tomic601

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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Binging on Railroad Earth….  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Nick….i loved Crash Test…sadly the masses didn’t..or tge record company mavens…. a WRY favorite…  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@ticat that is quite a set !….. love it ;-)  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Joel - i might have missed it, new speakers arrive ?  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@sbank You are quite welcome ;-) Steve - As a Lyle fanboy…very interested in what you think of that …. I an not spinning LP but i am listening to: Blackberry Smoke - Southern Ground Sessions, includes a Petty cover feat Amanda Shires, the LP is... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Ditto for those venturing past Seattle…. ;-)   
Whats on your turntable tonight?
….. go Spencer go ! well BC fish trip #2 canceled with half the crew down w Covid….bullet dodged, so i now have an extra week to muck around w system and music…. White Ladder was so important to me in that place and time….. ah the ability of mus... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Steve…i might have 2x interesting 6922 for you…. Cryo “ Russian Rockets “…. stay tuned brother ! I am streaming Patty Griffin - Tape… lovely NPR interview w her on Weekend Edition…. ;-) I dig her….  
The review wehave been promising is up
Dave - So very sorry to hear of the health struggles. Bless you man. Jim  
McIntosh LB200?
Sort of an Audio Clip-On Tie……. Ugh. I had to think but i have 3 bits of MC gear….1961 is the oldest…. hmmmmm… Carry on !  
WTH TAS?!
Thx EJ….always such a pleasure to hear what you have to say :-)  
Vacuum Tubes - Chinese knock offs being sold as NOS?
Mullard 60’s Blackburn phase splitter in my extensively modified MC240… from Brent, totally transformed amp from the admittedly tired (72%) Tele. Have fun !  
Vacuum Tubes - Chinese knock offs being sold as NOS?
++++ for Brent, he is hyper trustworthy. I also use Andy at Vintage tube.  
Best turntable for the buck
Ego not inflated a bit Tim and Brian, and thanks for the kind words :-) I have decent gear on the digital, LP and RtR fronts, so for me anyway….assessment of relative strengths and weaknesses AND trying to address has a been a catalyst for compet... 
Vandersteen Forum
As a public service announcement: Pretty much any driver in a Vandersteen speaker built since 1977 can be rebuilt or replaced by contacting the factory in Hanford CA. There are a few exceptions to this, the model 4 ( note NOT the same as Quattro ...