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| Best Cartridge for Kuzma Airline Slovenia; cheap, but one way, CZ. There's a joke about that, but it's probably inappropriate for a public forum. | |
| Best Cartridge for Kuzma Airline Thanks Dave. I wonder if it is the same motor that some of the other high-end tables now seem to be using: that recent VPI, as well as the Kronos.Enjoy it- I was almost in your neck of the woods last month, but the trip got cancelled for reasons n... | |
| TheVinylPress.com This was a fun piece- I got the chance to interview Jeff Gold, the owner of Recordmecca and author of the book, "101 Essential Rock Records," to compare notes, not only about collectible pressings, but the sonics of some of these famous records. (... | |
| Early Music aka Historically Informed Music I went to a game years ago between the "Stillers' and Cleveland. All I remember is the drunken fistfights in the stands. This was back when the games were played at the Pitt stadium? Before 3 Rivers, which is now also gone, or so I gather. Pittsbu... | |
| Early Music aka Historically Informed Music I grew up in the 'Burgh, and despite its considerable charms, managed to move away as soon as I finished school. Apart from the distinctive accent, the heavy emphasis on professional sports to the exclusion of almost everything else and the rust b... | |
| Best Cartridge for Kuzma Airline Hi, Breezer: I contributed to this thread in its original incarnation, and at the time, used a Lyra Titan i (the Atlas was not available then). I also used an Airtight and currently run the Airtight Supreme, which I like. You may want to look at A... | |
| TheVinylPress.com I recently received an invitation to contribute an essay to the National Recording Registry of the U.S. Library of Congress. The choice of my first piece was easy: Jimi Hendrix's Are You Experienced. Here is a link to the essay as it appears on my... | |
| TheVinylPress.com Thanks, Syn.I've been adding content, not necessarily updating here as I go, but the John Martyn album, Solid Air, is probably something many of you would like- it's an odd amalgam of jazz-folk, but with an earthy rock beat. Players include John '... | |
| overwhelmed by record rituals Margot:Prompted in part by this thread, i did a quick 'photo essay' of a basic record cleaning process that you may find helpful. I saw a record in my 'to be cleaned' pile that inspired this as well. Don't mean to flog my blog (ahem), but here 'ti... | |
| Michael Fremer's record cleaning process.... I'd invoke Godwin's Law here, but you guys are being literal. What an interesting thread.... | |
| Michael Fremer's record cleaning process.... Slaw: I'm frankly a little confused by your serial comments. I don't remember saying anything about El Camino, but my recollection is, it was a horrible recording, and deliberately so- to give it that garage/lo-rent sound. If I remember, it was th... | |
| Michael Fremer's record cleaning process.... Slaw: with due respect, the older I have gotten, the less I believe that there is "one best" anything- writer, cleaning method, record, etc. (Frogman did you a solid in response to your 'extraordinary recordings thread' in a somewhat similar vein)... | |
| 180 gram? Lee Hulko is another name to look for in the dead wax. Shown as LH. I find very little correlation between vinyl "weight" and sonics. Some of the CBS stuff from the mid '70s is on flimsy vinyl and sounds great. Ditto some of the UK RCA's from that... | |
| Michael Fremer's record cleaning process.... I give Fremer credit for keeping the vinyl torch burning (sorry for the mixed metaphor) during the nadir of the medium. And he does seem to have endless energy, running to shows, writing for Stereophile, keeping up the Analog Planet site, and doin... | |
| Michael Fremer's record cleaning process.... It was an old piece that Fremer had republished from another writer, as I recall, using Orbitrac(k) pads, and perhaps even a fluid that is no longer made. I can try to find you a link because it was on his AnalogPlanet site. I believe Fremer mainl... |