whart
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| Record collecting versus hoarding @sokogear -guess what? the stuff in a collection I don't want gets sold, traded, etc. | |
| Record collecting versus hoarding I’ve been buying records since the ’60s. As my tastes changed, so did my acquisition habits. I’m not a completist but caught the bug on more than a few labels- at one point early Island pink labels (mainly because I liked the bands Chris Blackwell... | |
| Install A Dedicated AC Line at home I lucked out on my current room--the company was both residential and commercial and I tapped the commercial guys when I explained I wanted to install a 10kVA iso transformer as part of the package. These guys were used to doing all kinds of stuff... | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear I'll throw one more down- Brian Davison, Every Which Way- it sounds like early Traffic, blues shouter, rock, jazz. The U.S. Mercury pressing is fine and shouldn't cost big. Davison was the drummer for The Nice and put this one and done together af... | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear @mitchagain - I got to see Russ Kunkel and Leland Sklar a few weeks ago backing Lyle Lovett here at ACL in Austin. I knew them from the old days, it was great to hear them. Still in top form. | |
| Crackling in right channel, what do I do? Help, please. Good point, there @audphile1. And before applying any contact enhancer, might be worth checking that all connectors are firmly seated. | |
| Crackling in right channel, what do I do? Help, please. Sometimes, troubleshooting is a pain. I had intermittent bursts of static in one channel. In the process of troubleshooting, I found one bad tube socket (replaced) and a bad XLR plug on an interconnect (got that re-terminated by manufacturer at no... | |
| Gustard R26 Thanks, @soix | |
| Gustard R26 Be interested in what @sgreg1 concludes. Has anybody had both the R26 and the X26Pro at the same time to compare them? I bought the X26Pro a couple years ago now, I was quite surprised by how supple it sounded (using the Vivid setting). I'm not d... | |
| Acoustic Curtain for listening area Years ago, I bought heavy black velvet finish curtains from a theatrical supply house-I think they were even fire retardant. These were not marketed as acoustic material so the tariff was far less. Don't know if the OP is in a city that has a supp... | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear @djohn- at this point, I have the German reissue, which is fine and gettable for around $60 or so US. The OG is a big leap--there is one on Discogs now, asking 4 figures. I usually don’t pay that kind of money for any record. I’ve found that if I’... | |
| Bragging rights..... @mapman - Anything that makes you more inclined to turn it on and play it is a good thing in my book. I've gotten to the point where the main system is actually a bit of effort, and that deters me sometimes. That's not what this hobby should be ab... | |
| The MoFi Mess and TAS rolling over for them The engineer is Shawn Britton, who has been at MoFi a long time. In this video, circa 2017, he talks about their all analog mastering chain at 1:30: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-td3Uk5TIQ&t=115s The heavy stock inserts that accompanied ... | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear Eric: you losing it bro. My buddy, Jim Hoke, played with them for a long time. We've seen them at festivals, at the Bottom Line, etc. Saw the splinter groups too. I'm a fan. Best, | |
| Why do so many members seem afraid of making an audio decision? Having gone from a city once rich in audio retail (NYC) to Austin (which is pretty thin on the ground), many people cannot get the opportunity to audition equipment before they buy- let alone in their own systems. That of course is the ideal befor... |