drmemory62
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| Turntable and amp combination I don't pretend to be an expert but I'd recommend going with a tube based phono preamp. I originally purchased a Lehmann SE Black solid state phono peamp but after several years I elected to upgrade my TT to a Clearaudio Concept and Satisfy Carbo... | |
| Fav Tube/Best tube When I puchased my Schitt Mjolnir 2 I upgraded the stock tubes to Telefunken E88cc/6922 NOS tubes for $160 each from the TubeStore.I was apprehensive about spending so much on two tubes...but 4 years later I'm very happy with that purchase and hav... | |
| You just won a $5,000 audio gear only gift card Manley Ultimate Headphone Amp and tubes I can roll in with the remaining $500 | |
| What Possessed Me to Do This? Satan is an audiophile. | |
| Vinyl woes / cartridge upgrade I was skeptical about the Sweet Vinyl Sugercube SC-1 but since I could buy it from an online dealer with a good return policy I decided to give it a try. I'll be damned but the thing does work as advertised. It gets rid of static based clicks an... | |
| What happened to Needledoctor.com? https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2019/11/19/the-needle-doctor-is-out-turntable-specialist.html Appears to have been a combination of health issues and an owner who decided to take a different direction in life, I.E. retirement. | |
| Who remembers audio from the time when ... bsheckler9:My lesson was leaving the lyric sheet for Record 1 of Frank Zappa's Sheik Yerbouti out on the top of my turntable for my Mom to see Bobby Brown in all of his "Tower of Power" glory.Never, ever, leave the lyric sheet of any Frank Zappa a... | |
| Who remembers audio from the time when ... 50 years ago in Late September/Early to Late October the following albums were released within the span of about 4 weeks:The Band - The BandThe Beatles - Abbey RoadKing Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson KingLed Zepplin 2Frank Zappa - Hot RatsP... | |
| Favorite cover? The Talking Heads version of "Take me to the river" is one of their best performances period, let alone being the best cover.Hendrix's version of "Hey Joe" is also the definitive version of that song. | |
| Great musicians who should have been famous except.... B.J. Wilson seconded from me, also as an example of kick-ass drumming to start out a classic rock LP - mainly "A Salty Dog"Ditto to Mickey Waller as well, particularly on "Every Picture Tells a Story" for Rod Stewart.Best of all, IMHO, is Steve Ga... | |
| Has anyone finally decided to sell their Turntable and Vinyl collection? I mothballed my TT and donated over 2/3rds of my vinyl collection, around 1000 12 inch albums, to a charity called "Albums for Alzheimers" back in 2001. I have never regretted donating the vinyl to a good cause...but after getting back into vinyl... | |
| Do you have a defining musical moment from your early years? When I purchased "The Rolling Stone Record Guide" back in 1978.I had gotten into heavily into The Beatles when Capital started reissuing their catalog back in the mid-seventies, but TRSRG showed me there was so much more out there which encompasse... | |
| R.I.P. Roky Erickson. I don't know about that, what got Roky institutionalized were archaic and abusive drug laws which equated simple pot possession TO A LIFE SENTENCE in a Texas hell-hole prison.The choice was prison or a mental institution.To hell with Texas. | |
| What a sad world we now live in....... Guess it's time to break out the old Highway HI-FI and install it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKYz4yVDQm8 | |
| Your favourite Rush albums? Grace Under Pressure - not everyone's choice, but for me their best melding of synths and guitarMoving PicturesPermanent WavesA Farewell to Kings2112The only album released by Rush that I actively dislike is "Caress of Steel", only one decent song... |