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Joe Schmoe from Kokomo. It’s much more fun to go to our record store then look at this.  
The Rapid Rise (& Fall) of the CD
@mapman  yeah, they make great coasters. bent  
The Rapid Rise (& Fall) of the CD
+1 @kennymacc - I totally agree with what you said about CDs and LP . When my age group is gone, those two formats will pretty-much dissolve. I have almost 600 LP’s and 350 CDs. CDs are with five bucks used. LPs are on average worth $10. By compa... 
Clearaudio Clarify Help Needed!
It’s still sounds like anti-skate issue to me. I’m not familiar with the arm. When you lower the arm onto a record surface while it’s Not rotating does the needle rest on the surface or does the cartridge rest on the record surface?  Is the needle... 
JBL's Marketing Blunder..
JBL is a marketing blunder!  When I was young and foolish, I bought more than one pair in my day. I always got rid of them soon afterwards. There are much better speakers.   bent  
Don't do anything!
I didn’t say that right what I meant was my HEARING experience continues to evolve.   
Don't do anything!
Could it possibly be you? My understanding of noise evolves over time. My listening experience has gotten much better. Even though my Hearing ability is diminished because I am 74 years old. I often hear things that I’ve never heard before on LPs ... 
Plugging rear ports of "bookshelf" speakers?
A rolled up sock is a good place to start….  
Kickstarter project
The Humming Guru Ultrasonic record cleaner was started as a kickstart. I would’ve purchased it from them regardless.  Great product!  Every products of startup at some point. bent  
When was the last time when serious new instrument was invented ?
The electric guitar of all things. Invented in 1932. It’s based on an acoustic guitar, but it’s a completely different instrument.  
ultrasound record cleaning machine damaged my records
HumminGuru Very Highly recommends that you do not use any Surfactant.  100% distilled water only. Just sayin’… Bent  
Great song by the Clash
+1 Hilde45 The Clash was an important band for me in the 80s. I went from listening to Niel Young, Bob Dylan and Frank Zappa, to First Wave and punk rock. I like the Supermarket Song the best. It’s like a slap in the face to commercialism. I stil... 
Phono pre amp recommendations? - upgrading from ICON AUDIO PS1 MK II
I went from the icon preamp to an Aric audio preamp. I Did not like The icon.  Aric audio Super 6SN7 Linestage. $4000.. superior! Bent  
Looking for advise and recommendations on a nice record cleaner.
@uavnola  I own the Humminguru Ultrasonic cleaner. It was $500 when I bought it new about a year ago. It runs at 40 MHz (?) Lower than the much more expensive models. I think it does a really fine job. If it doesn’t clean it well enough the first... 
Think I ruined stylus
He’s…Uh…. Busy again.