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| My most recent, long-term, go-to music... "Live At The Sands, Frank Sinatra with The Count Basie Orchestra". edgewood-Check out Frank and the Count on this, if you don’t have it already.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Might_as_Well_Be_SwingMartini time.Vince Gill is a guitar player. He c... | |
| Cat Scratch Fever? "This thread really needs better ties to audio (and levity)."blacktalon-The "C word" is not something to include in a thread now.It started as a comment on Ted's misfortune and how I was quite fond of his thing during his heyday. Within 4 post it ... | |
| Speaker purchase question The sellers "fault" is his lack of awareness anyone purchasing his speakers may assume grills are expected.His reasoning "what you see is what you get" unfortunately is correct.I would have asked before hitting the buy now button. Buyers responsi... | |
| Off to see the Wizard...the wonderful Wizard of Oz Post that in the VPI forum, most of the members will faint!Are you using just the orings, or did you use additional weight? | |
| Cat Scratch Fever? "The Amboy Dukes had some great material,"rettrussell-I just found a copy of "Migration" The cover has been thru the wringer, but surprisingly the LP cleaned up quite well!This is interesting album.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migration_(The_Ambo... | |
| Rush - The New Birth Control What happens if side 1 of 2112 is played?I think the L/R pans in the intro of "Overture" won’t help in setting the mood. | |
| VPI Scout upgades? Go to the VPI forum.I'd consider VPI upgrades first over aftermarket suggestions.http://vpiforum.com/search.php?keywords=scout+upgrades&sid=ecb01435ef1b04fe9b222cd9c5ec5b07 Is your phonostage the best you can afford? If not, you don't know h... | |
| Cat Scratch Fever? "Nelson Pass worked at ESS in the late-60’s/early-70’s."bpd24-I was wondering if ESS had more to its history since it's been around for awhile. Interesting fact. Looks like the current ESS is very different from its roots. | |
| Chicago Transit Authority If you're ever curious of its provenance, check the runout info on discogsas mentioned earlier.https://www.discogs.com/Chicago-Transit-Authority-Chicago-Transit-Authority/master/83123Original presses are not a guarantee for "best" SQ, but always... | |
| Cat Scratch Fever? "But I believe the speakers were ESS."Great memory jsd52756!They are still in business too.http://esslabsusa.com/speakers/ "Is that the one from James Dean movie?"Yes, glupson, it is the observatory in "Rebel without a cause"Laserium was just a b... | |
| Cat Scratch Fever? "TheTubes. Have recently been on the hunt for their records."oldheavy, I have the 1st two albums-"The Tubes: and "Young and Rich".Tough to find decent condition LP's, but they're out there. Cheap too.Their early stuff really tells a stories about ... | |
| Cat Scratch Fever? "If this is such a geeky audio site why are you here."dayglo-If you have to ask....oh never mind. By your late 40's I would hope someone's "get it" quotient has increased. I guess it's a skill to interpret forum posts sometimes? I don't consider ... | |
| Which Phono Preamp? "are discrete electronic components a bad thing?"Yet another thing to debate among tech heads. More so, if someone is a tube fan.Discrete electronic component-think something with traditional partshttps://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/discr... | |
| Cat Scratch Fever? " I was referring to MC!!!"rpeluso- not for a moment did I think your comments were directed to anyone else.I do find it amusing AND a reminder that posting anything online can get responses from many perspectives. Sometimes, with some almost wei... | |
| Cat Scratch Fever? SIGH.......,I should have known better. It's just a geeky audio forum. Why anyone chooses to look that deep into any of my dopey writing is beyond me."Geez we use to go see the Tubes every year too.. Go figure.. :-)"Oldheavy-White punks on dope, ... |