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The Beatles Revolver
@gpgr4blu  I agree with your statement   " Giles' remaster is closer to what I think the Beatles would have gone with had they been mixing it today . "  That is why I think that he had a harder time improving the Abbey Road album being how it's t... 
The Beatles Revolver
@ozzy  I'll have to listen to the album a few more times but saying the music is sharp is interesting because when comparing it to older pressing I'd say yes but I could also say that the older ones sound a little flat depending on which pressing... 
The Beatles Revolver
@jafant  1st I was misguided about a 2LP release , it was a 2CD release . OK so now strike 1 , the album was shaped like a dinner plate !  I had to drive back to the record store where they replaced it , making sure this copy was flat . Back on... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Pink Floyd  Meddle  Japanese pressing Dark Side of the Moon. 1st Japanese pressing Takes me back to the Wish You Were Here Tour traveling from Chicago to the Milwaukee County Stadium .  They played the entire WYWH and DSOTM with Echoes as the on... 
Anyone Still Using Zerodust
After reading the article I looked at my cantilever using a high powered magnifying glass , I saw what looked like dust on it but it wouldn't brush off . It came off using a sponge tipped q-tip and 99% alcohol with a lot of careful rubbing.  I st... 
Ultrasonic record cleaners
I'm a cheapskate so after over 30 years of using only a Discwasher brush I moved up to a Spin Clean record washer costing only $65.00 . But I have been curious about UV cleaners so I began sending records to a cleaning service that would double c... 
The Beatles Revolver
" All About The Money " Is it the fans wanting more or the " capitalists " creating a market ? Either way what does this have to do with the question about  the new release being different and the quality of it ?    I'll be answering that quest... 
Thiel Owners
halifax If you decide to use the original boards and replace the resistors use this site for parallel pairing  sengpielaudio.com/calculator-parallel.htm   . I would also recommend replacing the electrolytic caps with Mundorf electrolytic caps . ... 
Surge protection
I totally agree with erik_squires and dpop . I had my system connected to a Tripp-Lite when the neutral wire to my building broke sending 240 volts into my building , burning out 2 refrigerators , exploding light bulbs and taking out the Tripp-Li... 
The Beatles Revolver
I ordered the 2 vinyl record edition based on how much I liked the 50th anniversary versions of Sgt. Pepper and Abbey Road as well as the mono versions of both . As for the information or disinformation of the recording technique the Beatles used... 
Which arms share the Rega Geometry?
@ dhcod Have you made a decision ? I just ordered an Audiomods Series Six Classic ,  the model without the micrometer,  Replacing my  37 year old RB300 . The pound vs. dollar exchange rate made it the right time to buy .    
Joni Mitchell remasters on the way
Would not every version of Joni's releases before Shadows and Lights on CD  be " remastered "  from analog tapes ?   
Balance control?
paulgardner  You've received a lot of good advice yet still have an imbalance problem . Do you hear an imbalance with mono records ? Do your classical symphony records have the correct orientation ? Dealing with this problem for some time ? Wh... 
Where did you buy your first audio gear?
Fun reading ,  Pacific Stereo  on Broadway in Chicago about 1974 , I walked back and forth between Midwest Stereo about a half dozen times listening and then bargaining . Ended up with Sony 6065 receiver , Dual 1229 TT , Ampex cassette deck and ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Yasmin Williams   Urban Driftwood  If you like John Fahey and Leo Kottke then you might like the guitar playing of Ms. Williams .