rshak
Responses from rshak
| Best CD shops in Houston TX Your choices are limited in Houston a/k/a "Audio Wasteland." One decent place, however, is Cactus Records at 2110 Portsmouth (vicinity of Hwy 59 and Shepherd). They've got a sizable collection of used jazz cd's. | |
| See what Country song was 1 on the day you were b Divorce Me C.O.D - Merle Travis. Catchy title, don't you think? | |
| music matters blue notes 33 1/3 That's disappointing to hear, as Music Matters Blue Note 45's are very well made. I subscribed to the original run plus the 13-title extended run, and I had only one defective record which MM cheerfully replaced. There are a couple of titles in 33... | |
| Recommend an "adiophile worthy" pen? You mentioned the Visconti HS. I have an HS bronze with power filler, and it is an amazing pen, but on the pricey side.If you're interested in fountain pens, you might want to check the reviews on: fpgeeks.com. The HS is reviewed, along with many,... | |
| Cleaning melted plastic from MC275 chrome surface Geoffkait nailed it correctly: Call McIntosh. Why would you not? | |
| Turntable mat for Rega Planar 25 I have two P9s - each has a Herbies mat. A Way Excellent II on one and a Grungebuster on the other. Of the two I prefer the Grungebuster, which seems to minimize static electric charges on the record - - but according to Herbie's blurb, the Grunge... | |
| Turntable repair Houston area? I have also used Save On Sound, though not for tone arms. Tom did good work on a couple of tube amps I brought in. Call before you go to be sure Tom will be there - - - | |
| Paul Gonsalves Recommendations Try the Acoustic Sounds reissue of Salt & Pepper (part of the Impulse! 45rpm reissue series): http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/55952/Sonny_Stitt__Paul_Gonsalves-Salt__Pepper-45_RPM_Vinyl_Record | |
| Lp labels that are cool, nostalgic? I've always liked the quasi-"runes" on the Prestige label. Don't know whether they actually have any meaning, but they're cool. | |
| Why 4 sides for a single 33prm album? More sides = more $$ for ORG, perhaps. Or it could also be that a shorter side = less inner groove distortion and, hence, better sound quality. | |
| Thick outer vinyl sleeves Are you talking about outer sleeves that cover the album jacket? Sleevecity.com has them (although I'm not sure they're as thick as you require):http://www.sleevecityusa.com/record-sleeves-s/1828.htm | |
| How do you organize your LPs? I have about 7,000 LPs. About 3,000 are classical, about 3,000 are jazz; and the rest is mostly rock with some folk, "world music" etc. The classical is arranged in chronological order by composer, i.e., Bach before Haydn before Mozart before Beth... | |
| Goodtube integrated I've owned a Rogue Cronus Magnum since early April and enjoy it very much. It's in your price range and should provide ample power for your Ohm Walsh speakers. | |
| Houston TX Houston is, indeed, a wasteland as far as superior audio stores are concerned. If you do go to Austin, you might also check out Whetstone Audio.Regards from humid Houston = = rshak (Robert) | |
| Grungy sound with clean needle Mofimadness - - I have a similar problem with a Lyra Helikon mono cart with very low mileage. Used to sound spectacular and now it's . . ..well, grungy. What's the best way of checking the status of the suspension? Many thanks! |