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| R. Majewski sent me his latest album. Sublime. My mothers maiden name is also Majewski, and my first name is Robert. I also have some cousins whose first name s Robert, so this is like coming home.Unfortunately this record is unavailable outside of Poland. I wont say how but I did obtain a cop... | |
| Anyone in New York with Grand Veenas? I contacted them a year ago or so to ask the same thing ... "are there any owners in the area who might let me hear them before I buy them". They told me Harry Pearson was the only one with a pair in the area, and good luck getting that old queen ... | |
| Replace VPI TNT rubber belt with nylon thread Thanks Don, but I'm not sure I can actually remove my capstan from my motor. I've tried before and I really think it is epoxied on. My VPI motor is very old.I'm afraid to do this properly I would have to buy a second motor, and I really am quite h... | |
| What is your listening level? I have a sound meter on mty Droid. It generally shows a range between 65 - 90 and averages about 80+db most times. | |
| Donald Fagen-Sunken Condos Haven't heard this one yet, but for me, their last few releases have all been formulaic. They keep trying to remake Gaucho, or parts of Aja, but the songs just don;t have the edge that they did back then.Time to move on fella's. Take a chance on s... | |
| Replace VPI TNT rubber belt with nylon thread Alas, my VPI motor has a V shaped capstan, so silk thread is all I can upgrade to. No mylar for me. However, the silk thread is a substantial improvement over the original rubber belt. | |
| New Schroeder linear tonearm, any thoughts? I still don't understand how the rear of the arm knows how far to move to keep things aligned. I mean the only think attached to the record, and guiding the whole mechanism, is a small fragile stylus that is actually moving in all directions withi... | |
| Using the VPI threaded clamp and azimuth change If you are clamping your disks you can easily "test" that you've got the tension correct by simply tapping your fingernail against the record edge. You will immediately hear if the record is making good solid contact with the platter or if it is t... | |
| THE GREAT AC OUTLET SHOOTOUT. I know it is hard to contemplate, but years ago I upgraded my outlets to a Pass and Seymore recommended by Bob Crump (I think it was a 4562 or some similar model #). I didn;t believe it when Bob said it would take a month of break in, but actually... | |
| Top resistors There is always a way to balance things out. I tried some of the nude Vishay's in my phono stage and found them to be incredibly transparent. However, I did wind up removing one and replacing it with a Carbon type that makes things more musical to... | |
| is one ear usually stronger? The Hydrogen Peroxide 10 minute bubble works just fine to loosen things up, but then you need to use a $5 rubber ear syringe/bulb and some warm water to flush out the wax. Works like a charm. | |
| companies that modify equipment...opinions There are 2 types of mods - those that swap out component parts for boutique parts (you can do that yourself and don't need to pay someone else for that solder job) - and those that actually change a circuit, or add a better output stage, or a clo... | |
| Sealed vs. Ported Speakers No speaker design is inherently inferior to any other. It just depends on how well a particular design is implemented, and if the music played on it is appropriate for that design.That being said, I do like rear ported speakers better than front p... | |
| If you had to choose: tube amp or tube pre-amp? The amp has to work with the speakers. Period. So get whatever amp does that best. If you like the sound of a tight and tuneful bass, then SS would probably control that cone better. If you like it a little looser, then tubes will probably fir the... | |
| I wrote Robert Majewski about his recording . . . Yes, a link to where I can hear this and obtain a copy would be great. |