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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Last night, a shoot out between the 45, 33 rpm issues of Sonny Rollins' "Saxophone Colossus" with the 15 ips Tape Project version.The tape is a mono transfer from the original analog masters and the piano is really recessed. It is almost as if the... 
Acoustic resonators in place of room treatment
Thank you. Just wondering. 
Acoustic resonators in place of room treatment
07-27-09: TbgHotsauce, I cannot stand Rives rooms. I do, indeed, believe what I do.Just curious. What is it about Rives designed rooms that displeases you? 
Which cleaning solution do you use in you RCM?
Walker Audio Prelude gets my vote. Despite the fact that I use a thread based RCM, and the Walker product is a four step process (making for 8 passes per LP), the results are worth it. My LP collection is large and has a very high sentimental as w... 
Reel tapes recommendations
Take a look at Quinton Records http://www.quintonrecords.comThey are located in Austria, but are shipping some very HQ product to the USKeep your eyes open for estate sales in your area. Lots of times, there are reel to reel machines and tapes. I ... 
Marshall Tucker Band-Anyone else get them?
"Tommy's bass playing reminded me of Barry Oakley"If you are speaking of the Allman Brothers first bass player the name is Berry Oakley.Muzikat (Threads | Answers)Thank you for the correction. My statement was: At times, Tommy's bass playing remin... 
Marshall Tucker Band-Anyone else get them?
"Where We All Belong", "A New Life", "Long Hard Ride" have remained on my play list since they were released. In 1974-1977, I saw them live many times. Charlie Daniels Band opened for them quite often. Toy and Tommy Caldwell really knew how to bri... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
My 12 year old wanted to hear it. Even though "Thriller" was released 15 years before she was born, it still has an impact. Kids of her generation like the title track. My soul remains intact and dedicated to the classical genre.... ;)The biggest ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Russ and Rush-I hope the two of you are happy. All this talk of "Mendelssohn in Scotland" Speaker's Corner reissue caused me to come home from work and spin it.I had originally planned to put on a guilty pleasure and give Michael Jackson's "Thrill... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Ben Webster "Ben Webster - Live at the Renaissance" (contemporary C-7646)Sonny Rollins "Way Out West" (Contemporary S7530)Ben Webster/Joe Zawinul "Soulmates" (Riverside RLP 9476) 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Mickey Hart, Airto, Flora Purim "Dafos" (Reference Recordings RR-12) 45 rpmRhythm Devils "Rhythm Devils Play River Music" (Passport Records PB 9844)Chick Corea, Gary Burton "Lyric Suite For Sextet" (ECM 1260) 
Anyone hear the "wall of sound"?
The DMB purchased the Grateful Dead's final touring PA system in late 1995. This system was designed, sourced and built by Ultra Systems. This system was not the Wall 'o Sound.The WoS was so large, complex, and costly to transport and maintain, it... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Albeniz "Suite Espanola, Op.47" Fruhbeck De Burgos/New Philharmonia (Super Analogue Disc KIJC 9144) Japanese pressing of the original Decca. Another wonderful recording by Kenneth WilkinsonDavid Gilmour "Live in Gdansk" Sides 2-5, (Columbia 886973... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Bill Evans Trio "Bill Evans at Town Hall" (Verve UMV 2053) Japanese pressingGrofe "Grand Canyon Suite" Ormandy/Philadelphia (Columbia MS 6003) six eyeWei Li/Fei Song "Autumn Yearning Fantasia" (First Impression Music FIM LP 003)Dvorak "Cello conce... 
Made in Canada conundrum
I just purchased a piece of gear from the product NA distributor, who is in Alberta. Paid via PayPal, sent via CanadaPost. No problems at all.I sold and shipped a pair of Magnepan MGIIIA from Philadelphia to Toronto a couple of years ago. No probl...