noromance
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| Whats on your turntable tonight? The Beatles - A Collection Of Beatles Oldies (Parlophone 1966)Ha ha ha... BLOWS away the 2019 Abbey Road reissue. You can hear their real voices. The rosin on the violins and the cello vibrations. Louder and way more dynamic. Drum kit is real. H... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? The Beatles - Abbey Road (Apple 2019 RM) | |
| How much difference do lower mass cartridge clips make in playback? I could imagine that the less flexible, stiffer headshell wires may vibrate more than Litz types. Likewise, slightly loose clips may resonate causing distortion. I’d like to try a single strand of pure silver wire wrapped in silk. Better construct... | |
| New TT for ~$1500 @thecarpathian It irks me too but Chakster is Russian. I bet his English is better than your Russian! | |
| New TT for ~$1500 I'd go for a Technics 1200GR. Save a little longer. You know why? Because if you go the cheaper route with those belt drives, you will be back here in 6 months with a new post looking to upgrade to a table in the ~$2000 range.The Technics will giv... | |
| What is tour opinion on the Aesthetix Rhea signature and the Calypso signature @handymann World's apart but not so different. My first 'system' was a cassette tape player with an 8" speaker I took from an old tube Pilot radio and installed into a hole in the sheetrock. | |
| Audio reviews: too many analogies, never simple, but most of all, never clear. One thing I’ve learned is to always magnify their adjectives. If they say a little warm, they mean colored. A little rolled off; dark and lacking detail. A little bright; searing. Lacking some transparency; brick wall. | |
| Rega tonearms using plastic bearings POM and its variants make strong and long-lasting bearings. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @bob540 Or walmart were exploiting their naive customers notion that records sound better. Even on a Crosley. | |
| For folk fans Thanks. I'm listening now using Radio Garden. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Pete Seeger - We Shall Overcome (Columbia 1962 mono) | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Josh White - Empty Bed Blues (Pye Golden Guinea 1962) | |
| Religious music for less than devout My favorite Led Zeppelin song is In My Time of Dying. Traditional Gospel song. I was amazed to hear it on a Josh White recording called Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dying Bed. | |
| Who's Gone Topless? @johnread57 You're off the hook then! | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Prefab Sprout - From Langley Park To Memphis (Kitchenware 1988)Perennial favorite. Packed with warmth and music. Must have. |