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| Whats on your turntable tonight? The new Coltrane ’A Love Supreme-Live in Seattle" becomes available tomorrow, October 22 for the first time. Can’t wait to get it. Listened to the the only other live version, "Live from Antibes" today. from the Deluxe Edition set, which arrived i... | |
| Tonearm adjustments on the fly My VPI Classic 2 has that feature.Mike | |
| Why are there no tube televisions anymore? When I was a kid we had a large tube TV in a wooden console, as was common then. It stopped working. My excellent idea at the time was to remove the large picture tube and replace it with my fish tank. Worked out great, but what to do with that la... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Reuben, Jeff Beck's Loud Hailer is playing right now at home at your suggestion. Got it a few months ago, along with some other later Beck recordings, and only played it that one time. Sounds even better the second time around. Mike | |
| The extinction of human interaction takes yet another step forward... Our puppy was named "Locutus of the Dogs". | |
| Luxman 590axii ventilation Call the Luxman tech first and confirm that will work before voiding your warranty and possibly damaging an expensive piece of equipment. I was surprised my Luxman 507uX required so much space around it. First time the fan breaks down or you forge... | |
| Luxman 590axii ventilation There’s a Luxman tech in the U.S. you can call for the advice you’re needing. I spoke to someone named Jeff at Luxman’s Technical Assistance number, 781-608-1044, on the same subject a couple of years ago. At the time I was constructing built-in c... | |
| What process do you use to purchase cables? For speaker cables, try calling your speakers manufacturer and see what cables they use to demo their speakers at shows. They should be able to give you a good suggestion since they are trying to have their speakers sound well in that setting. Mike | |
| Magico A3 price increases 50%+ Thanks bigkidz.Mike | |
| Magico A3 price increases 50%+ Audioman58, where can you locate and purchase the better made parts you reference? I might know a dealer who could undertake the venture of swapping them out, and am curious how labor intensive or difficult that job might be? What would you think ... | |
| replace Mcintosh with Luxman After purchasing Magico A3’s a couple years or so ago I started looking for a suitable integrated amp for them. When asked, a Magico VP said they were demoing the A3’s at shows with Luxman amps, their 509X’s if I recall. I phoned Luxman too who me... | |
| Is your now then? When I was in college from 1970-74 it was JBL Century 100 speakers. a $400 Pioneer Integrated Amp (can’t remember the model) received as a present, and a Dual turntable. I’ve tried to keep the system simple as possible, adding only a CD player and... | |
| Power cord choice? Raysmtb, thanks for the link above to the youtube video. That was interesting. Mike | |
| Everybody’s Top 5 - Vinyl John Coltrane "A Love SupremeWayne Shorter "Speak No Evil"Rolling Stones "Let It Bleed"Marvin Gaye "What’s Going On"Janis Joplin "Cheap Thrills"Emmylou Harris ""Wrecking Ball"Okay, that’s six, but I couldn’t figure out which one to eliminate. Got ... | |
| Where do you put your money? System only-Speakers: 40%, Integrated amp 20%Turntable/cartridge 20%CD/SACD player 20%Power conditioner 10%Fancy wires and other accessories 10%That adds up to 120 %, showing approximately how much over budget I ended up going.Records and CD's: T... |