puptent

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How close are you to being to your endgame? My system outline and I'm almost there.
I'm afraid I will hit my expiration date first.   
Happiness is...
...installing the AKITIKA pre-amp into the third system and being rewarded with instant music, and no smoke...   or finding a Tascam 112 MK II in a thrift store  (I know..Cassettes?  Right?)   or finding a VG+ Whalefeathers in the used book st... 
Any modern rock recommendations?
BandCamp allows you to search by category, and to audition. Goldmine also has suggestions by category.  
Movie/film suggestions.
                                                                        "Oh, Lucky Man" Alan Price's soundtrack is sublime, and he's a character in the film. A Lindsay Anderson film, Malcolm McDowell stars. If y... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Cave Singers       "No Witch"                                  JAGJAGUWAR   JAG176 The Red Krayola           "Coconut Hotel"                         DRAG CITY           DC67 Molchat Doma              "Molchat Duma"                           ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Loop                   "Fade Out"           Rough Trade     Rough US  52 The Endtables         "ST"                 Drag City     DC 426     Coil                         "Black Antlers"   ATP Records       ATP R Scott Goddard         "Eleventy ... 
Critical listening and altered states
to paraphrase Thurston  Moore..... ...You can't separate seeds and stems on a streaming platform...  
Critical listening and altered states
if not for recreational substanes   I coulda been a contender    
Whats on your turntable tonight?
a few new purchases   Gil Scott-Heron, Anita O'Day, and Slint are re-issues replacing somewhat rare originals    the rest are crate diving.... Gil Scott-Heron     "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised"   BGP  BGPD 306 Anita O'Day           "An E... 
Vinyl Care
I use a Spin Clean with Tergikleen (Amazon) about 20 to 25 drops per gallon of distilled water. I rinse over the sink using a pump up plastic pressure sprayer (inexpensive, Mac Master Carr, Amazon...) again, distilled water. I use a Record Doctor ... 
Is my Dynaco Stereo 400 worth repairing for resale?
This guy, old and in the way, enjoyed this thread.  I've got a dead Superphon in storage. I keep thinking I'll get it fixed some day.    
matching your cartridge to your turntable
Fix My Dual in Iowa is a resource for 1229's needing a tune up.  Great people. Audio Technica has a pretty vast selection of good, yet affordable cartridges. OR, you can replace the stylus on your Shure.  I have a V15 collection, and replacing th... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
BATTLES                      "Juice B Crypts"                  Warp     WARPLP301 STEREOLAB                 "Margerine Eclipse"           Duophonic   D UHF D-29RT DAMON CHE & KRISTIAN DUNN   "Yesness"        Joyful Noise   JNR491 EMAHOY TSE... 
What artists can you not get enough of?
This is pretty much the heavy rotation so far for end of March and the beginning of April. This last cycle started with Nurse With Wound, BTW the entire NWW catalog is available from band camp as a download for around $500 nurse with wound stere... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
recent crate diving.... the Scruffy The Cat was the jewel of the day; I've always had the release on cassette, so glad to find it's been RI on vinyl  AND The Lincoln St Exit!!!!!!!! SRUFFY THE CAT      "boom boom boom bingo"       Relativity 8856...