whart
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| Do posters intend to hurt the feelings of other members? @mr_m - I think every chat board has a "culture" and from what I've witnessed over many years on other boards in diverse fields is that someone who comes on blazing is not going to get a positive reception. A little humility goes a long way. This ... | |
| How low of the cartridge output the Allnic H3000 can handle? As a stopgap, I’m using an old Monster Alpha Genesis for the moment- an ancestor of the ZYX--at .2mv output which is pretty low. No issue on my H3000- I did adjust the loading so that it is a little over 100 ohms, compared to my usual Airtights, w... | |
| Do posters intend to hurt the feelings of other members? @n80--True. I guess my point was that when you engage with people in person, particularly one on one, or in small enough groups that you can have a conversation, people are more alike than different in some ways. You find commonality. And, to come... | |
| Do posters intend to hurt the feelings of other members? @nonoise - I love that movie! I went hunting for the Barbara Billingsly clip a few weeks ago and saw a highlight reel. That movie could not be made anymore. They insulted everybody! Some of it was silly, but there were scenes I had forgotten about... | |
| Do posters intend to hurt the feelings of other members? I think millennials get a bad rap. Sure, some of the stuff that is in the news, is politicized, etc. makes it seem like @geoffkait is right. I'm retired from a profession in NYC which was not exactly a polite business- high stakes litigation.I now... | |
| 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... |