whart
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| Do posters intend to hurt the feelings of other members? The Internet can be a strange place. I like to assume the best of people and in most cases, I think writing for posting on a chat board tends to be clinical sounding even if that isn’t the intention. Most of the time, people are dashing off a resp... | |
| I give up on new vinyl I don’t think it has to do with digital mastering but the quality of the pressings. A friend who is a distributor was going to market with a new album that was in demand; it was pressed at United for the States and Optimal for EU. He chose the Opt... | |
| Record cleaning and care I wish, @elizabeth Here’s an example. I bought this record that was not the soundtrack to the album in the movie Cloud Atlas (a somewhat odd sci-fi pic) but something different. It was actually used as a prop in the movie, and they pressed two lim... | |
| Record cleaning and care Every copy of every record is different. I have many, many records that play beautifully, no noise, pops, clicks, etc. Whether you can eliminate those from a record by cleaning is not guaranteed since some of the problem records I have encountere... | |
| Keith Monks Audio no longer in business? No problem. Given the overall design, and depending on the robustness of the parts, it could last you a lifetime. I've seen some pretty old machines still in operation. For a vacuum RCM, I doubt you'll find much better, but it depends on what part... | |
| Record cleaning and care Yes, not really, it depends. What is the condition of the record?- cleaning won’t change damage; some phono cartridges and phono stages will also emphasize surface noise.It also depends on the level of cleaning you are comparing against ultrasonic... | |
| Keith Monks Audio no longer in business? Here is the list of suppliers/dealers from the Keith Monks page for North America. Scroll down and you’ll see it. I think Seth has a full-time job (at least he did) in the city. This should also have other dealers in the States. https://www.vinyld... | |
| The Science of Vinyl/Analog Setups I think you have to differentiate between acoustical and electrical recordings on ’78s. The latter did involve ’electricity’- at least in the creation of them. I get what you mean about the immediacy of the sound. That’s something that some vintag... | |
| Keith Monks Audio no longer in business? I have a Monks Omni, and at least in the States, they seem to prefer that you work through a retail dealer. I had some interaction with Jonathan, but communications were sometimes spotty, since he has a ’regular’ job I think. Seth Winner Studios, ... | |
| The Science of Vinyl/Analog Setups There's a wealth of material lodged at the AES from the original era on materials science of vinyl, including vinyl compounds, pressing and challenges in manufacture; curves, RIAA, the introduction of quadraphonic records; measurements of frequenc... | |
| Want to get into Analog @haircellcandy-- geezers are welcome in audio. @mrpostfire-used is the way to go if you know what you are doing; you’ll buy more for the same money. Cartridge- maybe not used (though I’m starting to explore old cartridges).@frogman - nice spot on ... | |
| Which courier do you prefer? Geoff- someday, that teleportation thing will catch on.... | |
| Vinyl***What If*** Hey Schubert is entitled to whatever view he wants to take on the subject of music. I worked with a colleague some years ago who didn’t listen to any music after the beginning of the 19th Century- and we worked together on catalog and masters, etc... | |
| Record cleaning and care Yes, I do a rinse step, because it gives me another shot at removing contaminants/cleaning fluid residue from the record surface after the first pass of fluid cleaning and vacuum; whatever fluid residue remains after that first pass is itself a co... | |
| Vinyl***What If*** cool, thanks @Frogman. I've got a few options and i'll add that one to the list! |