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| Etta James - Mono vs. Stereo Based on other artists during that period I have in my collection, the mono always seems to have a more organic, convincing sound than stereo presses. Purely subjective otherwise, unless it's that awful hard left/right "stereo" I always go fo... | |
| Vinyl Accessories - Skip It or Buy It! Dust Cleaner/Sweeper-One of those "separate you from your money" devices.Spend the money for US, if you're that concerned. | |
| Negotiate good price " Perhaps I am not as skill as some of you gentlemen in this area. Perhaps I am just too much man for some of these hobbies."What the heck does that mean?"I told this audio guy that there is plenty of great gear in Audiogon but I like his system ... | |
| Negotiate good price "I sit back with my hands above my head in an inviting posture and say- can you beat prices that I see on Audiogon?" Sigh......the door is right behind you | |
| Morning coffee with Beatles and a hole "regular clean press" do you mean mono US LP's from the 60's? No, just the stereo press. I have a couple of the RI mono's. They are nice. I just never felt the urge to get the entire catalog. | |
| Tube matching question "the actual lion holding the KT88 sign faces forward, the Gold Lion script lettering faces the rear"I tried the GL KT77. There is only a label on 1 side. They are near 10 years old, so maybe the labeling in now like the KT88.Enjoy the PL regardles... | |
| Morning coffee with Beatles and a hole "Expect to pay dearly for them in very good condition. VERY dearly."=unobtanium. That's why I settle for a regular clean press. Still cheap, and not too hard to dig up. I try and look for an artists native country pressings. Brit(maybe my favorit... | |
| Morning coffee with Beatles and a hole "You missed your chance when The Beatles in Mono LP set was released in 2014. It starts at $990 on Discogs now."I have a couple reissues. They're fine, for reissues. Didn't move me enough to want to get the entire catalog. I'm more of a period ... | |
| Morning coffee with Beatles and a hole cleeds-agreed. Unfortunately, no mono switch! I'm always searching the bins for the mono presses. Early mono Beatles in PLAYABLE condition has become unobtanium. | |
| amp repair cost too high?? I was recently torn between spending $750(the amount I spent on a used PS Audio Power Plant)to refresh the unit, or trash it and just spend more money getting a new model.I figured getting 5 years out of its 13, and now getting at least another 1... | |
| Adding a sub woofer? Trust your own ears. Get at least 2 subs. Speaker taps to sub-just as REL and many other manufacturers suggest. | |
| Thoughts on the most difficult instruments for speakers to reproduce? "Don’t laugh but I would always bring the ultimate tweeter killer speaker shopping with me, BST Spinning Wheel."SW is an excellent demo song. I have a first run press(XSM137878) along with a MONO South American press(not rare, but unusual)The mon... | |
| Tube matching question "I enjoy the glow of the tubes so big bold labels kind of take away from that."It's been awhile since I bought a new Gold Lion tube for my PL HP. One thing I noticed about GL tubes, the logo faced to the rear of the amp, so no visible label. Ei... | |
| Tube matching question Based on your avatar, you have a PL. You don't have to be obsessed/concerned about matched pairs. Buy another tube for a perfect label. Life will be in balance. Don't worry. | |
| You can Vote for Most Valuable Lead Vocals (Rock Groups) Let's face it, ANY Classic Rock band up to about 1979-80 was nothing without their original singer.Let's be real.......Skynrd,AC/DC,Sam Halen....??? |