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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Dug out some from the vault.  All took a spin in the Spin Clean then a trip to the Degritter.V/A "Bowling Balls from Hell" Clone Records 1980Swollen Monkeys (RIP Ralph Carney) "After Birth Of The Cool" Cachalot Records 1981Retro/Trainable split "D... 
Do Banana Plug Adaptors Degrade SQ?
Update to what I posted earlier.I found the service data for the JBL L65 speaker.  L65s do use a different speaker binding post arrangement then the 43xx/44xx series.  Original L65 binding posts are JBL part number 56130 (black), 56131 (red).I can... 
Do Banana Plug Adaptors Degrade SQ?
The JBL L65 looks like it has recessed binding posts on a 45° angle.I have a pair of 4412As with likely the same arrangement.  It may be different in the case of the L65, but I doubt it. JBL thoughtfully made the binding post spacing that matches ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@mammothguy54- Fidelity Investments in their ’Change In Plans’ ad campaign uses several shortened versions of "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" from Tears for Fears "Songs from the Big Chair. Pretty clear the market (age) group they are aiming f... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@spiritofradio -yeah, "the [far] out sound from way in" (oops, that's the title of a composition by Third Eye Foundation-aka Matt Elliott).My wife contends it sometimes sounds like the turntable is set to 78 rpm.Funny, the turntable is only 33... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Putting a recently acquired Degritter to work.....Caroliner (this version of the band known as Snake Tailed Waxwalker) "Smoke Tour For Lunation"(for adventurous listeners, a good Caroliner starting point is "Rise of the Common Woodpile")Windy &... 
What is the actual percentage of people exclusively listening to vinyl vs digital?
According to this article from RIAA (Recording Industry of America Association) https://www.riaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Mid-Year-2020-RIAA-Revenue-Statistics.pdf, from the mid-year 2020 statistics, streaming accounts for 85% of sales, 7% ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Another nod to Detroit area artists,Windy & Carl "songs for the broken hearted"Olivia Jean "Night Owl"@boxer12, Bardo Pond, yeah!(Who says good music doesn't come from Philadelphia?) 
Japanese Audio
Regarding SE Triode amplifiers in Japan, it may be traced to a guy named Jean Hiraga who discovered the WE 300B while living in France then conveyed its magic in a magazine article in Japan.  This was 1973.   Later in the decade and into the early... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Since PJ Harvey has been mentioned, Stranded Records still has a good selection of her work on vinyl.  I have 2, "Rid of Me" and "4-Track Demos".https://www.strandedrecords.com/collections/new-arrivals?page=2 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
With a nod to my former hometown Detroit,Duende!  "Florence To The Mad Man"Must Musings "S/T" (label says mono but darn nice recording) 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@bkeske, I’ve never drank alcohol.  Impairs my ability to appreciate what I’m listening to.  Gimme a stiff coffee..... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@bkeske, have any of the clubs reopened around Cleveland , like Beachland?  I may be in the area later in the summer.  Always fun to go see a show there.  And then cruise over to Record Den in Mentor the next day for a peek.  One of those places t... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@bkeske, this version of “Bewitched” is the remastered version pressed by Gotta Groove Records, Cleveland.  Excellent quality, by the way.https://www.gottagroovestore.com/all-releases/ 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Luna “Bewitched”Tuba Skinny “Some Kind-A-Shake”Lene Lovich “Stateless”:zoviet france: “Shadow, Thief Of The Sun”