slipknot1
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| best concert venue Ellery911'Red Rocks is a must do if you get the chance. Acoustics are not superb, they are good however. But, the atmosphere, the rocks, the sunset combined with a good band are just the best! I've seen the Grateful Dead (prior to their last shows... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Doc Watson "Home Again!" (Vagauard VSD-79239/Cisco reissue)Don't miss this one folks. Incredible, clean, pure recording.Mendelssohn "Mendelssohn in Scotland Symphony No. 3, Fingal's Cave" Maag/LSO (Decca SXL 2246/Speaker's Corner 45 rpm reissue)An... | |
| best concert venue Troy Music Hall - Troy, NYAcademy of Music - Philadelphia, PA (I still like it better than the Kimmel Center)McCarter Theater - Princeton, NJ (Great folk music venue)Symphony Hall - Boston, MA (My single all-time favorite) | |
| I'm frustrated with people who don't ... Puts me in mind of Rick Shultz's "Speed of Light magentics" thread. Those of us in this hobby are fervent believers, those who aren't think we are all nuts. People like to justify their decision to buy from Best Buy and Circuit City, by NOT hearin... | |
| Stupid Question: How to take out tubes?? They leave residual oils on the glass. They often tell you no to touch halogen bulbs with your fingers for the same reasons. | |
| Stupid Question: How to take out tubes?? First, call them on the phone and ask them out ;) If they say no, then do the following:turn the unit off, let any stray electrical charge dissipate, use cotton gloves or a soft cloth, pull them straight out of the socket. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Have the day off, everyone is out of the house (even the dogs). So, we have:Art Pepper "Meets The Rhythm Section" (Contemporary S7532)Rhythm Devils (Hart/Kreutzmann) "Rhythm Devils Play River Music" (Passport PB 9844)Emerson, Lake and Palmer "Tril... | |
| Tube Whine noise...Please Help I have had good success with HAL-O's. I also have had good luck when buying new tubes getting the low noise "LN" variety. It may not eliminate it, but it could greatly reduce it. In my previous post, I left out the "in" in front of correct.Thermio... | |
| Review: Magnepan MG-3.6r Speaker Rooze,Very well put, well thought out review. I will look into the Cardas kit myself for my 3.6Rs... | |
| Tube Whine noise...Please Help Jig is correct. Some 6922/6DJ8 tubes are more prone to microphonics than others. If you have some spares to swap, try that. Sometimes the use of tube dampers can help with that. Herbies Audio Labs HAL-O tube dampers are very good at cutting down m... | |
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| Whats on your turntable tonight? Next up:Grateful Dead "American Beauty" (Mobile Fidelity MFSL 1-014) | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? So far:Tchaikovsky "Romeo and Juliet Overture and Fantasy" Dorati/LSO (Mercury SR90209)Bach "Brandenburg Concertos 4,5,6" von Karajan/Berlin Philharmonic (Deutsche Grammophon 2531 333) | |
| Soundtracks that ROCK Soundtrack from "Step Into Liquid" has some interesting stuff. Documentary on surfing made by the son of the filmaker who created THE original surf movie "Endless Summer" |