1: Vinyl Asylum, Ha! nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-27, 17:16:02 (63.229.5.187)
nt .......

2: Vinyl Asylum, CROTD (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-27, 12:07:28 (63.229.5.187)
nt .......

3: Vinyl Asylum, I use that "not an alcoholic" excuse too, but I have to say it often . . . nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-26, 22:18:43 (63.229.5.187)
nt .......

4: Vinyl Asylum, CROTD (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-26, 10:22:02 (63.229.5.187)
nt .......

5: Vinyl Asylum, CROTD (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-25, 09:16:47 (63.229.5.187)
nt .......

6: Vinyl Asylum, Hahaha. Probably writing so many cartoons for other publications, (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-24, 14:53:08 (174.204.64.142)
that he din't take the time to check a dictionary. It is a cartoon after all. ;^) .......

7: Vinyl Asylum, Rodrigues himself must have been deeply into two channel stereo. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-24, 13:24:37 (63.229.5.187)
nt .......

8: Vinyl Asylum, CROTD (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-24, 10:15:53 (63.229.5.187)
nt .......

9: Vinyl Asylum, CROTD (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-23, 10:35:01 (63.229.5.187)
nt .......

10: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I hope to have mine setup within two years too. I couldn't resist buying it (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-22, 17:23:14 (63.229.5.187)
about 18 years ago after the outstanding reviews from solid state and tube enthusiasts. Since then, I never had enough room for separates until moving a couple years ago. Steve McCormack performed sev .......

11: Vinyl Asylum, CROTD (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-22, 12:00:39 (63.229.5.187)
nt .......

12: Vinyl Asylum, CROTD (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-21, 10:39:35 (63.229.27.149)
nt .......

13: Vinyl Asylum, I would guess that after a second cleaning with any system, there might be improvement. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-20, 11:24:24 (63.231.20.168)
nt .......

14: Vinyl Asylum, Here's mine from ultrasonic infancy purchased in Taiwan around 2000. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-20, 11:20:39 (63.231.20.168)
It came from a large industrial ultrasonic machine manufacturer near Taipei. nt .......

15: Vinyl Asylum, CROTD (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-20, 11:11:32 (63.231.20.168)
nt .......

16: Vinyl Asylum, No fly rod but good catch anyway floating in Southwest Alaska . . . (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-19, 18:50:40 (63.231.20.168)
nt .......

17: Vinyl Asylum, CROTD (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-19, 12:26:23 (63.231.20.168)
nt .......

18: Vinyl Asylum, In addition to the scope, side lighting must also be established for seeing wear. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-19, 00:25:18 (63.231.20.168)
nt .......

19: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Purge recommendations (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-18, 14:51:34 (174.204.66.57)
A community college in Western Washington just sold their LP colection, but I don't know how common that is. My record store owner friend only has two classical bins out of approximately 116 bins tota .......

20: Vinyl Asylum, Man, I am still cleaning and playing records that I have never heard. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-18, 11:32:08 (63.231.20.168)
The best one last week was by Earl Hines. A little too much sound far left and far right with slightly faint drums and bass in the center. However, the music for me was very enjohable. ::: TOPIC:: .......

21: Vinyl Asylum, CROTD (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-18, 11:20:17 (63.231.20.168)
nt .......

22: Vinyl Asylum, Check out this link four days ago . . . (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-18, 11:18:25 (63.231.20.168)
nt .......

23: Vinyl Asylum, Hohoho. Good one. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-17, 22:09:13 (63.231.20.168)
nt .......

24: Vinyl Asylum, CROTD (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-17, 12:19:21 (63.231.20.168)
nt .......

25: Vinyl Asylum, What a story. I would have participated in that Disco destruction too. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-16, 00:16:53 (63.231.23.143)
The only disco I can stand is that dancing fool Grover on Sesame street. .......

26: Vinyl Asylum, Ha! You must have plenty more than 50 LPs that you've actually never heard (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-15, 20:53:44 (63.229.7.227)
I know I do, and I can't clean them fast enough. At almost 77 years old, I have lost the race. .......

27: Vinyl Asylum, CROTD (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-15, 19:24:19 (63.229.7.227)
nt .......

28: Jazz Alley, Someone on this site reminded us that this "live" album was partially (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-14, 21:34:22 (63.229.7.227)
done in the studio, but I love this record too. .......

29: Vinyl Asylum, You're lucky. When I broke the cantilever on my Dynavector 10X4, Andy (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-14, 19:37:49 (63.229.7.227)
told me that buying a new 10X4 would be cheaper than his cantilever repair. Being trustworthy, , I let him keep it. .......

