whart
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| Does it make sense to retip vdH Grasshopper cartridge Out of curiosity, when you had VdHul retip in the past, did you provide him with information on what arm you are using? My understanding is that he tunes each cartridge accordingly. (I had a higher output VdHul years ago that was retipped, but was... | |
| Jethro Tull CD/DVD Special Editions Are you talking about Steve Wilson remixes? I have a few on LP and consider them an improvement, sonically- Benefit, which was pretty murky in both UK and US pressings and Aqualung ( of which I have many different copies). I tend to shy away from ... | |
| Hey RICH Audiophiles @jerry_gt3rs - do you know Cheech, from Rennwerke in Elmsford NY? A madman, to be sure, but he knows the older cars and did meticulous work (more mechanics, not body restoration as I recall). He had some serious cars in that shop. | |
| cartridge recommendation @Stone1- I wasn't making any specific recommendation. My points were that I: -owned some of the cartridges that Chakster mentioned when they were new, many years ago, and am now exploring some of them again as vintage, given the crazy high prices ... | |
| What are the best speakers you have ever owned and why? One of the great systems I used to listen to a lot was centered on a pair of Duntech Sovereigns, owned by a friend in the late '80s (he passed away in 1991) driven by Krells. Bass string tone and scale on a good jazz recording was lifelike as was ... | |
| 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. |