whart
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| George Kaye Thanks, @dogearedaudio- I was obviously confused. | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? I generally avoid "audiophile" records for evaluation and set up. For arm/cartridge VTA, I use the time proven Dave Shreve favorite, flying fish HDS 701, Sauerkraut and Solar Energy track from this bluegrass album: https://www.discogs.com/release... | |
| George Kaye Are you guys confusing a bassist with the guy that owned Lyric Hi-FI? | |
| When to change a cartridge? Starker-Kodaly- that Unaccompanied Cello piece- stunning. It was on Period Records, mono, from the '50s. I know it has been reissued several times. You might like it. | |
| When to change a cartridge? @audio-b-dog - I spent very little money, especially compared to what my vinyl front end involves. Given my considerable pile of records, some quite rare and never issued beyond a first pressing on vinyl, as well as a large catalog of material I a... | |
| 6H30 Tubes I've used the old stock DR in my Venice line stage, tried modern production found it dead sounding, did manage to find a matched quad of very early DR 6H30s, all the joy came back immediately. I gather that in some gear, the difference is not so n... | |
| When to change a cartridge? @inna main instrument is piano and I got into playing organ in bands as a teen. I learned French horn, guitar and a couple others. My sight reading is a little rough, but I did a lot of formal study (orchestration, counterpoint, etc.) when a youth... | |
| When to change a cartridge? Inna said: "Bill, that’s quite a set up that you have. What would it take to go even higher ?" @inna - I don’t know. I’m not focused on that aspect at this point. I’m actually sitting here enjoying listening. And shocker, the digital front end (i... | |
| When to change a cartridge? @inna - main system, currently running Koetsu Tiger Eye in a Kuzma Airline/Kuzma XL + Minus K and HRS plinth. I have several others not currently in use, including a fresh Jade that Koetsu rebuilt before they shuttered, an Airtight Supreme rebuilt... | |
| Help me build up a jazz album collection. Can you suggest a must have album? @gareents- I got turned on to Horace Tapscott a while ago; that live double album, side 3, is killer. Through him I also got onto Nate Morgan--Journey Into Nigritia is pretty amazing. He was not only was part of that underground ensemble, but work... | |
| How stereo changed our lives. @inna- for mass consumption, the cassette, which really came into its own what- in the '70s? (I fondly remember the Advent with Dolby). 8 track in cars for a spell, but pretty kludgey. Not sure how much market there was for reel to reel in the ho... | |
| How stereo changed our lives. I think people take equipment for the reproduction of music for granted. Before the 20th century, apart from player pianos, there was very little apart from live performances, including by family members. Commercial radio (KDKA) was circa 1920. Ye... | |
| Help me build up a jazz album collection. Can you suggest a must have album? I'll add to some of the greats already mentioned, Art Pepper Today, which has his 3rd recorded rendition of "Patricia" with Cecil McBee on bass. "Katanga!" from Tone Poet- a great reissue. I have not heard the newish reissue of Woody Shaw's Blac... | |
| When to change a cartridge? @audio-b-dog - sonic memory is extremely tricky- I have to have the specific components or cable to hand and the ability to swap out to compare. It is a relatively rare thing to be able to tell immediately if a given piece is an improvement (rathe... | |
| When to change a cartridge? The real credit for that work is due to Mike Bodell, who wrote the piece and did all the research. I just served as editor/publisher. I learned a few things in the process. I now keep track of stylus usage with a simple click counter (of course, M... |