30: Vinyl Asylum, Congrats! Those go for $600 on the internet. And maximum magnification (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-14, 19:32:25 (63.229.7.227)
of 200X is perfect for stylus wear inspection. On top of that, a stereo microscope like that makes inspection even easier. If you could find or come up with some side lighting, then the stylus wear wi .......

31: Vinyl Asylum, CROTD (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-14, 09:33:06 (63.229.7.227)
nt .......

32: Vinyl Asylum, Bartok (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-13, 14:42:37 (24.113.37.108)
I was very lucky to attend a Bartok piano concerto at the Amsterdam concertgebouw during my flying days. The lady piano player was attacking the piano, and I wonder if the piano needed repair work the .......

33: Vinyl Asylum, CROTD (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-13, 10:47:17 (63.229.24.11)
nt .......

34: Speaker Asylum, Used Diapason Micra? Very good at lower volume and usable bass down to 50Hz. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-12, 17:53:34 (63.229.24.11)
Their small size(8 x 11 x 11) is nice for small rooms, but they do best with stands. I was auditioning the Micra versus the Rogers LS 3/5A and much preferred the Micra in a similar size. They are hard .......

35: Vinyl Asylum, Wow, funny you should ask, as I noticed the same thing after I posted it. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-12, 16:03:07 (63.229.24.11)
No matter how hard I look in my book, there is no signature on this one. .......

36: Vinyl Asylum, CROTD (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-12, 12:42:16 (63.229.24.11)
nt .......

37: Vinyl Asylum, CROTD (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-11, 10:21:48 (63.229.24.11)
nt .......

38: Vinyl Asylum, I think burned celery seeds smelled the same. That's what friends said anyway. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-10, 18:06:57 (63.229.24.11)
nt .......

39: Vinyl Asylum, I totally agree. . . (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-10, 13:06:56 (63.229.24.11)
nt .......

40: Vinyl Asylum, CROTD . . . the future is here (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-10, 09:38:05 (63.229.24.11)
nt .......

41: Vinyl Asylum, CROTD (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-09, 09:26:31 (63.229.24.11)
nt .......

42: Vinyl Asylum, CROTD (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-08, 10:00:55 (63.229.24.11)
nt .......

43: Vinyl Asylum, And the parrots face says it all. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-07, 12:28:52 (63.229.24.11)
nt .......

44: Vinyl Asylum, CROTD (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-07, 11:12:23 (63.229.24.11)
nt .......

45: Vinyl Asylum, "Shut Up and Play Yer Guitar" is my favorite Zappa. It only cost me (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-07, 09:54:30 (63.229.24.11)
one dollar, but that was long ago at a thrift or garage(boot) sale. .......

46: Vinyl Asylum, CROTD (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-06, 11:22:44 (63.229.24.11)
nt .......

47: Vinyl Asylum, How is Gary today?? nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-05, 14:30:34 (63.231.20.41)
nt .......

48: Vinyl Asylum, Hahaha. A friend of mine was called pervert by his mom after he purchased (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-05, 13:54:19 (63.231.20.41)
a high handlebar Harley Davidson roadster. It was the mid 60s. .......

49: Jazz Alley, Very nice, and Paul Desmond laid out an excellent mood. I actually (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-05, 13:32:43 (63.231.20.41)
have that record, and the only scratch on the record is on "From the Hot Afternoon." Arrrgh! .......

50: Vinyl Asylum, CROTD (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-05, 11:05:45 (63.231.20.41)
nt .......

51: Vinyl Asylum, +1. Thanks. I used to read some of those on a library microfiche roll. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-04, 21:18:47 (63.231.20.41)
nt .......

52: Vinyl Asylum, I certainly over grossed on the internet information. Member Dualcan (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-04, 11:42:36 (63.231.20.41)
had the best information of all. It was the most time consuming turntable repair I have ever done, and I almost gave up. I did stop short of doing anything with the tonearm. There were so many parts t .......

53: Vinyl Asylum, You're welcome. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-04, 11:15:30 (63.231.20.41)
nt .......

54: Vinyl Asylum, CROTD (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-04, 10:15:51 (63.231.20.41)
nt .......

55: Vinyl Asylum, Should have said 320. Sorry. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-04, 09:22:57 (63.231.20.41)
nt .......

56: Vinyl Asylum, Maybe ASHRA . . . nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-03, 18:40:11 (63.231.20.41)
nt .......

57: Vinyl Asylum, You got that right . . . (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-03, 16:47:21 (63.231.20.41)
nt .......

58: Vinyl Asylum, Yeah, the rotating platter drives everything else, but I had cleaned (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-03, 16:31:59 (63.231.20.41)
the inner platter rim and the idler wheel before with isopropyl alcohol. I even used 0000 steel wool on the inner platter rim and 300 weight sand paper on the idler wheel previously. .......

