n80

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Whats on your turntable tonight?
@tomic601 : Agree about the Teskey Brothers. They seem like the real deal. I think @slaw or maybe it was @gosta that turned me on to them. Would really like to see them live.  I've got the CD. It seems a little compressed but not bad. The vinyl al... 
An Excellent New Read: "A Brief History Of Why Artists Are No Longer Making A Living..."
@voiceofvinyl:"The post-war generation took pride in their interests. Audio, and photography, as well as others like woodworking, fly-fishing etc.., were part technical pursuits that people aspired to master. This is simply no longer true for the ... 
Whats playing on your system today?
@ghosthouse : Thanks! 
Whats playing on your system today?
Blind Melon - Blind MelonI always thought Shannon Hoon was a real talent. Another rock casualty. 
An Excellent New Read: "A Brief History Of Why Artists Are No Longer Making A Living..."
Go see The Struts. $20. One of the best shows I've seen. Going to see them twice in May. A real rock show.However, looked into Gary Clark, Jr and Leon Bridges as well. Around $100 and neither one of them are household names. I'd pay that, but not ... 
Speaker Pairing for a Fisher 800C - A True "Bedroom" System
https://vintageaudioexchange.com/product/jbl-speakers-model-l110/ 
Speaker Pairing for a Fisher 800C - A True "Bedroom" System
Not sure where you live but there are great vintage audio stores out there that should be able to help you find a match. For example:https://vintageaudioexchange.com/ 
Got My First Tubes ! What the heck do I do now!?!?! (Nube status)
Well, I’ll tell you what I did when I resurrected my Audio Research LS-16 from a basement: I plugged it in, hooked it up and turned it on.Since I’m also new at this it probably isn’t the best advice but that was 8 months ago and it has been workin... 
Whats playing on your system today?
R.E.M. - Out of TimeTech question. Is there any way on Audiogon to automatically go to the last post in a thread or the last post that you read? In other words, this thread is a million pages long. When I click on it in my 'Related to You' or 'All... 
An Excellent New Read: "A Brief History Of Why Artists Are No Longer Making A Living..."
@simao : I get it. We have a tendency to look back at other times and possibly glorify them more than we should. I'm bad about that myself. And I would assert that as in all things, certain time periods are often truly better in some respect or an... 
An Excellent New Read: "A Brief History Of Why Artists Are No Longer Making A Living..."
@orpheus10 : Let me clarify. You said the following."First and foremost, this forum should stick to all things concerning turntable set up, or similar subject, because people here have no idea of what's going on outside of their on little "ballywi... 
Ed's Awesome Sounds...no longer awesome :-(
"Wonder why he couldn't make it?I will miss the deals..."Maybe it was the deals? Just kidding. I hate seeing small businesses go out of business. I think the world is a better place when most business is small and local.But so many factors can com... 
An Excellent New Read: "A Brief History Of Why Artists Are No Longer Making A Living..."
@simao : " Actually, the author DOES support that analog is superior to digital- and that digital had to recreate itself through added warmth, etc."That does not establish superiority. It establishes flexibility to meet tastes and marketability, ... 
An Excellent New Read: "A Brief History Of Why Artists Are No Longer Making A Living..."
@orpheus10 :  "First and foremost, this forum should stick to all things concerning turntable set up, or similar subject, because people here have no idea of what's going on outside of their on little "ballywick" meaning the big world outside of a... 
An Excellent New Read: "A Brief History Of Why Artists Are No Longer Making A Living..."
@ivan_nosnibor : What you are describing seems to me the same as it has been for the last 40 years. Bands were given money up front, but they had to earn it back and they were forced to tour in order to do that. So I don't see the touring grind as...