bdp24
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| What is your vinyl commitment? Actually Keith, If I remember correctly your VPI HW-19 is a Mk.2 (I sold it to you, and mounted your Moerch arm on it.). The original HW-19 ("Mk.1") had a textured fibreboard top plinth and an aluminum platter, the Mk.2 an acrylic plinth and a ... | |
| The Aaron Copland / Bob Dylan connection @jafant: Hmm, what’s left to do a deep dive into? I have recently added some of the expanded Bootleg Series albums (specifically Volumes 1-3 on 5-LP's, Vol.11 on 3-LP's, Vol.12 on 3-LP's, Vol.13 on 4-LP's, Vol.14 on 2-LP's, Vol.15 on 3-LP's, V... | |
| New In 2025 @slaw: I saw just about every show The Watchband played around San Jose in 1965, ’66, and ’67, including their very first, which was held just north of Santa Cruz in the Summer of ’65. They found a spot in a lightly-wooded area not far from the... | |
| Can single ended 211 or 212 amplifiers drive magnepan 20.7? @assetmgrsc: To achieve more than "pretty good" sound with a sub augmenting your Maggies, look into the OB/Dipole Woofer offered by Rythmik Audio in conjunction with GR Research. Magnepan has been working on a dipole woofer to mate with their s... | |
| New In 2025 Yeah @slaw, the 5,000 numbered copies sold out in about 6 hours! Faster than any previous Rhino Hi-Fi title. Another 5,000 are available in un-numbered copies, and there will be a regular non-Hi-Fi version (mastered by Chris Bellman instead of ... | |
| Are you hearing the instruments or the music? Ah yes @mrdecibel, I missed yours. My post closely matches your first one, including the matter of the composition. After the song and the singing of it, I then listen for tasteful musical accompaniment by the musicians (if any), provided in se... | |
| Are you hearing the instruments or the music? One thing not yet mentioned is the vocals. The song itself and the singing of it are my first priorities. | |
| Binding Post? The Cardas Audio CPBP Single Knob binding post is a relatively low mass design, and uses pure copper for the connection. Then there is the Electra Cable Tube Connectors, offered by GR Research. Very low mass, pure copper, but it must be used w... | |
| Open Reel Curious Finding open reel pre-recorded tapes is the biggest challenge. Rare and expensive, and limited in available album titles. If you can score some blank tapes with which to make your own recordings, used Revox A77's can be had at a reasonable pric... | |
| For Ry Cooder and John Hiatt Fans Hearing Little Village (John Hiatt, Ry Cooder, Nick Lowe, and Jim Keltner) perform "Lipstick Sunset" (from John’s Bring The Family album) live was unquestionably the high point of my live music experience. During Ry’s guitar solo in the song I ... | |
| Mono Cartridge Stylus @dogberry: I currently have a Decca 4RC sitting at the London/Decca office in England, waiting for me to choose between the original stock size conical stylus and the line contact that London offers. Having them rebuild it as a mono model has a... | |
| Local pickup for speakers - should I let the buyer in the house or use the the garage? How about you taking the speakers to the buyers house? | |
| Outer Vinyl Sleeves, is it a good idea? @lewm: The Vinyl Storage Solutions Double-Pocket sleeve is made of 4mil cast polypropylene, but since it is made of 3 sheets of the plastic, the sleeve adds 12mil to the thickness of standard (non-gatefold jacketed) LP’s. As for the added space... | |
| Vinyl Warm Up Time Thanks for that info @dogberry. I currently have a Decca 4RC at the London/Decca headquarters about to be rebuilt with a new line contact stylus, armature (the flat "cantilever" onto which the stylus is attached), and tie back cord. The 4RC pre... | |
| Outer Vinyl Sleeves, is it a good idea? My LP collection dates back to the 1960’s, and until 2020 it was without plastic outer sleeves. The LP jackets are all ring wear-free, as I packed them in cubes mildly snug, which means each LP can be removed with little effort, yet each remain... |