socoaste

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Back To Static!
Hey Audiogoners,I used to get horrendous Static on My TT,  and after a little experimentation,got rid of it years ago,  & It was simple..Being an Electrician,  I figured if I would tackle the problem,  Focusingon Grounding.1st of all the TT Ba... 
Why do my rolling stones albums sound bad?
All my Stones LP's suck. sucking in the 70's!I also have the mo fi sticky fingers, atrocious at best.& let it bleed makes my ears bleed. 
Sibilance issues with vinyl rig
I had a JMW9 (memorial, not sig) arm a few years ago & when I changed it out to a schroder arm, away went the sibilance.Some LP's have sibilance no matter what you do to the system.so maybe pick up some other copies & try them out. 
Static on Vinyl
well I did a little experimenting & found a cure for thestatic on my table. I have a ground wire from the teresspindle assembly to the wall receptacle ground, But was stillgetting static (lots of it)..... I figured that because the platter is ... 
Reel to Reel decks
I grew up listening to my old man's concertone R2R deck.We usually did Our own recording & very rarely purchased any pre recorded material.I still have a bunch of tapes stored away & recently hada friend give Me his old Teac deck which is ... 
Best lines in a song
Gunter Gleeten Gloten Globen...Alright!...c'mn, Rise up gather round rock this place to the ground burn it up let's go for broke watch the night go up in smoke 
Worst Rock Band Ever !!!!
KISS = worst Band ever. Amazing how well they did on crap they called music. 
Wish List For Vinyl Pressings
Govt Mule's debut album, Allman bros. 1st & 2nd set Live from there 1990 shows with Betts & Haynes.also.......UHQR 200GM 45rpm half speed mastered Box set of weird Al Yank'o'vick 
Ortofon MC A90 cartridge
Audioblazer....Did you try the A90 with the brass or aluminum headshell weight on your schroder 2 ?I am looking at the A90 for my mdl 2 (with pertinex wand), & I thinkthe azimuth is a pain to set on tis armfor any cartridge since it can throw ... 
What's your favorite lyric from a song?
We would zig zag away through the boredom & pain, Ocassionally glancing up through the rain, wondering which of the buggers to blame, And watching for pigs on the wing. 
Your ONE all time favorite love song?
Inside my love -Minnie Riperton just mind blowing 
Your First Concert was.....
Jethro Tull at the forum (I think) sometime in the 70'sIt's kind of a blur because I went to sooooo many concertsgrowing up. ELP I think was my 2nd. Hey there was a lot oftoking goin on ya know. 
Silver vs cryogenic treated copper
I'll tell You if you tell me which is best radiator hosefor my dodge van. 
lessloss blackbody
I have not tried less loss's blackbody, But I have ownedtheir DAC2004 for about 4 years now & also some of their(Huge) shielded XLR Cables & they are fantastic. I dontbelieve They would offer something to the marketplace ifIt did not yield... 
Vinyl reissues quality
Ticks & pops I can live with But the crackling drives Memad. I have noticed that a higher percentage of new vinylis lacking in quality, I just received the latest double LP from Govt Mule & it is a huge let down, very compressed,& very...