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| Names of Bands... Steely Dan is named for a vibrator mentioned in the book The Naked Lunch by William S. Bourroughs. | |
| Music Reccommendations?? I don't know how this stacks up for recording quality but my generic vinyl pressing is quite good and some of the best blues I've had the pleasure to hear. If I could only have one blues album it would be Fleetwood Mac In Chicago. | |
| First pressing LPs Somebody, anybody, please BUY the guy a pony. | |
| suggestions for turntable set up around $6,000. Twl and Rockinroni nailed it. | |
| First pressing LPs First pressings may be the best of the generics but I would suggest focusing on the imports for, generally speaking, the best sonics. Identifying first pressings is easiest with the aid of the Goldmine and Jerry Osborne's record price guide books.... | |
| Rock Music: 1951-1976 vs. 1977-2003 I would have to vote for the earliest rock era. My reasons?Motown with the likes of Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Otis Redding, Smokey Robinson, The Four Tops, The Drifters, The Sherilles, The Temptations, The Supremes, et al.The British invasion ... | |
| Could This Be Your Next Power Conditioner? Tom,You know how I feel about your system. The question I have from a standpoint of not wanting to disconnect fromt the power grid: Can I successfully use similar car batteries and use a charger? More specifically, If I were charging a battery and... | |
| Old Newbie has questions on turntables. There are really low level signals coming out of the cartridge and I believe extension cables would result in a lot of signal loss. Others may have actual experience trying this but i believe it would not be a good thing. Put it close to your prea... | |
| Best Manufacturer's Website Features I would also think that associated pieces that are known to work well with whatever is offered should be listed. It's unusual to find this type of information and many times dealers are your only source. | |
| Todays Raido Stations suck They suck, they blow, whatever. I envy those locations that have some good tunes, especially late at night.When I was back home last summer I was introduced to a public access station there. It was killer and had been in operation for quite some t... | |
| Dealer needs input, next wave of gear? Living in the Boise, Idaho area which is close to Sun Valley, I can assure you that sales of the Linn CD 12 and the whole house home entertainment system is brisk in that ridiculously wealthy market area. Audiophiles either love or hate Linn but t... | |
| Damned if I Do and Damed if I Don't jcbach,It was meant tongue in cheek. No offense intended. I'd get rid of it all if my wife asked me to. I'm a lucky guy since she has never, in 30 years, complained about anything audio. | |
| Damned if I Do and Damed if I Don't While you're at it, trade her car in for some 19th century transportation. | |
| Re-mastered LP question Perhaps the cutter lathe technology has improved allowing the grooves to be placed closer together. | |
| Listening practices There isn't any pattern to my listening habits although I go back to certain artists more frequently than others. So many great recordings go unplayed if they can't be seen. I've always stored my albums so I view the face like the old days of brow... |