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| Earth (isolated) ground vs. wall outlet ground. If you have hum in your system it probably is a ground issue. You should consult a licensed electrician. Multiple ground points can create voltage differential... bad. There are options if you are having noise problems, which often show up in olde... | |
| Annoying trend? New vinyl equalization and compression The Suits know their consumer base, and they aim for that. Anything above that percentile is a lucky bonus, any thing below, well, that's what's expected. Don't feel left out because you don't fit a marketing profile. You should feel excluded. The... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? "Kings of the Keyboard" (Tatum & Garner) Jazztone J-1203 "Slidin' Swing" (Dickenson & Green) Jazztone J-1259 "Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall" Vee Jay 2SR 1035 "Clay" Debbie Au Ranwood R-8103 (promo disc) "Kogun" Akiyoshi/Tabackin Big Ba... | |
| Seller Unresponsive after payment. Hopefully you didn't use Friends And Family to save a few bucks. FnF is a simple transfer, Pay Pal will not recognize it as a purchase of goods. I insist on payment for goods or services, and I will eat the surcharge if needed.... Cheap insurance,... | |
| The latest audiophile streamer craze Used to have aluminum foil flags on the rabbit ears TV antenna. Worked a dream, some days could get Cheyenne and Denver! | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? on CD: Israel Kamakawiwo' Ole "Facing Future" Bigboy records/ Mountain Apple BBCD 5901 Bill Evans Trio "Sunday at the Village Vanguard" Riverside OJCCD-140-2 (RLP 9376) The Puppini Sisters "Recorded Live at the Premises Studios" Millionaire Re... | |
| Help and opinions needed on pre-amp situation The only constructive suggestion I can offer, is Yes to a pre-amp. I like the versatility of having a pre in the system. I listen to mostly vinyl and CD: jazz, classical, avant-garde, experimental, and 70's "hippie" country rock, along with swing... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Anita O'Day "Live at the City (set 1)" Emily ER-102479 Anita O'Day "Live at the City (Set 2)" Emily ER 42181 Anita O'day & John Poole "Live At Mingo's" Emily ER 11579 Herbie Mann "Surprises" Atlantic SD 1682 Daniel Goldberg & Pino Marr... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? cleaned my 15th birthday (1970) present today, then listened... Glenn Miller "A Memorial 1944-1969" RCA VPM-6019 (mono) "Star Tracks vol I" Lower East Side Records LES 014 Flora Purim "Nothing Will Be As It Was...Tomorrow"Warner Bros BS 2985 ... | |
| Best Full-Function Preamplifier I'm a vintage guy, the result of my Uncle's involvement, I guess. I happen to like my ancient SAE 2100L (I have the add on EQ and Parametric boxes all standing by and ready to go back in the game). I had everything recapped, cleaned, and tested a... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? The Best of the Mills Bros. Decca DL-8148 Ron Carter "Peg Leg" Milestone M-9082 Al Caiola "Guitar Italian Style" Pickwick SPC-3034 Julie London "Around Midnight" Jazz Wav Records JWR4606 (RE 180 gr) Earl Grant "Send For Me" Vocalion VL 73860... | |
| Fraudulent sale on eBay I've been on ebay for twenty years (maybe more) as a seller and a buyer. I currently do not sell on ebay (one of my first buys was my SAE 2100L). I do browse, however. Ebay feels the need to compete with Amazon (talk about Chinesium...) and have o... | |
| Fraudulent sale on eBay Yeah, well, I have bought the last fleecebay item. Kenwood KD 500 w/ arm, was wrapped in bubble and then wrapped in cardboard. The word "fragile" does not appear anywhere. I like the KD series, but I wanted this arm it is saveable. Arrived crushe... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? CD night Buddy Guy "Feels Like Rain" Silvertone D101264 ( BMG club) Miles Davis "'Round About Midnight" Columbia CK 40610 The Interpreters "Back in the USSA" FreeWorld 61422-31147-2 demo The Dear Hunter "Migrant" Equal Vision Minnesota Symph... | |
| BEL The Wire S-24 Speaker Cable Thanks for bringing this brand to my attention. I am a vintage gear guy. Are there identifiers on the cables to look for? |