59: Vinyl Asylum, I replaced my AT14sa with an AT760slc, and the difference is noticeable. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-03, 15:57:59 (63.231.20.41)
The clarity and dynamics at all frequencies is terrific. It seems awful nice for $600, and the best part is that a very nice person gave it and a new replacement stylus to me for free after 80 hours o .......

60: Vinyl Asylum, Question for Dual 1229 and 1219 owners (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-03, 15:28:35 (63.231.20.41)
I overhauled my Dual 1229 except the tonearm seven months ago , then went away for those seven months. The automatic functions worked fine before I left. I just returned and used the 1229 for the firs .......

61: Vinyl Asylum, CROTD (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-03, 15:08:55 (63.231.20.41)
nt .......

62: Vinyl Asylum, CROTD (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-02, 09:24:52 (63.231.20.41)
nt .......

63: Vinyl Asylum, Was it Waxxy? (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-01, 18:22:45 (63.231.20.41)
nt .......

64: Vinyl Asylum, I was trying to be subtle . . . :^), but you're right. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-01, 16:50:29 (63.231.20.41)
nt .......

65: Vinyl Asylum, Yee Haw!! nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-01, 16:41:00 (63.231.20.41)
nt .......

66: Vinyl Asylum, CROTD (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2023-01-01, 09:14:03 (63.231.20.41)
nt .......

67: Vinyl Asylum, Thanks, that was titillating. . Good to see you. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-12-31, 22:48:09 (63.231.20.41)
nt .......

68: Vinyl Asylum, CROTD (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-12-31, 12:20:24 (63.231.20.41)
nt .......

69: Vinyl Asylum, Had never heard of the Stamp Out campaign. However, I can see why (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-12-31, 10:08:04 (63.231.20.41)
Detroit would be the anti-Beatle location with its Motown competition. .......

70: Vinyl Asylum, I'm sure he is still lurking in the bushes. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-12-30, 11:16:00 (63.231.20.41)
nt .......

71: Vinyl Asylum, Hahahahahaha. It will now be CROTD for Charles Rodrigues with an "s." (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-12-30, 11:10:53 (63.231.20.41)
nt .......

72: Vinyl Asylum, Would that have been EdAInWestOC? nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-12-30, 10:55:23 (63.231.20.41)
nt .......

73: Vinyl Asylum, ACOTD (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-12-30, 10:36:47 (63.231.20.41)
nt .......

74: Vinyl Asylum, Thanks. That was a great link. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-12-30, 10:16:58 (63.231.20.41)
nt .......

75: Vinyl Asylum, Yes, a yellow submarine in their future, but I don't get the connection (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-12-30, 10:06:04 (63.231.20.41)
between submarines and Bing Crosby. Maybe watching submarine races in the old days was romantic with Bing Crosby crooning. .......

76: Vinyl Asylum, I will correct that. Thanks. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-12-30, 09:36:44 (63.231.20.41)
nt .......

77: Vinyl Asylum, I got a badly warped Giles Martin reissue of "Revolver," but my (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-12-29, 22:27:00 (63.231.20.41)
Vinyl Flat is at another location. The sound is still excellent, if you don't mind Ringo singing "Yellow Submarine" in the right speaker and playing drums in the left speaker. That's a lot more reach .......

78: Vinyl Asylum, RCOTD (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-12-29, 21:28:27 (63.231.20.41)
nt .......

79: Vinyl Asylum, Thanks olddude. I will buy one of these new ones. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-12-26, 22:45:03 (63.231.20.41)
nt .......

80: Vinyl Asylum, I see you didn't insult the AR-XA by using an AR counterweight for the blutak. :^) nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-12-20, 18:51:02 (63.229.6.140)
nt .......

81: Vintage Asylum, Phew, glad the combo came through. Enjoy. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-12-15, 20:29:15 (63.229.6.140)
nt .......

82: Vintage Asylum, Hard to see from the picture, but some of that damping paint on the (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-12-12, 23:20:30 (63.229.5.46)
baffle is filling up the screw channels. If that were dug out with some sort of pick, it would be easier to remove the screws. Just guessing without a clear picture. .......

83: Vintage Asylum, That looks like a JBL 2205 bass driver along with the 075 horn. It also (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-12-12, 18:31:38 (63.229.5.46)
looks like a homemade speaker. I have no solution for removal without being there, but Coner had a good tip. I was once successful with difficult screws using a vice grip on the screwdriver handle, pu .......

