audio-talk

Dave started wiring up circuit boards Thursday morning and is making good progress. However, we seem to have hit a snag... he got the analog meters set up and kludged them into his main system to test them, and he's been in the living room raptly watching the needles moving for at least 20 minutes n...

Now you've said you'll never let anyone read it, naturally I really want to! So there are two things 'everybody knows' about women, right? Women love bad boys, and women love romantic stories. As a feminist, I shouldn't be telling you this, so don't spread it around or they'll take away my certific...

"How glad the many millions Of Annabelles and Lilians Would be...." Sublime! Isn't it? I think it's the best version ever recorded. I swoon every time I hear it. I write fiction as a hobby (I don't let other people read it and never have -- trust me, I'm a professional writer, I know *exa...

That sweet, sweet moment when you queue up a freshly cleaned 78RPM copy of Benny Goodman's 'Rhapsody in Blue' and instantly recognise a trumpet riff as the mellow stylings of the underrated and all-but-forgotten Bobby Hackett , get online, and determine that you heard right. The only reason I know a...

We've spent the last four hours or so cleaning and then listening to 78s. Some wonderful stuff -- some of which I'd completely forgotten I had, like Faron Young's 'Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrIblTLbPVM (And in lovely condition too!) but my favorite, by far, ha...

"Fun and joy for girl and boy" That's so fun! We found a 78 today that appears to be 100% undocumented on the internet -- a rare thing in and of itself -- by a group called 'The Marimbaphone Orchestra', which is the sort of thing that's just up any kid's alley. Lots of fast fun melodies, ...

Steve, that setup is looking fantastic! Nice choice with the new cabinet, and those speakers look sooooo cool!

If we can't fit the big Mets (you've heard them a few times before anyway) the new Beast OTL amps should be good for 75 watts, they'll drive almost anything I reckon, although I've heard some electrostats can cause them issues. My Celestion F2s will do in a pinch, they're not audiophile quality but...

My best friend from the US reminisces about his history with turntables. Too good a story not to share, despite the unsatisfying ending. http://bodger.dreamwidth.org/23539.html (To be fair, while he insists on sticking with his Technics linear tracking turntable, he *does* have a rather interesting ...

Found while browsing a turntable/LP enthusiast group on Facebook. Presented without comment.

cressy wrote: ↑Sun Mar 05, 2017 3:07 pm Shoved a shure m55 in it and fired it up. I reckon that arm is better than the 75 arm.

That's what Dave said when he looked it over. It's beautiful! You've done us proud!

You haven't smelled this one.

There will be a shure m44c cart with a 78 stylus on it when you guys collect it, should be able to plug and play. I have no need for it so you guys can have it You are a prince among men. And we really are going to get the place cleaned up and have you lot over sometime soon, but Sunday night we're...

Love those sleeves, labels and adverts. My dad had that Stan Kenton on the black and gold Capitol label. I already have several Stan Kenton discs so I was very happy to see it in the mix. 'Knock Me a Kiss' is one of my favorites to play, though the very best one I've got is Louis Jordan and his Tym...

It's just as beautiful as I knew it would be! Now if we didn't have to pay an obscene sum of money to get my Leave to Remain renewed for the next 2.5 years, we could pick up an integrated amp/receiver of a suitable vintage and have it up and running in mere moments. While Dave has something very spe...