slipknot1
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| Audio Rack Construction I used multiple coats of tung oil, each one rubbed with fine steel wool, then a thin layer of polyurethane, for gloss and hardness, finished with a buffed out coat of paste wax. | |
| Movies that featured High End equipment I just saw a 1964 episode of "The Twilight Zone" starring John McGiver called "sounds and silence" in which he enjoys playing LPs of live battle sounds on a system with what appears to be a collection of Mac tube amps, tuner and a Gerrard TT. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Rushton-That recording is on my shopping list.Tonight:Mahler "Symphony No. 2 in C minor "Resurrection"" Mehta/Vienna PO (Super Analogue Disc KIJC 9139/40 reissue of the original London)David Gilmour "Live in Gdansk" (Columbia 88697344701 DC1) 5 LP... | |
| First Annual " Whaddya Get? for Xmas " I got Legos for grown ups:Lego Architecture's "Fallingwater", Frank Lloyd Wright's statement residence on Bear Run in Pennsylvania that he designed and built for Edgar Kauffman.It took about 6.5 hrs following the 100 pg instruction book to put the... | |
| The Hub: Is a Vinyl Revival in progress? I agree with Mr. Fremer. It is and will stay a niche market.For those who were into vinyl and have stayed with vinyl, they will continue to do so. For someone to make the investment into vinyl now is a VERY expensive proposition if they are not ge... | |
| BEST RECORDING STUDIO Samuel - Thanks. I don't know what I was thinkin' with "Britannica" The houseboat is Astoria. I typed it while at the library, so maybe I was thinking about encyclopedias.I have to agree about Skywalker Ranch. I interviewed for a job there in the ... | |
| BEST RECORDING STUDIO Without being venue-specific, Keith Johnson's work with Reference Recordings, and Kavi Alexander's Water Lily Acoustics stand out.For venues, the large room at the original Columbia facilities in NYC, and David Gilmour's Britannica studios. | |
| Walker listening experience wanted I am located near Philadelphia, and if you are willing to drive the distance, you would be more than welcome to spend some time with the Walker TT in my listening room. Contact me off list... | |
| Allnic Verito Z:Owners and those familiar Disclaimer: I am an Allnic dealer.I have the Verito Z installed on my Walker Audio turntable, where I usually have the highly regarded Bluelectric Magic Diamond.I currently have somewhere between 75 and 100 hours on it, break-in time expected to b... | |
| The use of music formats in the listening experien I completed your survey. keep us posted as to your findings. | |
| Room treatment products at RMAF HRS is Harmonic Resolution Systems in Buffalo. http;//www.avisolation.comThe room acoustics division is Performance Acoustics Labs and Svana Miljo Teknik AB | |
| Room treatment products at RMAF The Vandersteen/ARC room used a variety of treatments including live plants and devices (diffusers) from the room acoustics arm of HRS (the racks of choice at this years RMAF), to very good effect. My buddy commented that at first glance they look... | |
| What were the best and worst rooms at RMAF 2009? 10-09-09: MicrostripDid anyone take note of the signal and speaker cables that were used in the Vandersteen - Audio Research system?Thanks.Shunyata, I believe. | |
| RMAF 2009 Analog Report + Meet and Greet Transrotor had the Dark Star and the Tourbillon (sp?)Teres had the Certus 440 with a Soundsmith Sussuro cart in the Soundsmith room.Bergmann had their 20k airbearing table/arm making nice music in the Ypsilon/Tidal roomA venerable Linn Sondek/Lyra... | |
| Wilma Cozart Fine has passed away Sad news indeed. I'll spin a few Mercs in her honor and think fondly of her and Bob. |