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| Thoughts On Turntable Clamps And Weights I had the local machine shop make a weight for me out of a scrap piece of round bar brass, it weighed around 300 grams, and another out of a new hockey puck, he made it perfectly round and center drilled, both with the same old slip mat remains gl... | |
| Randy Meisner Has Died I was mostly interested in his work with Poco (Timothy Schmidt replaced him there when he left for the Eagles, and then replaced him in the Eagles) and HIS projects. BTW, I prefer the Jack Temption (the writer) version of, Peaceful Easy Feeling to... | |
| "Can You Lift Yours?" my old Soundcraftsman amp weighs a lot. Haven't lifted it onto a scale. But maybe after a nap..... | |
| New CD Player Generally the basic bits, laser, drive, etc. come from a single manufacturer (Sony?), or a small group of manufacturers. My NAD is 20 years old, has been re-lasered, hard to tell the difference between it and my Marantz CD6006, which is only 10? y... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Yesterday (Sunday) was a big record cleaning day, so too many to list (the dedicated mono set up got a work out).....But, I had Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys, "For the Last Time" (United Artists UA-LA-J2 <0998>) all sparkly clean and all... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? last nite Herbie Mann, "Our Mann Flute" (Atlantic SD-1464) Alan Price, "Shouts Across The Street" (Polydor Super 2383-410 Brit press) Various, "Blue Note Town Hall Vol 3" (Blue Note BT-85115) Big Plastic Finger "Launching The Tone Arm" (Starr... | |
| Turntable recommendation I happen to be budget constrained. My main turn tables are old, but very good for their time. I think my Kenwood KD 550 was around $400 (Tax refund) it was a demonstrator and it came with a Shure V 15. So I'm going to recommend an entry level Rega... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? tough day in the salt mine. what I pulled out.... Every Jesse Winchester I have. Buck Wheat (BW Stevenson) "We Be Sailin". Byrds Sweetheart Of The Rodeo. and the live Lucinda Williams At The Forum. I was Thinking about the David Ray compilation, m... | |
| My Final System Build in Words & Pictures What phono cartridge(s) did you settle on? Did you carry anything over, beside the 10 ga power cord? I've had my Kenwood KD 550 on the 1950's style "sand box" since I bought it new. The boxes have been made out of plywood, 2-by-6, and now scaveng... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Oily Rags, Chas Hodges, Dave Peacock, Gerry Hogan, Ian Wallace (Signature FW39524) Brinsley Schwarz (Capital/EMI SWBC-11859) Marc Benno Lost In Austin ( A&M SP-5271) | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Piano Greats: Errol Garner, Art Tatum, Mike Di Napoli (Guest Star GS1403) Errol Garner: Paris Expressions (Columbia C2L-9 demo, not for sale) Jimmy McHugh w/ Urbie Green, In Hi-Fi (RCA Victor LPM- 1741) Return To Forever, Music Magic (Columbia... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Yes! I'm going to get mine out for later. Great album | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? from last night Ronnie Laws "Pressure Sensitive" Blue Note BN-LA452-G Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges "Side By Side" Verve MG V-8345 and then "Back To Back" Verve MG V-8317 finale: The Astronauts (hometown band) "Astronauts Orbit Kampus" A-... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Missing Delores... "Everybody Else Is Doing It" "Wake Up And Smell The Coffee" "Remembering Delores" | |
| Advice on how to liquidate system I also have a hearing issue. Mine is just the right ear. Try a bone conductance speaker, I used one for a year or two. Hearing aid tech has improved. And, so has my perception. I don't think that I ever stopped being an active listener. What ha... |