r_f_sayles
Responses from r_f_sayles
| Good MONO recordings I listen to a great range of music and would hesitate to categorize it in a nice neat package like "jazz" or "rock" or whatever that said, most any recording on vinyl that was originally produced and mastered exclusively in mono and later offered ... | |
| ISOLATION: HRS,SYMPOSIUM,SRA,ZOETHECUS?? Jjwa, I like my non-audiophile furniture as well. I find using Aurios Classic 1.2 isolation bearings and Neuance Isolation platforms and the like have made a world of difference and I would question if an audiophile rack is truly necessary. Most d... | |
| Record Cleaning Machines I have a lot of vinyl and like the operation of my VPI 16.5 just fine. It does an excellent job of cleaning with the minimal amount of hassle and the price was not too bad at all. What more could one want? It is truly a necessary component in any ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Luna -Luna Live on Arena Rock Recording coThe Velvet Underground -White Light/White Heat on VerveChris Isaak -Wicked Game on Reprise UKDavid Bowie -Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Marson MoFi | |
| What colors match for interconnects? Bmcleod, See, this stuff isn't as tough as it looks. Your not a rocket scientist are you? Me neither. No offense meant if you were. I've always wondered what the draw toward ARC equipment was, now I know. ;^) Cheers! | |
| Motor & Bearing or Cartridge upgrade? The motor and bearing are essential. I am not familiar with your deck in particular, nor the upgrades, but in a general sense there is too much to gain if these upgrades are executed properly. These upgrades are what give your table the ability to... | |
| BEST UPGRADE regardless of cost? For me the big one was the source, bringing my Linn Sondek Lp12 TT home back in 1983. It all gets back to, if you can't retrieve it in the first place, you'll never hear it with even the coolest speakers or amplifiers IMHO. Happy Listening! | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Ry Cooder -Buena Vista Social Club on Nonesuch Classic RecordsFrancisco Aguabella H2o on CubopBlood, Sweet & Tears -S/T on Columbia 360 SoundSantana -Abraxas on Columbia 360 SoundSantana -Borboletta on ColumbiaMazzy Star -So tonight that I mig... | |
| What colors match for interconnects? I've found in all my years that connecting the red wire (positive) to the right side of my equipment sounds better than using any other color, and yes for all you smart a$$es out there, I did A/B it. I think the ions are so used to going in that d... | |
| Zappa? As long as we're setting the record straight about what Frank was and about what Frank was not, I thought to drop this little tidbit in for good measure. Zappa dispelled the "Mr. Green Genes rumor" on p. 13 of his autobiography, "The Real Frank Za... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? John Lennon -Imagine on UK AppleBeatles -White Album on UK Apple MonoJohn Lennon -John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band on UK Apple | |
| Where Can I go From an LP-12/Ittok LV II/Lingo Xagwell,I cannot comment on "Linn Ittok vs. Graham 2.0/2.2 on an LP-12" other than to say I have heard the Graham 2.2 on different TT's and with different cartridges and it is extremely competent. My own personal interest was to use the Graham and... | |
| Where Can I go From an LP-12/Ittok LV II/Lingo I have had a Sondek LP12 since 1983 and I'm still very content. It has gone through all the available upgrades, but still employing the Ittok LVII tonearm and a new Akiva cartridge. This cartridge is obviously a beautiful sound and excellent match... | |
| Zappa? ***** Freak Out! and ***** We're Only in It for the Money, pretty much set the pace for the Mothers. They were the genesis of something new...****1/2 Over-Nite Sensation was his first gold record and refined the work that the 60's started.****1/2 ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Big Brother and the Holding Company w/ Janis Joplin -Cheap Thrills on Columbia 360 SoundEric Burden -Declares "War" on MGM ...Spill the Wine!Emmylou Harris -Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town on WBBeth Orton -Central Reservation on HeavenlyKings of C... |