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| Vinyl Warm Up Time @noromance: Yeah, getting the Decca to the London office was my responsibility. London requested that I send it via UPS, and I was flabbergasted (how’s THAT for an old word?) to learn that such a small, light package cost over a hundred bucks ... | |
| Vinyl Warm Up Time @noromance: I meant to make this point: In the description of the London Jubilee on the London website, it is stated "The design profile and shape took design clues (I believe they meant to say design cues) from the earlier SC4E (the Decca 4 w... | |
| Vinyl Warm Up Time @noromance: It’s been mostly positive. The London office responded promptly to most of my emails, and provided a contact in the USA (in Green Bay, WI), which provides some reassurance. I received immediate confirmation of my payment having bee... | |
| Chess Records reissue series is about to commence! Here’s Norman Maslov’s new YouTube video in which he discusses the upcoming Chess Blues and Rock ’n’ Roll reissues on mono LP’s (vinyl): https://youtu.be/99hpwt2xrh8?si=EWzllM7r3rJ_XDj9 | |
| DIY Speaker Kits, a good idea? @nogaps: I also don't have room for the Tympani's, that's why they are sitting in their cartons in a spare room. As for the power needs for the ET LFT-8b's: While they are a low sensitivity loudspeaker (84dB, the same as Maggies), they are an ... | |
| DIY Speaker Kits, a good idea? @nogaps: I myself almost bought the GR Research Super V to build. Before that could happen I was introduced to the Eminent Technology LFT-8b, an open baffle/dipole planar-magnetic hybrid loudspeaker (p-m for 180Hz and up, an 8" dynamic woofer i... | |
| Wilson Watt-Puppy Amplifier? Roger Modjeski designed his Music Reference RM-200 specifically for low impedance loads. The amp resided in Stereophile’s Recommended Components List for a decade, and was Michael Fremer’s "affordable tube amp" for as long (and still is, I imag... | |
| 20 Vintage Amps That Prove They Really Don’t Make Them Like They Used To @atmasphere said it all. I have owned Ralph Karsten’s Atma-Sphere M60, which I consider a far better amp than all those in the article. I have owned a Dynaco Stereo 70 and pair of Quad II’s, and my Music Reference RM-10 and RM-200 are quite a b... | |
| Who is your favorite instrumentalist or instrumental group? @stuartk: Love The Hellecasters! I saw them live once, opening for Michael Nesmith. Their first two albums were on Nesmith's label Pacific Arts Audio. | |
| Top DYI Speaker Options Another enthusiastic recommendation of the GR Research DIY kits, both loudspeakers and the amazing OB/Dipole Servo-Feedback Woofer GRR owner/designer Danny Richie created in a collaborative effort with Rythmik Audio owner/designer Brian Ding. | |
| Movie/film suggestions. I just watched a cool little movie named Lucky. It stars Harry Dean Stanton, with some other interesting characters including David Lynch. It's set in a desert, and the landscape is beautiful (if you like deserts). | |
| Do you have a speaker that’s not a big name maker but punches above its weight? Why? Eminent Technology LFT-8b and 8c. https://youtu.be/Uc5O5T1UHkE?si=6GOpTpR900Kpn4oP https://youtu.be/R4vC3V00-3Y?si=8DiHcpIzADuHRznD | |
| Question On Magnepan 3.7i and 3.7x Vocal Levels https://youtu.be/_bpDP0jxj4k?si=hbdOOAobiGpQMbhh | |
| New In 2025 Two new books just received: - Richard Manuel: His Life And Music, From The Hawks And Bob Dylan To The Band. Written by Stephen T. Lewis. - Smile: The Rise, Fall & Resurrection Of Brian Wilson. Written by David Leaf. | |
| Who is your favorite instrumentalist or instrumental group? Good nominee @slaw. As you know, another is Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives. Coincidentally their latest album Space Junk contains all instrumental material. My first favorite band was The Ventures; Los Straitjackets has been follo... |