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| Best way to clean glossy finish on speakers? I use a spray intended for cleaning Apple Mac screens. Otherwise, just dry dust, using mop type duster or Swiffer. | |
| Jeff Beck, Blues De Luxe Have you heard a 1st UK press of Truth on the EMI/Columbia label (blue/black graphics)? It sounds profoundly better than any other version I have heard-- real stage, real bass, real depth. I have no idea what those sell for now- when I bought my c... | |
| Loudspeaker sensitivity and dynamics: are the two inexorably linked? Big conventional (dynamic cones in a box) type speakers can be "dynamic" in the difference between loud and soft, with enough good amplification behind them. I use a hybrid- horns from Avantgarde but supported by additional larger subs in addi... | |
| TRAVELING TO JAPAN! Recommendations for shops for cartridges? Disc Union has great inner sleeves on the Craftman reissues of Three Blind Mice stuff. Some of the great ones, e.g. Black Orpheus, have not been reissued out of Japan. To me, I’d love to visit Japan with someone who is connected. I know one such ... | |
| Vinyl Lovers I went through a similar process in 2006, when used vinyl was far cheaper than it is today. If you are talking classic rock, one of the best sources for info on better sounding pressings is the Hoffman forum- but you have to dig- many will be olde... | |
| We Are Not Alone--there are those above us Sadly, Roy probably got more acclaim after he passed. There is some great video of him from an old ACL. I used to see him in Pittsburgh back in the mid-'70s- he worked the bar scene on the East End. He also opened for Little Feat during the Lowell... | |
| Rant: PSA to builders, housewives, and general complaint @dtximages--best of luck on your move. Nashville was not booming like it is now when we were initially looking- we wanted no winter, a university where I could teach part time (I'm retired) and a good rowing culture-- my wife is into competitive r... | |
| Rant: PSA to builders, housewives, and general complaint When we moved from NY to Texas, our original goal was a minimalist modern design- did not exist without a custom build that would have cost big money. A lot of expensive "modern" houses in town are just boxes that are cheaply made, with IKEA like ... | |
| RIP Tom Jones That video w/ Janis Joplin was pretty amazing. There was something more recent with TJ, Van Morrison and Jeff Beck-- Guy had enduring talent. RIP | |
| How serious are you? My interests are broader than hi-fi and records- which activities wax and wane depending on a lot things. There have been periods where I didn't set up a system; others where I'm crawling around on the floor troubleshooting, doing album shoot-outs... | |
| Vacuuming after ultrasonic vinyl cleaning @Orthomead- you shouldn't have static problems from cleaning. The VPI could sometimes charge records by over vacuuming. I've only heard positives about the big ClearAudio machine, but have no hands-on experience with the unit. I'd go back to bas... | |
| A Story about a Defective Signature Platinum @mijostyn - I've followed this saga and given you my views along the way. I would still have a call w/ Jon Derda. Maybe something productive can come from it. I think he's pretty much the guy in charge on MoFi Distribution and my encounters with h... | |
| Woody Shaw- Blackstone Legacy Quite welcome. I just happened to see something about the reissue. The supporting cast of players is killer, not all famous (unless you are into jazz, especially from that era- post bop). The blurb I read said it was "all analog" (yeah, I know) an... | |
| Have There Ever Been Fake Koetsu? FWIW, the stone bodied Koetsus work well with the Kuzma Airline- it doesn’t have high vertical mass, but the horizontal mass is considerable (this, notwithstanding Franc’s claim that the air bearing is frictionless and makes that irrelevant for mo... | |
| Avantgarde modifications? Let me offer you what I know, which may not answer your question. Mapleshade made a few heavy duty frames for the Duo back in the day to accomplish two things; rigidity and the ability to separate the horns from the integrated woofer. There weren’... |