84: Vinyl Asylum, Thanks. I was born and raised in Hawaii where many Portuguese ended up. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-12-12, 17:59:05 (63.229.5.46)
Rodrigues was pronounced with two syllables there. I guess with his type of offbeat humor, he had to be a little weird. :^) .......

85: Vinyl Asylum, So, two syllables only? nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-12-11, 16:18:15 (63.229.5.46)
nt .......

86: Vintage Asylum, Pictures??? nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-12-11, 14:16:09 (63.229.5.46)
nt .......

87: Vinyl Asylum, Ah, and everybody else is what??? nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-12-09, 11:31:20 (63.229.5.46)
NT .......

88: Vinyl Asylum, You need this book, ifyou feel the money is justified. I put it (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-12-08, 10:34:38 (63.229.5.46)
on my Christmas wish list in the past, but Santa thought otherwise. .......

89: Vintage Asylum, Not sure if this photo of a GE RPX helps, but modern round pins may not work (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-12-07, 15:59:37 (63.229.5.46)
nt .......

90: Vinyl Asylum, Even in past times, some artists were impossible to understand. In 1930, (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-12-07, 15:35:57 (63.229.5.46)
Charley Patton recorded "High Water Everywhere," and there was only one guitar making background noise. .......

91: Vinyl Asylum, The internet says isopropyl alcohol or acetone. Acetone will immediately (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-12-07, 11:18:38 (63.229.5.46)
dissolve the vinyl, so alcohol is the only choice. Of course, most folks will recommend against using alcohol, but what choice do you have. Washing the record soon after using alcohol would be advisab .......

92: Vinyl Asylum, That was my very first LP purchase in 1962! Still love that tune. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-12-04, 10:50:55 (63.229.24.15)
A local radio station plays "Green Onions" just before a station ad, and I get pissed each time they stop the song after about 15 seconds. .......

93: Vinyl Asylum, Musical tastes are so varied on this asylum, and that's why I never criticize (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-12-03, 10:21:19 (63.229.24.15)
someone else's record suggestions. I may say that I don't personally like something however. I do research records recommended by others, but I am amazed how few I like. Heck, there are very few recor .......

94: Vinyl Asylum, Not fond of the music, but that Andy Warhol cover was great. I almost (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-12-02, 21:09:48 (63.229.7.91)
kept mine for that cover, but it went to someone else the first day I put it on eBay. .......

95: Speaker Asylum, My sale of the 075s, two D130s, and two 2400 crossovers on Audiomart (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-12-01, 23:39:50 (63.229.7.91)
in 1987 was one of my biggest mistakes. The buyer said the cone on one of the D130s had a tear, and I ended up letting him have everything for just the shipping cost. That will bother me forever, but .......

96: Vintage Asylum, I am objecting to your use of the word moron for those who may disagree. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-12-01, 22:52:13 (63.229.7.91)
Pretty egotistical I would say. How would like the word used for you and your opinions? Yes, I have heard the Audio Matiere amp and preamp used with Soundlab A-1 speakers, and that was one combinatio .......

97: Speaker Asylum, I ended up buying two B&W HTM center speakers for less than $150 apiece. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-12-01, 21:21:09 (63.229.7.91)
I have read that they are the same as the B&W 805 matrix, and the HTM can be found at half the price of the Matrix 805. I have no idea how the Nautilus version differs from the Matrix 805. My HTMs .......

98: Speaker Asylum, Hey, wait one minute. I used to have a pair of those JBL 075 tweeters, so (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-12-01, 20:53:11 (63.229.7.91)
I could hear the singing winds on "Abraxas" that my JBL D130s could not produce by themselves. I am super glad I got rid of them on Audiomart though. If I had only listened to what QAnon said about t .......

99: Vintage Asylum, Thanks for the wonderful compliment for the rest of us on the asylum. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-12-01, 11:02:41 (63.229.7.91)
nt .......

100: Speaker Asylum, The ProAc 1sc was my dream speaker but could never afford them. You were lucky. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-29, 13:36:49 (63.229.26.36)
nt .......

101: Speaker Asylum, Thanks, I will never bother. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-29, 00:05:28 (63.229.26.36)
nt .......

102: Vinyl Asylum, The Panasonic SP10 was the first direct drive, not the Technics SL-1200. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-29, 00:01:30 (63.229.26.36)
nt .......

103: Vinyl Asylum, But, but, the Garrard 301 plays 78rpm . . . nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-28, 23:59:17 (63.229.26.36)
nt .......

104: Vinyl Asylum, Is that Chet on the left and Art on the right?? nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-28, 16:22:16 (63.229.26.36)
nt .......

