaul, I would require some very serious deficiencies in the setup and take some time to audition alternatives. In other words, I think you could find either a used or a new turntable/arm/cartr... | |
| Longer speaker cables or interconnects Tangential to the topic but...Futterman OTL! Nice amps, indeed. I had a NYAL Mosode 300 and then it suddenly stopped working. Nobody on the west coast at the time (~10 years ago) seemed to be able to fix it. | |
| Don't waste money on ultrasonic RCMs Fremer has an article on ultrasound-based RCMs and a new one, here--> https://www.analogplanet.com/content/if-charles-kirmusss-record-cleaning-machine-and-regimen-correct... The claim to fame for this new model is alteration of the ultrasound i... |