whart
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| Best rock song of all times @bdp24 - I make the same distinction you do, between rock and roll and 'rock'- the former, to me, is the stuff from the '50s and after, Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry and all that it inspired- mixing R&B, gospel, country, etc. JLL Live i... | |
| cartridge recommendation @Stone1- I'll let someone else tackle your question, though some years ago (late '80s?), I had a Well Tempered -the original one, which had been heavily tweaked and used a range of cartridges, mostly MC. One key to that arm was getting the 'right'... | |
| 8 track CRUSHES CD,Vinyl and everything else!!! Ha. Funny. | |
| Hey RICH Audiophiles The CGT was a proper Porsche. I did a track day at the Birmingham, Ala. facility in one with Hurley Haywood as my coach. That thang was deceptively fast. (I’ve had 911s, including a GT2 clubsport- I like the early ones with an S, no need for crazy... | |
| Marantz 7T recommendation This is not a direct answer since I didn’t have one restored (though I did have a tube one that ’got away’ back in 1973), but you may still find this of interest. Guy bought a 7 knowing it was frankensteined by a mod that converted an output circu... | |
| What area or country do you live in ? I’m gonna stay away from the personal and political, but like many hobbies or passions, hi-fi transcends boundaries and cultures- i’ve had many interesting visits over the years to listening rooms, record collections and dealers in other countries... | |
| What artists deserve a box set over view/compilation? Chris Whitley. | |
| BUSTED: UK company is raided for fake vinyl production Good post there, @chronoglidesky. I think there are 4 pre-war copies of Skip James' Devil Got My Woman, only one of which is in good playing condition and has been used for a number of the transcriptions.Thanks for adding more detail to the Wales... | |
| The quest for the hot stamper or is it a myth Kent Duncan was a mastering engineer, he didn't press records. I think better US pressings of that Fleetwood Mac album were done by Columbia's Santa Maria plant, before Warner-Reprise shifted to Capitol for pressing. Also FWIW, that Discogs link m... | |
| The quest for the hot stamper or is it a myth @millercarbon- I'm well aware of copy to copy variations. I simply asked whether the deadwax on the copy you got from Port was obscured. FWIW, there is no spray on mold release. Glad you are enjoying your copy. | |
| BUSTED: UK company is raided for fake vinyl production Those record counterfeiting cases weren't that common even in the heyday of vinyl. The Sam Goody case is pretty famous. There was also a practice of 'backdooring'- legit plant making legit copies for whatever label presses more than required and '... | |
| The quest for the hot stamper or is it a myth Was the deadwax scraped or somehow obliterated on that copy you got from TP? | |
| VAS (Steven Leung) cartridge repair/retipping service? Yep, as Frogman sez, @slaw these things are monsters in the tracking department, not just in name. And even though the re-do I bought from Steve isn’t using the original cantilever, its compliance is more ’medium’ than ’high’ which also inspires c... | |
| VAS (Steven Leung) cartridge repair/retipping service? Original cantilever was boron, maybe diamond dusted or something, new cantilever is aluminum. Don’t remember the stylus profile offhand. I suspect Steve will build you whatever you want- the materials cost of boron may be higher but it’s still wit... | |
| VAS (Steven Leung) cartridge repair/retipping service? I just got a cartridge from Steve this week as a stopgap- my go to has been Airtight, and i'm curious about stone-bodied Koetsus in my arm, but i reached out to Steve to supply me with a rebuilt Monster Genesis 1000- very different cartridge in to... |