rshak
Responses from rshak
| Looking for an awesome tube amp technician in Austin, TX I suggest you contact Brian DiFrank of Whetstone Audio. I've dealt with him a few times over the past 15 years or so. Very knowledgable, fair and honest. He may have some worthwhile recommendations for you. | |
| Cd's to make a come back in the future? If this can happen, why not a CD comeback?https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/feb/23/cassette-tape-music-revival-retro-chic-rewind | |
| Jerome Sabbagh KIckstarter for new LP "No Filter" Mine arrived today. Listened to Side 1 - - most excellent performance and sound. On to Side 2 later this evening. | |
| Jazz LP Review: Lyn Stanley's The Moonlight Sessions Vol.1 Correction to my previous post - *Swingtime* is a 3-hour program, airing from 7 to 10 am (Pacific time) each Saturday and Sunday. | |
| Jazz LP Review: Lyn Stanley's The Moonlight Sessions Vol.1 Johnny Magnus (longtime DJ) is playing selections from *London Calling* this morning on KKJZ. I think this is the first time I've heard Lyn played on an FM station. For those interested, Magnus's program, *Swingtime,* airs on KKJZ every Saturday... | |
| Audio Desk Systeme - Vinyl Cleaner – Repair of Water Pump Failure I'll say it again - the OP makes me glad I bought a Loricraft PRC-4 over 12 years ago. So far (knock on wood) nary a problem, and it does a great cleaning job.That said, over the past few years there have been a number of reports on this forum of... | |
| Jazz LP Review: Lyn Stanley's The Moonlight Sessions Vol.1 guber1 and folkfreak - Thanks much for your responses. Just ordered from Elusive Disc. Still can't figure out how I missed it when I checked the official website. | |
| Jazz LP Review: Lyn Stanley's The Moonlight Sessions Vol.1 Anyone know if Vol. 2 of the Moonlight Sessions has been cancelled? I checked https://lynstanley.com this p.m. and couldn't find any mention of it. The last time I looked - a few months back - it was available for pre-order. | |
| Your favourite Christmas song....... Bob Dorough/Miles Davis - Blue XmasProbably not exactly a classic, but it should be. Always makes me smile. | |
| Is the Last Record Preservative system a worthwhile investment? bdp24 - When I used Last, I first cleaned the records on a Nitty Gritty 2.5i. If I recall correctly, I also used a fluid named "First" which was a "pre-cleaner" and, I think, was made by the folks who made Last.On Last-treated records, the surfac... | |
| Is the Last Record Preservative system a worthwhile investment? Perhaps it was a case of user error . . . but many, many years ago I tried the stuff on quite a few records and found, after time, that they sounded worse (clicks, pops, etc. that were *not* present when the records were treated).I've stayed away ... | |
| What separate tube phono stage do you use ? Agree with Chip on the Eastern Electric (sadly available only on the used market AFAIK). I've owned mine for more than 15 years, fitted with NOS (circa 1960) Mullards, and it is in use almost every day. Great sound and (knock on wood) no proble... | |
| Onzow Stylus Tip Cleaner I've used the Onzow for years on several cartridges, including two Ortofon Jubilees and an Ortofon Cadenza mono. I've found it effective and trouble free. | |
| Need help finding out availability of Mercury Living Presence new pressing LPs Sounds like you're interested in reissues of the Mercury LP titles.Here's a link to the current offerings of Acoustic Sounds (includes both new and used titles):https://store.acousticsounds.com/index.cfm?get=results&searchtext=mercury%20living... | |
| Chinese phono pre Just to clarify - - my phono amp is an Eastern Electric, which I bought from the U.S. distributor, Morningstar. |