richardbrand
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| The end of physical media is neigh @ararem "The history of hominids making music goes back well more than 100K years; physical media has only existed for the last 147 of them" That’s a hell of a gap from, say, Beethoven’s death in 1827. So how do we know what Beethoven wrote? Si... | |
| What is the first thing you do when you unwrap a new vinyl record? Provisional answer to my own follow-up question - I think the P sticker might come from Cecil E Watts manual record cleaning system, the Manual Parastat. It would have been all I could afford at the time. There's a manual on vinylengine but I am... | |
| What is the first thing you do when you unwrap a new vinyl record? All my old records have a small round sticker with a red letter "P" stuck on the side 1 label. I can remember that it was an anti-static treatment - maybe "Parastat" or similar - but I can't remember how I applied it or anything else about it! A... | |
| Replacement power cabling for old Garrard 301 turntable @noromance Thanks. Yes, the wiring is currently hard wired to an IEC socket on the plinth. From there a conventional cable goes to the mains. I guess that is equivalent to a makeoff block? To make it easier to separate the motor board and pl... | |
| Ugliest Component of the Year 2024! The ugliest thing about the McIntosh is that it lacks MDMI. Something that is reportedly fixed with their forthcoming pre-amp! Who cares what the form factor is if there's no function | |
| What is the first thing you do when you unwrap a new vinyl record? @grislybutter Ha, so how do you power the chip on your shoulder? Blood-static pressure? | |
| What is the first thing you do when you unwrap a new vinyl record? @grislybutter "... new records all have GPS and a chip in them that would track my listening habits" Powered by what exactly? | |
| Recommendations for a jazz record which demonstrates vinyl superiority over digital Another update from me. I discovered that Hyperion has just released Shostakovich’s Piano Concertos on vinyl, and I already use the SACD version when auditioning speakers. So I ordered the vinyl from Presto Classical, and naturally checked out th... | |
| 2-way design vs. 3-way design means ? @grislybutter I am with you! The corollary is that if a two-way speaker and a three-way speaker are the same price, it is London to a brick that the two-way will sound better. It is equally disturbing that given the choice, most buyers will go... | |
| "Cleaning" Vinyl Makes It Worse Not Better! @elliottbnewcombjr Your small magnifying mirror with LED lighting is exactly what I want but so far have not managed to find in Australia. Can I ask where you got yours, please! | |
| 2-way design vs. 3-way design means ? Sometimes things just aren’t what they appear to be! N-way refers to the number of ways the frequency spectrum is divided before being fed to a driver complement. It does not directly relate to the number of actual drivers. Take KEF for example... | |
| Front Row Seat Power Cord? @steakster Too bloody right! All Ozzies know you need to sift a pile of dirt to get a nugget or two. By the way, if your engine is showing signs of pre-ignition, you need to up the octane. Otherwise be happy Cheers to all | |
| What devices have you found useful when inspecting your stylii for cleanliness? @goofyfoot There's a Leica shop in Sydney full of very exxe film cameras. A mate of mine was trained as a police forensic photographer and he was often asked what is the best camera? "Mate, it is the one you have in your hand when you want to ... | |
| Front Row Seat Power Cord? @1971gto455ho I have given you a concrete example of a power cable radiating EMI from a subwoofer. The EMI was sufficient to take out my TV reception, which of course is a low-level digital signal. This is entirely reproducible, and was solved... | |
| What devices have you found useful when inspecting your stylii for cleanliness? @goofyfoot Spelling forgiven! I am sure it was your spell-checker :-) I have been getting offers from B&H every week! Took me a while to realise they were once Bell and Howell of movie equipment fame. It also took me a while to realise that ... |