105: Speaker Asylum, Unable to spend a lot on stereo, my thrift store original Advents were my best (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-28, 16:09:24 (63.229.26.36)
speaker before finding my current thrift store Hitachi HS500 speakers. The Advents were +/- 3db from 40hz to 16000hz, with great clear bass and a decent midrange. Despite their size and raised edges, .......

106: Vinyl Asylum, I should amend my post. We ordered something else from Amazon (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-28, 13:17:17 (63.229.26.36)
that day, and they shipped the record loose with the other item. You guys are correct in saying that Amazon is okay, if you are only ordering records. .......

107: Vinyl Asylum, I am keeping all my Gene Ammons, but I recently found a thrift store (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-28, 10:57:03 (63.229.26.36)
copy of the Chico Hamilton Quintet with Buddy Collette on a 1958 World Pacific Records. The music is great, and the recording is excellent. I don't know if I have anymore World Pacific recordings, but .......

108: Vinyl Asylum, Phil, what turntable and tonearm do you use with the GE RPX? (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-28, 10:42:10 (63.229.26.36)
I have the GE RPX which I intend to use on a Capehart console someday, but time is running out at 76 hears old. The Capehart is complete but totally unrestored. .......

109: Vinyl Asylum, We at the asylum pack well, but not Amazon. You are correct about (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-28, 10:06:05 (63.229.26.36)
packing properly knowing the actions of most shippers. I learned that back in 1965 when I worked for Aloha Airlines in Hawaii. After unloading island mail from an aircraft, I took the load to the nati .......

110: Vinyl Asylum, Was that before or after he fell off his horse? nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-27, 23:13:16 (63.229.26.36)
nt .......

111: Vinyl Asylum, FRAGILE-throw with care . . . nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-25, 14:03:09 (63.229.26.36)
nt .......

112: Vinyl Asylum, Ah, clever idea. Nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-23, 22:05:36 (63.229.26.36)
nt .......

113: Vinyl Asylum, Charlie Chan used a HMV101 talking machine to charm a cobra, so (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-23, 22:03:57 (63.229.26.36)
it wouldn't bite him. Number 1 son showed up next to shoot the snake. I guess Charlie Chan always carried a portable talking machine on his train rides along with an Indian 78rpm record. ::: TOPIC: .......

114: Vinyl Asylum, This has been discussed a long time ago, but it required being in the (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-21, 18:31:33 (63.229.26.36)
not too hot sun for an extended time. The old post said this method did succeed. I just did an archive search using "warp + sun," and there were lots of posts about placing an LP between glass in the .......

115: Vinyl Asylum, Hahaha. Love it. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-20, 10:11:07 (63.229.26.36)
nt .......

116: Vinyl Asylum, And they were so proud that their "packaging was lighter than our smallest box." nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-20, 10:08:39 (63.229.26.36)
nt .......

117: Vinyl Asylum, Here's my crazy Amazon mailer. Amazingly, it made it! (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-19, 22:52:24 (63.229.26.36)
nt .......

118: Vinyl Asylum, Nothing like great music by the cat box. The cat's mostly into eating though. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-19, 09:41:57 (63.229.26.36)
nt .......

119: Vinyl Asylum, Those lacquer coated aluminum disc are so fragile, and the thin coating (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-18, 22:17:17 (63.229.26.36)
will eventually peel away. I certainly would not spend that kind of money, unless I immediately digitized the record then framed it behind glass. A close friend of mine found several 78rpm acetates of .......

120: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Amazon LP shipping... (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-18, 20:16:44 (63.229.26.36)
My experience is that Amazon does not learn from their mistakes, or the pressured employees do not care. What should be common sense is missing. Feedback is useless. Could be lots of reasons, but poor .......

121: Vinyl Asylum, This article might clear it up a little. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-16, 11:27:17 (174.231.154.144)
nt .......

122: Vinyl Asylum, Unlike Burl Ives. . . . nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-15, 22:18:43 (63.229.26.36)
nt .......

123: Vinyl Asylum, Sacrilege! Using an AR-XA counterweight for a blob of blu-tak. :^) (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-15, 22:14:59 (63.229.26.36)
nt .......

124: Vinyl Asylum, Every Vanguard I have has exceptional sound. Visual inspection shows (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-15, 22:05:00 (63.229.26.36)
excellent groove definition. .......

125: Vinyl Asylum, Penguin?? nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-13, 17:38:56 (216.67.41.5)
nt .......

126: Vinyl Asylum, ". caught in the our hedges." Cracks me up. You paint a great picture. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-12, 21:05:06 (216.67.41.5)
nt .......

