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    History of Sheffield Lab - Tale of an Obsession

    Lincoln Mayorga's recent post from his email list. I thought it was an interesting read: History of Sheffield Lab Tale of an Obsession Doug Sax and Lincoln Mayorga met in the orchestra of Bancroft Junior High School in Los Angeles. The year was 1950. Doug was first trumpet and Lincoln...
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    LP Umbrella Vinyl Record Cleaner

    found this on ebay:http://www.ebay.com/itm/151304194690?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 this idea has been in my head for a eons and someone has finally come to market with it. i'm going to try it for deep pre-cleaning with steam before putting it thru a RCM, it has...
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    Cat saves boy

    here's one for the feline fanciers... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzJc2bD1f_U
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    The cost so far...

    What have you spent so far? by this I mean what did your 2-channel system cost you, not the list price but what you actually spent. This takes into account buying used, new, industry accommodation, etc. Include accessories like wires, racks, ac power products. For this poll I didn't want to...
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    Record Store Day - April 19, 2014

    The official list of special releases for RSD 2014 was posted yesterday: http://www.recordstoreday.com/SpecialReleases
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    Analogue Productions 45 RPM Verve reissues

    I know this record was discussed before and I missed the classic reissue of Johnny Hodges Blues a plenty, but the new APO 45 RPM reissue is off the hook...I received it yesterday and played last night, it checks all the boxes for music and SQ.
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    Concord Jazz

    There were a few notable jazz labels during the '70s that put out superb sounding records and captured many jazz greats in the twilight of their careers. India Navigation, Steeplechase, ECM, Pablo, CTI, East wind and a few others always seemed to strike the right balance between accessible music...
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    devil baby

    this has gone viral...too funny. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUKMUZ4tlJg
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    How to Revive High-End Audio

    the headline is from a think piece in the latest sterophile newsletter, the article was wriiten by JA. he writes in the opening paragraph: "When I became Stereophile's editor in 1986, the median age of the magazine's readership was the same age as I was then, 38; ie, half the readers were...
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    the CLS II revisted

    yesterday I acquired a previously loved pair of CLS IIs with a birth date of oct '93 and both panels replaced at least once during its life with a verifiable chain of ownership. after more than 9 prs of panel speakers, 5 of them ESLs, I'm surprised I never owned a set of martin logans. I've...
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    SQ: small amplifiers vs. big amplifiers

    It's been debated in various places re the sound quality of small amps vs big amps. in my experience ive found the smaller sibling by the same designer often sounds superior to its larger more powerful brother. I noticed this with the krells ive owned (ksa-50 vs ksa-100 and ksa 80 vs ksa-250)...
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    epson or canon photo printer

    our canon i9900 took a dump. I'm looking online for a replacement around ~600 bucks, epson and canon look neck and neck, i cant decide on which. Has anyone done a comparison between the two brands on photo print quality and any hard and fast recommendations?
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    sophia or parsifal?

    I've got an itch to acquire another set of speakers. the requirements are box-type floor stander that will reach at least 30hz in room and needs to be a realtively 'kind' load for tubes and ~6-7k used. i narrowed it down to ser 1 or 2 wilson sophias or verity audio parsifals (orig and encores)...
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    Porsche 918 breaks the 'ring record for road cars 6'57

    the new 918 has the lap record for road cars at the nurburgring (the Radical SR8 doesn't count in my book). the time is verified on video, it will be interesting to see who will be first to beat the record: la Ferrari or McLaren p1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWyPefsCZaM
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    Acoustic Sounds DSD downloads...finally

    dupe
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    USB microscopes

    Looking for a specific recommendation for a USB microscope with at least 800x magnification. i want to use it for setting SRA and general purpose like viewing the stylus wear, etc. pictures of your setup would be helpful. I was told not to bother with the cheap units under 100 bucks.
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    Allaerts MC1 Boron

    FS: Allaerts MC1 Boron, excellent physical and operational condition. The cantilever is straight and true and channel balance is excellent. the former owner was meticulous and documented every hour of play (244). I added less than 6 hrs which puts it at 250. Build date is late 2007 and was...
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    WTB: graham phantom II tonearm

    found
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    ceramic platter

    I read on another forum that VPI has released a ceramic platter for the classic 'table, its not mentioned on the website. does anyone know about this?
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    Emt tsd-15

    Anyone out there in WBF land have direct experience with this cartridge? im thinking about acquiring the nude version to hang on the business end of a well tempered arm. I have three phono stages with up to 70 db of gain and beaucoup loading options. i'm also open to other suggestions up to $2K...
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    Martial Arts for kids

    Hi, Lee thats quite a resume. Ive got two boys under 10, the eldest was in taekwondo untill last summer we pulled him out not because he didnt enjoy it but it conflicted with other activities. we now want to start them both in a different discipline like judo, Aikido or karate. Whats your...
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    favorite Blues LP/Cds

    Time to get another list goin' these are some of my favorites, i believe the sonics are all above average many reference quailty and the music on most is some of the best of the genre. lucky for us some are avilable as 45 rpm and 180g -200g premium vinyl, R2R and a few remastered as HQ redbook...
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    favorite country & western albums

    You rarely read or hear about a country album considered to be audiophile caliber or demo material. So let this be the best county and western music and LP/cd recommendation thread. Anything country music and all its permutations are allowed: country/rock, alt.country, country/pop, rockabilly...
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    I hope this wasnt anyone on WBF...

    You know what PT Barnum said...im always amazed people are willing to pay as much as double or tripple (weavers in this case) for in print records even used ones! it pays to do your due dilligence...
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    this took me by surprise

    an indy label mastering direct-to-disc LPs and offering the music in vinyl format only, i stumbled onto these guys browsing ebay. this is really cool, i dont know about the relative merit of the music (i ordered all of them) but its arguably the SOTA for LP reproduction and, imo worth suporting...
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    new 'table intro?

    Did i hear correctly, VPI may introduce a direct drive at the upcoming CES and it will be a flagship model?
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    Azimuth adjustment the easy way...

    I actually don't have a suggestion im looking for yours. I've always done it by sight and ear but there are better methods and devices like the fozgometer. What's your favorite method for adjusting azimuth of a phono cartridge? keep it simple, i do have a fluke multimeter but dont own an...
  28. puroagave

    black friday vinyl deals

    just a heads up. i was shopping for vinyl this morning and elusive disc is offering 12% off orders over $499 and 15% off all orders over $999 with free shipping, no discount on 45s - this is the best discount i've found all year. sounstage direct is offering 11% off all orders over $29 with free...
  29. puroagave

    stereo cartridge with mono LPs

    im starting to acquire more mono reissues on LP. I dont have a dedicated mono set-up (cartridge and preamp facilities). i'm interested in observations from those that have heard the recent BN mono reissues for example, with both mono and stereo cartridges. I understand the technical issues but...
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    stylus force gauge

    i used to have the technics stylus pressure gauge with analog readout, it worked well i gave it away years ago and rely on the shure balance beam. i've seen these digital SFGs on ebay for ~$35 - anyone have one and are they accurate?

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