oldhvymec

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What Is The Most Romantic Song That You Have Ever Listen To?
What a bunch of goopy mush buckets.  :-)Bobby McGee!!! Chris or JanisOk Ok..In the Chapel in the Moonlight. DinoWhat about Elvis? He's got something ay?Regards 
The Sound of Speaker.
Horns are fun and some of the real good ones. Everest, VOT, Jensen Imperials, Have some of the nicest cabinets made for their time and now if your into HUGE (normally) ply cabinets..Me I’m a small planar guy. 3-10" or so.. 8" Monsoon neos are migh... 
Silver Head Shell Leads
OP They sell clads because it cheap to make, and offers pretty good results.Copper with silver clad is a constructs that takes a LONG time to break in as a Speaker IC. Now think how long it takes for a very very low v signal passing through that w... 
Insuring Your Vinyl Collection and Equipment
fuzztone, I've tightened a LOT of catalytic converter bolts.. Robbers foiled in the midst of their capers.. Alarms going off and them booging.Who would have thunk?  Steal your fancy muffler.. the new regens are 15K.. YUP.. for a burner.. AND then ... 
Dust
It can be dusty, it just can't get humid. That is a killer for rust.. AZ is hot but dry.. Here we have due in the spring and fall. But set STUFF a barn around here it will never rust because the humidity stays low enough.. No salt on the roads. Th... 
Silver Head Shell Leads
Rhodium cost more? Hmm! That’s weird. Solid silver wire (not sold core) with PTFE and gold/copper/silver, ends would be better. Gold over copper or silver or pure silver terminal ends.. Rhodium is right there with brass and nickel as far as SQ. Ha... 
Ground Wire
Jumper cables, yea, jumper cable.. I have some 2.0 fine mesh that aught to do it.. welding leads with screw clamps.. :-)fuzztone's got it.. Just good ol copper # 20-16 and a couple of fork/spade crimpable terminal ends or eyelets and you're sittin... 
Insuring Your Vinyl Collection and Equipment
“Wow”!as a 41 year insurance agent I’m a bit shocked but not totally. To those of you that think you know about everything, including insurance, you know little about my industry/career and you are wrong (oldhymec). <<<<<<<<... 
Dust
I use silks. Very old now. Silk won’t hold dust and it won’t scratch because of it. My wife can stitch a cover in 45 minutes. I can cut a drape in 5 minutes. Silk does not fray, it is water resistant and can stand a pretty good amount of heat.. I ... 
One mic multiple outputs
 Can I have one microphone and have multiple outputs to my computer to obs and to my radios. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>... 
The Grateful Dead tune that would still make for a great James Bond Theme Song
The Grateful Dead and James Bond, that doesn't  just slide off your tongue does it?Regards 
Source of Static?
Crap.. Unplug everything you can and plug it in one at a time with different ICs. Make darn sure everything is clean and no mishaps behind pinched cabling or something like that.. Vermin... chewing, and animals knocking stuff around, including the... 
Insuring Your Vinyl Collection and Equipment
I’m speaking from experience. My gear was stored in overseas foul weather containers for 16 years. Mcintosh C22 a pair of MC240 with consecutive serial numbers a Micro Seiki TT (ALL tricked out), Manley tube EQ, Otari RtR, a crate of RtR tapes and... 
Source of Static?
What are you working with OP? Pretty sterile description. You're running an integrated? It happens no matter the source? Volume control goofin' up.. I have a LOT of older gear, a dirty pot will do exactly what you're describing..Hope you find it.. 
GR Research Power Cables
OPS! Typo.. Thanks nwres..OTC,  Oh the challenge.. LOL (Age is showing)OFC, Oxygen free copperOCC.  Ohno Continuous Cast I'm still having a tough time between the two, telling the difference. Especially where I use them. Both folding weaves..Sur...