127: Vinyl Asylum, My last two audio experiences with Amazon shipping have been terrible. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-12, 14:25:11 (216.67.41.5)
My Eva Cassidy LP was totally loose in a box with two 15 pound containers of kitty litter. Of course, I had to order another one at no cost thankfully. Two weeks ago, Amazon shipped a new Goldring .......

128: Vinyl Asylum, Beautiful interiors and speaker setup. I am guessing that locals respect (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-10, 20:04:37 (216.67.41.5)
the concept, the equipment, and listen without being loud. However, I have never been there. .......

129: Vinyl Asylum, This is what happened when I asked the same question . . . (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-10, 10:38:07 (216.67.41.5)
nt .......

130: Vinyl Asylum, I wonder where I can get that exact 45rpm record clamp? Did she say vinyls? nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-09, 13:39:26 (216.67.41.5)
nt .......

131: Vinyl Asylum, Glad you kept the 1219. Sounds like the cart is internally series wired. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-06, 13:54:32 (216.67.41.5)
nt .......

132: Vinyl Asylum, Haha. Those leaves are a lot better. I like that LP more than "Kind of Blue". nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-06, 10:38:34 (216.67.41.5)
nt .......

133: Vinyl Asylum, Not a big fan of big band, but I do like June Christy. Also found an autographed (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-06, 10:33:07 (216.67.41.5)
copy of Jay McShann "Going to Kansas City." Never heard of the Master Jazz Recordings label, but the performance and sound of the McShann LP are excellent. Not bad for $.85 apiece on senior discount. .......

134: Vinyl Asylum, Here's a couple of old links for you . . . (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-05, 22:39:32 (216.67.41.5)
https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/using-a-double-y-cord-for-mono-recordings.45635/ .......

135: Vinyl Asylum, Leaves? What leaves?? (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-05, 11:24:56 (216.67.41.5)
nt .......

136: Vinyl Asylum, Haha. Love it. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-04, 22:29:05 (216.67.41.5)
nt .......

137: Vintage Asylum, Didn't Ace make an outboard crossover as well?? Think I saw it in Sensible Sound. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-04, 15:52:39 (216.67.41.5)
nt .......

138: Vinyl Asylum, Which one looks crazier?? (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-04, 15:42:02 (216.67.41.5)
nt .......

139: Vinyl Asylum, Will look for it. Thanks. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-04, 11:18:38 (216.67.41.5)
nt .......

140: Vinyl Asylum, Agree. I don't think I have any Pablo disappointments. I'm not a Basie (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-04, 00:55:33 (216.67.41.5)
fan usually, but this LP with a small trio is great. .......

141: Vinyl Asylum, One of my favorite Blakey LPs . . . (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-04, 00:52:05 (216.67.41.5)
I thought Blakey was going to overwhelm the sound with his drums, but he doesn't. .......

142: Jazz Alley, The Village Vanguard was excellent when I visited in 2011. It's a good (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-01, 12:55:13 (216.67.41.5)
feeling to sit where so much jazz history has taken place. Javon Jackson was playing sax the night my son and I attended, so good jazz is still alive and well at the Village. You might have to get in .......

143: Vinyl Asylum, I did notice the value, but I wanted to try it first. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-01, 11:27:02 (216.67.41.5)
The record becomes more interesting when you learn about the man's accomplishments despite his disability. He was definitely a nonconformist. This LP was his first, and it is like a sound demonstra .......

144: Vinyl Asylum, For a dollar at a garage sale, I had to try it . . . (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-11-01, 00:28:52 (216.67.41.5)
I thought it was going to hurt more than my root canal today, but it was actually interesting. Lots of percussion and an Asian flair on many tunes. The recording by Van Gelder is extremely clear and .......

145: Vinyl Asylum, The video with him standing and shivering on top of the piano can't get any better. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-10-28, 13:27:53 (216.67.41.5)
He and Little Richard could really light up a stage. Great memories from 50s and 60s rock n' roll. .......

146: Vinyl Asylum, A Whole Lotta Shakin' has stopped . . . (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-10-28, 12:29:54 (216.67.41.5)
nt .......

147: Jazz Alley, Damn there went 5 minutes and 32 seconds . . . nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-10-28, 11:39:55 (216.67.41.5)
nt .......

148: Vinyl Asylum, Thank you very much. Just ordered a 1981 Japanese pressing. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-10-27, 22:10:01 (216.67.41.5)
nt .......

149: Vinyl Asylum, +1. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-10-27, 20:11:45 (216.67.41.5)
nt .......

150: Vinyl Asylum, Just for you . . . (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-10-22, 11:33:57 (216.67.41.5)
nt .......

151: Vinyl Asylum, Shellacs. So cool. ;^) (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-10-18, 11:58:24 (174.204.67.220)
nt .......

