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Review: Audio Desk Systems Vinyl Cleaner Tweak
I decided to initiate a mid (500 lp fluid change as recommended by the manufacturer), regarding their cleaning/maintenance suggestions on my AD. I used a fine paint filter and drained my current fluid into a clean container. I then used new distil... 
Legendary Johnny Winter Dies at 70
I recently purchased "Second Winter" on Speakers Corner in honor of Johnny. In comparison to my well worn but still great sounding 1A copy, the original is more open, wider soundstage, more bloom/air. Sonically speaking, they are both very similar... 
BAT Service
According to Analog Planet, Jim Davis of Music Direct now owns BAT. 
Porqupine Tree
An Inconvenient Truth... my next lp was "The Incident". This is a completely different direction from the previous lp. (This is a good thing).First, I noticed that the sonics were a notch behind "Lightbulb...". The different direction that SW has ... 
The ultimate record collector?
What good does this do besides make "headlines"? 
Best Rock Album of 2014
Black Keys "Turn Blue". I love this new direction they have taken. Awesome! 
Which artists' music do you buy without audition
Cat Power 
Which artists' music do you buy without audition
Glen Hansard, Mark Kozelek, Mark Knopfler, Maria Taylor, Orenda Fink, David Gilmour, Radiohead, Sufjan Stevens........... 
Which artists' music do you buy without audition
Jenny Lewis, Haley Bonar, Neko Case, Tom Petty, The Rosebuds, Lucinda Williams, Ryan Adams, Beck, Spoon, Eels, Rosanne Cash, Broken Bells, Wilco, Porcupine Tree, to be continued.... 
Porqupine Tree
Here's a quote from the liner notes in the "Lightbulb Sun" lp...."This special edition double vinyl lp is dedicated to the memory of our friend Michael Piper, who passed away in April 2008. In fact, it was meant to be the latest in a line of beaut... 
Porqupine Tree
Roxy54: I, myself, am pretty cynical, but not so much that I'd dismiss by other's (words), a chance to discover a great band. 
Audiophile music
Czarivey: I remember my first listen to Vandersteen 2Cs. They were hooked up to an Audio Research Classic 60. The front end was a Linn TT. I brought my own vinyl. I was unimpressed. I chalked this up to the fact that this system couldn't reproduce... 
Porqupine Tree
Rlwainwright: I was just getting ready to tell Roxy54 that PT's music is similar to King Crimson. 
Porqupine Tree
I don't plan on reviewing each lp here, I will say I started off with "Lightbulb Sun". While it was obvious from my first beginnings, just hearing one song, that this band was special, I can say that this band, while obviously prolific, doesn't ge... 
Best Rock Album of 2014
Orenda Fink "Blue Dream"