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| VTL Tetrode/Triode Don't know if "it's that simple" as you say...I've never found tetrode, whatever its faults, to suffer from being "a little hazy and distant" compared to triode (whether before or after replacing the tubes). I also doubt that amps really lose all ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Not much over the past several days - raking leaves, Thanksgiving, sports on TV, and then I tore apart the system and vacuumed and cleaned everything down, and readjusted my shelf heights to make way for the ExactPower so I could get it off the fl... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Since last I spun...Don & The Goodtimes - So Good (Epic, 1967) Sunshine pop plus. Dig that impeccable Cali studio sheen backing the multi-part harmonies, all wrapped up courtesy the aforementioned Jack Nitzsche's arranging and producing talent... | |
| Omnidirectional speakers. The future? John: Apparently not! :-) I've forgotten more particulars about setups I listened to within the last year... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? File under inexplicable combos:The Crusaders - The 2nd Crusade (Blue Thumb, 1973) Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't. Most of the time I feel like giving preference to The Jazz Crusaders 60's acoustic material, but sometimes I've g... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Sonic treats, leftover after Halloween:Hank Garland - Jazz Winds From A New Direction [Introducing The Modern Guitar Of] (Columbia [mono], 1961) Nashville C&W studio legend goes to swingsville, with Gary Burton on vibes, Joe Benjamin on bass, ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Turntable:Rodrigo - Conciertos: Andaluz, de Aranjuez/The Romeros/Alessandro & San Antonio SO (Mercury Golden Imports) The composer himself adds a liner note affirming that The Romeros' "...color, authentic musicianship, and virtuosity on guita... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Time to dispense with consistency in my short tradition of providing anotation, only because I don't have the time right now...this covers tonight plus some odds and ends over the past few days:Original LP issues:Nilsson - The Point (Soundtrack, R... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Thanks Rushton, and thanks also for your posts on the Ralph Karsten/Atma-Sphere situation, which I'm still trying to get my mind around (the situation that is, not your posts, which have helped). I didn't originally plan to offer commentary on my ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? McCoy Tyner - Extensions (rec. 1970, UA 1972) The cover design echoes the iconic graphics of the National Geographic journal, and pictures an assembly of African villagers, while the liner notes offer quotes from the Quaran (sic) and praise to All... | |
| DIY LP cleaning IKEA find L57: "Snudda". "Underbar". Ya can't make these names up folks. We need Swedes to do it for us. I just credit IKEA as being one of the only stores on the planet that a vinylphile could stroll through and have inspire flights of improvisational fanc... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? 20/20 - (self titled, Portrait 1979). The opening cut, "Yellow Pills", went on to become something of a touchstone of the burgeoning West Coast power pop movement, eventually lending its title to a compilation series and a fanzine devoted to the g... | |
| DIY LP cleaning IKEA find Amen to that. | |
| DIY LP cleaning IKEA find Ronnie, thanks so much for linking the Snudda photo - why do we have to go to the Aussies for this, IKEA? Perhaps those of you from countries other than the US should also check your local IKEA websites to see whether either or both of these items... | |
| DIY LP cleaning IKEA find Brent, you've testified to how much more efficient hand-cleaning can be utilizing this kind of setup. The 12" marble lazy susan certainly sounds nice, but if you go to IKEA for the Underbar mat, you might want to pick up the inexpensive Snudda laz... |