oldbear

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What's your profession? Age?
P.S. I should add that health care in this country was and is broken and hard both for many people living in this country and for most of the people who work in health care as dedicated as most of them are and it takes a toll, I had some bad habi... 
What's your profession? Age?
Nobody has posted here for a long time, so I thought I would just sneak on in and maybe no one would notice. I turn 73 this year and am a retired Family physician (reading through the years of posts I noticed there were a few of us). I started col... 
Supratek Owners Thread
Hi all,I have a Cortese LCR which I an delighted with. I previously Had a Supratek Syrah which I bought as the 2nd owner from another person on Audiogon. Before the Syrah I had a Quicksilver pre and before that I had a Mark Levinson No. uh I forge... 
Do you have a "Music" Friend?
I find it so interesting the seeming commonality in so many of our posts on this topic. I almost always listen alone these days. Occasionally my wife will come in and listen quietly for a while if the record is by one of her favorites (Jackson Bro... 
I want a new to me CD player but need to have HDCD decoding capability
Thanks all, you have given me much help! 
How many vinyl albums do you own you listen to?
Oh dear, by the sounds of most of your posts I belong in the extreme nutcase part of the world. I started collecting records when I was 12 and have never stopped. It is a familial curse that I share with all 4 of my siblings. I don't know precisel... 
Suggest one obsure album we all should hear
A few more? "The Use Of Ashes" Pearls Before Swine,  "Young Brigham" Ramblin' Jack Elliot,  "A Genuine Tong Funeral" Gary Burton Quartet, "Not In Our Name" Charlie Haden & Liberation Music Orchestra,   "God Willin' And The Creek Don't Rise" Ra... 
Suggest one obsure album we all should hear
This thread is clearly far advanced and there are many of both albums I love and music I don't know but here are a few that I haven't seen that always hit me where I live.1) the oldest maybe- Running, Jumping, Standing Still by Spider John Koerner... 
Would like help on how to rate my old preamp
So, I am sending my Supratek Syrah to Johnny Slate to do repair and maintenance on the recommendation of Mick Maloney and will list it for sale after he works on it. Thank you for the appropriate and kind responses.                                ... 
How old are you?
Will turn 72 in July 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
True Stories - Talking HeadsNot their best, but we loved them starting from seeing them at UCLA on the tour for their first album and True Stories is still very good. 
Name a few albums which helped determine your musical tastes
And , of course, if we will just follow with open ears the list should go on and on.... I an older than most of you, I think, though certainly not better or wiser, and though I agree with numbers of the music listed, I can certainly add a few. I d... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
I saw the Bobby Fuller Four when I was in high school along with the Music Machine. They were both good live bands. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@jamesclarkeI actually like Latin Quarter’s Modern Times album very muchClock Walked Down The Stairs - Microdisney 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@jamesclarke,I liked an amount of the Crack The Sky albums.Last night-Modern Times - Latin QuarterColourbox - Colourbox"No Promises" - IcehouseFundamental - Mental As AnythingIgnite The Seven Cannons - Felt