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Phoenix Engineering Falcon and Eagle
bpoletti,"put out products in a truncated life cycle" What does this mean? What does this mean to decades old customers who have no prior knowledge of products in the "pipeline"? ( Except for (brf).....)... well excuse me!Does this "life cycle" me... 
Tune of the Day
astro58go. Excellent choice! One of the lps I've listened to today was SL.Here's another: :Heaven's Only Days Down The Road".Happy Listening! 
Think twice before concluding some thing sounds better
bharralson7740,Thanks for your response. I think your response exemplified what I was trying to convey on a certain level.I am in a lower social-economic status than some here. Having said this, my spending on audio equipment has punched way out o... 
TOWNSHEND ELITE ROCK MARK 2 UPGRADES
Are you referring to "angled" at the platter's perimeter or it's top surface? 
TOWNSHEND ELITE ROCK MARK 2 UPGRADES
I think if one has a Merlin/motor they use a flat belt as I do? Any thoughts here? 
TOWNSHEND ELITE ROCK MARK 2 UPGRADES
lohanimal,I have some of your exact concerns with my recently purchased Rock 7.The speed runs slightly fast. I've fiddled with moving the motor but have to ultimately settle on a compromise. ( I have a new belt on order, but don't really think it ... 
Think twice before concluding some thing sounds better
mapman,I use to attribute my hearing a brand new lp in one way at first listen and in another way upon second listen to my "anticipation of what I hoped I'd hear.Sometimes I get in a rut of listening to modern recordings (lp) and suddenly think to... 
Tune of the Day
Elliot Smith  "Southern Belle" 
New Townshend Rock 7 owner
An example of a lp I listened to this morning:Elliot Smith "S/T"  This is a digital recording. Without any clamp it sounded too forward and/or bright in the upper frequencies. I listened again with the metal clamp. All of the dynamic extension is ... 
Which songs or musical standards have haunted you?
mapman,Your mentioning of Johnny Cash reminded me of a good one..."The Beast In Me" 
Whats playing on your system today?
nutty,Interstate Blues... I like it! 
Phoenix Engineering Falcon and Eagle
lewm,I appreciate your posting on your experience with Nottingham. 
Phoenix Engineering Falcon and Eagle
bpoletti,I find it ethically and morally wrong that Phoenix Engineering would leave it’s customers without any explanation? On it’s face, this is not a good thing. They were direct competition for VPI.Until we here directly from PE's owner, I thin... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
In addition to the above:Patricia Barber "Verse" MFSL/45rpm/sides 1&2Rosanne Cash "River and a Thread" side 1Rosanne Cash "The Gift" Miles Davis "At The Blackhawk, San Francisco, Vol 1/Col. 6 eye (mono), side oneThe Decemberists "What a Terrib... 
Phoenix Engineering Falcon and Eagle
I should say for correctness, his unit now, needs to be wired into a tt's motor, so it is not a plug n' play upgrade, at least right now.