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Songs that Inspire or Move you
John Fogerty "Natural Thing" 
Good bass test tracks on vinyl
Tony Joe White "Hoodoo" (vinyl) 
Extraordinary recordings on vinyl
Tony Joe White "Hoodoo"... analog all the way baby! 
Songs that Inspire or Move you
The Rosebuds "Second Bird Of Paradise" 
Anyone heard/compared the Steven Wilson...
Whart: Thanks for your info! 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
Since there is no standard for the run-out grooves on vinyl, each individual lp is different. The majority of lps have a less aggressive approach, (this is when one should never see any arm "kick back" at the end of a record). Some have a more agg... 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
by the way, in my decades of owning my ET, I never acquired the set-up jig. A big waste of money.Bigalt: Did you just say.. adjust the two leveling screws while the arm/cartridge was spinning on a record?You are "dead to me"!!!!There are so many t... 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
another way is the following...(This assumes you watch your arms movement as you lower it onto a record.)If you have zero to little movement at the beginning of the record and when the record finishes, there is no "arm kick back", you've achieved ... 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
Sorry, I had to jump in.. "leveling the arm"If you have Everything else level, all that is required is to have the arm over a record or over the platter and again (assuming everything else is level/accurate), just move the arm cueing lever up &... 
Heart- Little Queen Friday Music LP
by the way.. you can find a WLP copy fairly easy online for less than a FM copy. Compare for yourself. 
Heart- Little Queen Friday Music LP
Not to be too sappy...After being into the high-end music reproduction in my home for around 10 years, I had a revelation... that was that I didn't really know how to listen to music. By that I mean, what musical qualities I should be listening fo... 
Heart- Little Queen Friday Music LP
Qdrone: First of all, thanks for your response! I can't comment on your findings of the Loving Spoonful lp. Only you can come to that conclusion based on your own experience. ( My point is that when we make a comment on how a lp sounds, we need to... 
Best Sounding new releases 2015
"Dgarretson: I've got the MMJ coming in. I'm glad to see it's on Capitol, any other label than ATO. (I long ago swore off any lp on the ATO label) Your recommendation makes me feel better about this purchase!Having said this "Evil Urges" sounded v... 
Best Sounding new releases 2015
Dgarretson: I've got the MMJ coming in. I'm glad to see it's on a different label than ATO. (I swore off any lp on the ATO label) Your recommendation makes me feel better about this purchase!Having said this "Evil Urges" sounded very good. 
Why are records still warped?
Lowrider: From my experience in trying to return, dealers like Acoustic Sounds would tell me that they have to "eat" those costs. That's why they won't allow a "second" return for the same item, which is often necessary. (This is after the fact th...