whart
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| Advice for an aspiring musician @digsmithd said: "Reality...are you gifted...i mean a sell able musician.Kid i know is crazy great player at 14-16/schooled...great drummer too.Told him be able to get a great singing voice.Not so easy.Whart said great song writer...something diff... | |
| Advice for an aspiring musician I’m not sure how relevant some of this is today, but here goes: one of my close friends worked out a deal with the high school we attended to do work study in Nashville. He got to be the low man on the totem pole working with some of the top playe... | |
| Some thoughts on ultrasonic record cleaning and CleanerVinyl Hey Jim. Ultrasonic cleaning can be a revelation, but it is one tool among many. And the commercial products only reflect part of the learning. The DIY community has been kicking this around for years. Some of it is an effort to bring down the cos... | |
| What's A Good Upgrade From A Manley Steelhead? This is why I frequent this forum less. Lack of knowledge, strong on opinion and nasty. GFY. You won't learn anything from me. | |
| What's A Good Upgrade From A Manley Steelhead? You ever hear a Steelhead? Have one in your system? I did, for several years. Your statement that it can't be surpassed is incorrect. I'm trying to be polite. And there is a way to vet a vintage Bugatti, but it requires some depth. I don't pre... | |
| What's A Good Upgrade From A Manley Steelhead? And the Bugatti you mention isn't a real Bugatti. But, I digress.... | |
| Substitute pump for VPI cleaning machine HW-17 If you are talking about the vacuum motor for the HW 17, there is an old thread on the Hoffman forum about replacing the pump with a substitute. It might help. If you know the model and specs of the motor, some supply houses may be able to recomme... | |
| Heading to London - Hifi Store/Record Shop Recommendations? I shopped London 30 years ago for classical. I have no idea what the street is like there. EIL, which is not in central London, has the records you want- mostly- but you’ll pay. If you set up an appointment, Roy Ford is one of the guys who handles... | |
| What's up with lousy bass on classic rock recordings? I think you need to get very granular about particular pressings. I would assume any copy coming off the presses today is pulled from a digital file (not that this is per se bad) but may not represent the best or even close to the best sound that ... | |
| Low level listening One of the other factors-- didn't see it mentioned- is the level of ambient noise in the listening room. My room, without adding additional window treatment which I have- registers in the very low 30 dbs, "C" weighted-- I'm on a quiet residential ... | |
| WHEN DID YOU FINALLY STOP... When I got to the point where I realized that the system was really good and that the incremental improvements, given cost, weren't. (I had already addressed the room, power and set up and done a fair amount of tube rolling). At this point, I'd r... | |
| Low level listening I have long used Quad stats and a few years ago, had my '57s restored by Electrostatic Solutions. You don't have to play them loud (in fact, they will not play at jet take off levels) to get the musical information. I use them in an all vintage tu... | |
| RIP David Lindley Oh, man, really sorry to hear this. Loved the guy- heard him as a stage musician with the big acts in the '70s and in solo shows. He will be dearly missed. A true American gem, brilliant player, great sick sense of humor and a "mensch." | |
| Ray Charles - "Rap is not music" Buy an older copy of Winter in America- preferred copy is Strata-East but the cheapie is a UK issue called The Bottle. Gil Scott Heron and Brian Jackson (on the Rhodes piano). It’s somewhat political (and interestingly not dated despite that) and ... | |
| Why Are We Breaking Our Brains? Interesting thread. @jpwarren58 wrote: Have any published their hearing evaluations from a medical provider? Why not?" I know my hearing has degraded at the upper frequencies due to age (I'm close to 70), But I think my judgment of what sounds li... |