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| Best lines in a song Newwwlllleee we-ed-ed-eds, 2 years ago, and they're still checking each other out...Family Affair, by Sly. "Your mind is on vacation and your mouth is working overtime", Mose Allison"Nobody loves me but my momma, and she might be jiving too" B.B. ... | |
| The BEST system you've ever built !!!! My current system is the best:Primaluna 7sBAT 3i (phono and remote)Meridian CDSony MDLenco rebuild w/ Rega arm and Denon 103Avalon EclipseOld shop, converted to listening room.I love it! | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Joe Cocker- Try With A Little help From My Friends, The LetterSantana- !st LpMarvin GayeThelonius Monk | |
| What's your latest "Discovery" Seven Comes Elleven- Herb Ellis, Joe Pass, Ray brown and Jake. Great live recording on vinyl. These guys are on fire! Dr. John's Gumbo Gram Parsons- The Grevious Angel Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys Anthology (1973) | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Chet and Lester, Lionel Johnson+ Big Joe Williams w/ Bob Dylan playing harmonica+ Spivey and..., The Animals, Miles, Seven Come Elleven | |
| Starting From Scratch - What would you do? Where are you? Have you taken the plunge?I agree, start with good speakers, then source. Avalons are fantastic. I prefer the Eclipse- both for the $ and your room size which is close to mine. Tubes are a great/preferred match for the Eclipse. BAT ... | |
| How to convert lps to CD? I use an Apple G4 powerbook (I'm using it at this very moment) with Roxio Toast software. It is an analog to digital converting program. Easy to usee and does the trick! RCAs from "out" of preamp to "mic" on the powerbook. Music from LP is downloa... | |
| Newbie looking for cheap dependable table I second the Music Hall 5. It has brought me to buying LPs like mad! I would consider it to be the low end, scratching the surface of (dare I say) high end. But for the $ and lack of tweaking, it is a pleasure to my ears. I must admit, that I am c... | |
| buyer beware of late Last year a lady in TN was "selling" speaker cables at a very good price. I bit, even though she had no feedback. She had a nice voice over the phone when I talked to her at her place of employment- a bank. I sent a money order for $600. After a c... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Los Lobos- A Time To Dance One of their best LPs.SupremesTalking Heads '77Procol Harum- A Salty DogLove | |
| How far apart are your speakers? Room is 22' X 12'X 8'For 3 years I had the Avalons set 40" from woofer to woofer, about 5 ft. from back wall. After getting advise from fellow audiophile, I placed speakers along side wall, about 2.5' from wall, 8 ft aprt from woofer to woofer, 6 ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Clifton Chenier! Boogie 'n' zydeco and Boogaloosa Boogie- It's almost 1 a.m. and this dude won't let me go to bed. Los Lobos/ A Time To Dance- this is the EP which put them on the map for all those who had never heard of them. Of course, if your f... | |
| Oregon Audiophiles... Hi, Mike in Portland would like to meet other audio people!!! | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Tower of Power LIVE in Sacremento. One of the best live recordings I've heard.Sultans of SwingMile's around The WorldMichel Legrand. Excellent recording!Happy New Year! | |
| How much $ to "match" digital in my system? I purchased a Music Hall 5se about a year ago ($650) and I now listen to vinyl 80% compared to CDs. Goodwill has become one of my favorite haunts! Many LPs, some requiring a spin on the Nitty Gritty ($4-$900, sometime less used.) The sound is much... |