152: Vinyl Asylum, +2 on "vinyls" !!! (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-10-17, 22:14:02 (216.67.41.5)
nt .......

153: Vinyl Asylum, Subwoofers will rattle your teeth on this symphony. Only have it on CD though. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-10-15, 14:53:04 (216.67.41.5)
nt .......

154: Amp/Preamp Asylum, This is my Onkyo post from 2017, if this Onkyo is still out there . . (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-10-12, 13:13:57 (216.67.41.5)
nt .......

155: Vinyl Asylum, It sure does look like a Dual, but one with a lighter platter. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-10-09, 15:28:44 (216.67.29.149)
nt .......

156: Vinyl Asylum, Check Chinacat's post towards the bottom of this page. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-10-09, 12:59:32 (216.67.29.149)
nt .......

157: Vinyl Asylum, NAD produced one years ago. Cannot remember the model number. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-10-07, 14:00:19 (216.67.29.149)
nt .......

158: Tubes Asylum, I do look for those deposits and look at the condition of the pins. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-10-06, 22:50:23 (216.67.29.149)
I have used the transconductance figures to determine the usable life remaining or whether the tube is actually new or good as new. Sometimes the lettering can be a hint of condition. .......

159: Tubes Asylum, What are the other things you look for? Being a novice, I would like to know. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-10-06, 12:57:05 (216.67.29.149)
nt .......

160: Vinyl Asylum, My favorite Rollins LP, and one of my favorite jazz albums. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-10-06, 12:42:25 (216.67.29.149)
nt .......

161: Tubes Asylum, I was always amazed at the different transconductance readings (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-10-02, 13:49:43 (216.67.29.149)
from different tube testers and sellers. I personally have a TV-7/U and TV-7B/U, and my transconductance readings often differed from sellers. My TV-7s were calibrated by a local technician. Byrd69 ha .......

162: Vinyl Asylum, Ha! I have passed it over a few times myself. Thanks for the suggestion. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-09-30, 12:02:06 (216.67.29.149)
nt .......

163: Vinyl Asylum, But his question only involves this site. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-09-28, 10:38:15 (216.67.29.149)
nt .......

164: Vinyl Asylum, That is very sad. He was a one man archive of rare 78s, and the first (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-09-28, 10:18:24 (216.67.29.149)
person to record John Fahey. On top of that, he was good slide guitar player. .......

165: Vinyl Asylum, Thanks for the gripsweat idea. I have only used popsike. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-09-26, 22:20:28 (216.67.29.149)
nt .......

166: Vinyl Asylum, I'm probably one of the younger guys at 76, and I am thinking that (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-09-26, 20:50:50 (216.67.29.149)
the only way to identify a real young poster would be by their use of the word"vinyls". .......

167: Jazz Alley, Could you peek two posts below . . . nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-09-26, 17:45:11 (216.67.29.149)
nt .......

168: Vintage Asylum, Thanks very much. I will make a note in my CA1000 manual. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-09-25, 12:33:49 (216.67.29.149)
nt .......

169: Vinyl Asylum, I saw the VW ad and had to have it . . . . (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-09-23, 12:38:36 (216.67.29.149)
nt .......

170: Vinyl Asylum, Okay, does the word physical work for you? nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-09-21, 11:16:42 (216.67.29.149)
nt .......

171: Speaker Asylum, I initially set the low pass where the sub and main speaker are both -3db. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-09-19, 17:19:41 (216.67.29.149)
After that, it's the listening as others have said. I have two HSU HRSW10 cylindrical subs. I also use a Radio Shack decibel meter to flatten the total response from the subs and main speakers togethe .......

172: Vinyl Asylum, The Vocalion and Okeh labels are your best bet for collectibles (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-09-19, 17:10:15 (216.67.29.149)
depending on the artists. Blues, old timey, and jazz are your best bet for artists. I have donated some unwanted 78s to the local library, as thrift stores are sure bet for breakage. I occasionally se .......

173: Vinyl Asylum, Just happen to have that picture . . . . (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-09-18, 23:07:14 (216.67.29.149)
nt .......

174: Jazz Alley, I might add Nina Simone too. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-09-16, 22:46:31 (66.230.88.100)
nt .......

175: Vinyl Asylum, Thanks. An ultrasonic cleaner is only mechanical. The chemical (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-09-16, 22:24:36 (66.230.88.100)
makeup of fingerprints tells us where to start looking for solutions. .......

176: Vinyl Asylum, What is USC? The chemical composition of fingerprints are in the link below. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-09-16, 12:09:26 (66.230.88.100)
So, I would think dilute alcohol would work, but try an enzyme solution first that contains protein and fat enzymes. .......

