mammothguy54
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| Conrad Johnson GAT - What else is there? @respecthifiThey removed my post to you probably because I had attached a link to the product I was suggesting for you. I will leave out the link this time.I had suggested the new model preamp VK-80 from Balanced Audio Technology (BAT). It fits ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Brian, enjoy that new cartridge. No matter how good it sounds at first, remember, there is a break-in period of time. It will keep sounding better over the first 50+ hours of play. My guess is that it will sound great from the start, and even b... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Rickie Lee Jones 'Pirates' I forgot how good this album is. A pleasure, from start to finish.Mark Almond Band 'Mark Almond II' I forgot about this one, it's their second album, in between the S/T album and 'To The Heart'. I have all 3 albums... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? You guys got me thinking about playing Rickie Lee Jones so I pulled out my two albums for play, later today. I have Pirates, in perfect condition, and also her eponymous album, a perfect condition MoFi issue. I got both of these albums when firs... | |
| What are your top 5 Windham Hill recordings? I am not certain if I have any other Windham Hill label records in my collection. However, I just picked a copy of Michael Hedges "Watching My Life Go By" which is on Windham Hill label. I had that album on CD since it first came out. I only le... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Welcome @almosthome Hang around, you will find this thread a lot of fun and zero of the snide remarks like on far too many of the other threads. Nice people only, on this one.@dayglow Good luck on the move. I hated it when I had to make the mo... | |
| Fear of volume control Yep, the refrigerator goes off, especially on Saturday nights when doing some serious listening. It does make a difference for the noise floor. I always wright a small note "Fridge" and leave it on the kitchen counter top. I'll always see that ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @grey9hound That is a really cool guitar. I'll look for those guys on vinyl. What an amazing capability he has to play that instrument. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? James,No, I don't know of those artists/musicians. Admittedly, I am a bit slow getting acquainted with new material. I have been exposed to some new ones via this very good thread, which I am grateful for. I will look into those cited above. H... | |
| Sopra 2 Bass Holy cow! Proper phase connections. Nobody (including myself) ever mentioned that...until now. The very first potential problem to look for when there is an absence of bass is proper polarity, or, phase connectivity. And it took this long. @t... | |
| Fear of volume control Given a well recorded album (no matter the format), a great system will have it sounding good at low volume levels with very good detail of all the music within. But for a greater entertainment value it's so much better at higher volume levels. ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @grey9hound That Dr. John album sounds like it will be really cool. I saw Dr. John at the Anaheim Convention Center Arena in 1970. He was the opening act for the lead act, Leon Russell. Now this is where it gets better. We actually went to se... | |
| Sopra 2 Bass @izjjzi It seems that you have a wonderful opportunity to develop a dedicated room for high fidelity, with your wife's approval, maybe even her suggestion. What an awesome and ideal situation you have. From here, if I may suggest, put some good... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Leon Russell "Will O' The Wisp" I just love this albumPoco "Legend" Talk about this a couple of days ago got me to pull it out and give it a spin. MoFi, in perfect condition.Michael Hedges "Watching My Life Go By" Promo copy, all analog rec... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? For those interested, I just today received a message from MoFi on the release of Jeff Beck, "Truth" on a 45rpm 2 disc set, limited edition to 4,000 copies, made from the original analogue tapes. My original copy is in very respectable condition ... |