rshak
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| Other Hobbies? Underwater photography - gets me away from my listening room, when I need a break. | |
| Vintage English record cleaner? As Slipknot1 indicates, you're probably thinking of Keith Monks machine. The Keith Monks RCM is still available - - - although the price is pretty steep: about $1800.00 the last time I checked (as I recall, anyway). | |
| What music would you like at your funeral? St. James Infirmary - - sung by Jack Teagarden. | |
| How many records do you own? Over 4,000 (that's the number at which I stopped counting when packing up the collection for a *big move* last November. (My back still hurts!) That number includes the first LP I bought back in '62. I accumulated LPs, more or less steadily, thru ... | |
| Apple or PC? Use PC's at work, but been a Mac user at home since '94. On my 3rd PowerBook - great machine/OS. For the needs you describe, get a Mac and don't look back. You'll be very, very happy with it. | |
| reel to reel help For r-t-r beginners, this site may be useful: http://www.angelfire.com/electronic2/vintagetx/The guy who maintains it, Rolf, is knowledgable and quite friendly. | |
| The Best Inexpensive Wines Available Now I recently discovered a great cheap wine: Rex Goliath (label features a picture of a 47 lb. rooster). This California Central Coast wine comes in cabernet sauv. or merlot. Both are quite good, but I think I prefer the merlot. Cost: only $5.75/bott... | |
| Sirius Satellite Radio on DishNetwork No extra cost - at least for the time being. Programming - for classical, jazz and 50-60's rock/pop music - in superb. I've subscribed to Sirius since 3/03 and love it. | |
| OK Come Clean, whats in your closet ? I bought a Nakamichi Dragon cassette deck three years ago this month - intended to have it brought up to original specs, but then got a great deal on a new DR-10 (for $300.00). So in the closet the Dragon sits. I should sell it - but probably won't. | |
| Why so few record cleaners for sale? IMHO if you're into vinyl, a good RCM is a necessity. I have a Nitty Gritty 2.5 that I bought in 1986 and I use it regularly to clean "new used" LPs I pick up here and there. The NG has paid for itself many times over, and if and when it finally c... | |
| Greatest rhythm sections Benny Goodman's 1938 rhythm crew: Gene Krupa on drums, Harry Goodman on bass, and - on piano - Count Basie or Teddy Wilson. | |
| Legacy Audio FWIW, I've owned a pair of Legacy Classics for just over 5 years - very, very happy with them. | |
| LP storage? What do you use? I've been using Per Madsen's modular cabinets for the past several years. Good quality; nice looking - you can get them equipped with a dolly system to make moving them a bit easier. Go to: rackittm.com | |
| EAR 834 and Shelter 501 FWIW - I recently bought an EAR834P to use with my Lyra Mono Helikon. The Mono Helikon has an output of a mere 0.25mv. The 834P provides plenty of gain - very happy with it.Robert | |
| beware ipod I've had an ipod since last October - - works great; no problems. FWIW, I've used Macs for 10 years - have 4 of them - and wouldn't use any thing else now. As others have said, you probably just got a lemon. |