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| New Hobby Ultrasonic Record Cleaning Willy-T, are you using Versa-Clean along with a surfacant or alone. I’m getting confused as to whether one or both type products are needed or advisable to be used. Anyone?Mike | |
| New Hobby Ultrasonic Record Cleaning Slaw, were you meaning in your post at the beginning of this thread, that your Chinese made ultrasonic record cleaner lasted two years and went kaput or the tank sprang a leak, or that it’s lasted two years and is still going strong? Having just o... | |
| New Hobby Ultrasonic Record Cleaning Skypunk, thanks for the link and review of the ultrasonic cleaner you found. I had just added building an ultrasonic record cleaner to my do list for 2021. Instead, I went ahead a minute ago and purchased the one you provided a link to. Great pric... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Deutschland.. Their trains run on time too. | |
| Why so many angry audiophiles? It seems to me that things have been much more pleasant around here lately. Also I didn’t notice any audiophiles in that crowd visiting the Capitol Building last week. Spotted a few attitudes there.Mike. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Erykah Badu’s "Baduizm". Just got it yesterday and was impressed, not having heard it before. Mike | |
| What did your system look like 30 years ago? Dahlquist DQ10 speakersPhase Linear 4000 PreampPhase Linear 400 AmpBang and Olufsen Beogram 4002 turntableZip cord cables | |
| Does Age Matter? 68 years old for another few weeks. I’m getting to prefer CD’s due to convenience, availability at reasonable cost, and the great sound of many jazz reissues and remasters. I’ve been wondering too how much being acclimated to the sound of vinyl pl... | |
| VPI Classic Setup By Brian Walsh Well slaw you're correct, no matter who wrote them, there's nothing in the manual for the VPI Classic 2 addressing the loop. But thanks to you I am pleased to report there is now a perfect, aesthetically pleasing loop adorning mine. Not only that,... | |
| Does Anyone Think CD is Better Than Vinyl/Analog? Not having caught any previous iterations of this topic, this has an interesting and educational thread. Thank you for starting it mkgus. I’ve learned a lot about what comprises the differences between the two formats, and even a bit about streami... | |
| Does Anyone Think CD is Better Than Vinyl/Analog? Audio2design, I had the same question. Try this link for an explanation of what it is: https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=nqeoe1pndoi7qgea8i8ja6cfr5&topic=87262.0Mike | |
| For auld lang syne, ..high-end companies you really liked that are gone.... Phase Linear when Carver was still early in his career. Great gadgetry such as the Autocorrelator for noise reduction, peak unlimiter, and lots of power in his amps. My entry ticket to hi-fidelity as a young-un. My younger sister started off with ... | |
| Does Anyone Think CD is Better Than Vinyl/Analog? Both mediums have their up and down sides. I've largely switched over to Redbook CD's due to several factors, even though to my ears vinyl sounds more natural. 1) The pops, clicks and and other surface noises of vinyl are too distracting and appea... | |
| VPI Classic Setup By Brian Walsh Mine is more like an "S" curve at present. I'll smooth it out to be a half circle. Hadn't heard of doing that before. I don't remember that in VPI's set-up directions, but I'll have to check to see if it is something I might have overlooked. Is re... | |
| VPI Classic Setup By Brian Walsh Slaw, how is the "loop" supposed to be dressed? I’ve no idea how it should be on my Classic 2's unipivot arm and would like to correct it if it’s improperlyly done. Thanks.Mike |