177: Vinyl Asylum, Whoa! Thank you. That is really cool. Forgot google again. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-09-15, 23:01:24 (66.230.88.100)
nt .......

178: Vinyl Asylum, Thank you. I wish I had a scope with a camera attachment. I still have (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-09-15, 14:03:13 (66.230.88.100)
my old camera attachment for a Minolta SLR. .......

179: Vinyl Asylum, Discogs, popsike, and eBay sold sales, which will eventually be on popsike. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-09-14, 16:24:31 (174.204.77.43)
nt .......

180: Vinyl Asylum, You're right about the uneven wear from anti-skate issues. I have (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-09-14, 11:06:59 (66.230.88.100)
seen that. However, the pictures from the Shure manual look exactly like my microscope pictures. .......

181: Vinyl Asylum, What power is your scope Tre? nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-09-14, 10:57:00 (66.230.88.100)
nt .......

182: Vinyl Asylum, I don't have any experience with stylus wear and corresponding sound (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-09-14, 01:01:34 (66.230.88.100)
degradation. I would think a loss of high frequencies and detail would be noticed first. The amount of wear seen in my pictures would also damage the record groove. .......

183: Vinyl Asylum, Yeah, I am using a clicker to get to 500 hours, before I scope the stylus. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-09-13, 16:35:35 (66.230.88.100)
nt .......

184: Vinyl Asylum, I use the same time but also use a clicker counter on a convenient stand. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-09-13, 12:37:55 (66.230.88.100)
nt .......

185: Vinyl Asylum, With proper side lighting and 200 power, here is what bad stylus wear (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-09-13, 09:58:35 (66.230.88.100)
looks like on an elliptical needle and a microline needle. .......

186: Vinyl Asylum, I find 200 power and side lighting in a dark room to be the ideal (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-09-12, 23:07:18 (66.230.88.100)
requirements for stylus inspection. However, it's not easy to find a 200 power microscope. I have four scopes with 100 power and 430 power, but all of my microscopes were purchased at estate sales for .......

187: Vinyl Asylum, You have to have Superman's x-ray vision to use that thing. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-09-10, 21:17:04 (66.230.88.100)
nt .......

188: Vinyl Asylum, For those who purchased the Elvon alignment gauge, what did you do (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-09-09, 21:04:10 (66.230.88.100)
with the included ultra small level gauge? Thanks. .......

189: Vinyl Asylum, +2! nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-09-06, 21:39:21 (66.230.88.100)
nt .......

190: Vinyl Asylum, Hahaha. That dirty LP bothered me the whole time too. Obsessive I guess. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-09-04, 22:21:46 (66.230.88.100)
nt .......

191: Vinyl Asylum, Only antiques still have antiques around? (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-09-03, 23:20:30 (66.230.88.100)
nt .......

192: Vinyl Asylum, Maybe when the oil chamber is full, the oil is leaking out of the oil tube (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-09-03, 23:15:34 (66.230.88.100)
that feeds the chain. Just a guess, as I don't know how the oil flow to the chain is controlled. .......

193: Amp/Preamp Asylum, If you want to go overboard, I built a wooden box around my Fisher 500C. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-08-29, 23:33:55 (66.230.88.100)
The bottom board was cut just beyond the edge of each side of the receiver and beyond the knobs and switches on the front side. I then drilled holes through the bottom board to line up with the four .......

194: Vinyl Asylum, The 1229 speed switch was easy to remove and clean, but it was very (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-08-29, 21:14:50 (66.230.88.100)
extremely difficult to install. It was frustrating, and parts fell on the floor a few times, especially the spring. Be careful not to loss parts and their location, which is easy to do with this swit .......

195: Vinyl Asylum, RE: I restored a regular 1229, and it works great with a Shure M104e cartridge. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-08-29, 18:08:53 (174.204.72.19)
The only part I had to source was that steurerpimpel. I did use u-tube for the motor and the speed switch, as this was my attempt on the 1229. I restored a 1009 previously, and that was a simpler. ::: .......

196: Vinyl Asylum, I restored a regular 1229, and it works great with a Shure M104e cartridge. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-08-29, 16:12:46 (66.230.88.100)
Internet chatter says the 104e is the same as a Shure M91e. The project was definitely a project that took me a week on and off. So many parts had to be separately cleaned and re-grease, and I used bo .......

197: Vintage Asylum, My parents had our house remodeled in 1956, and that's the furniture (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-08-26, 23:34:20 (66.230.88.100)
they picked out. .......

198: Vinyl Asylum, When using a mirror for cantilever azimuth alignment, a cantilever (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-08-24, 21:13:15 (66.230.88.100)
that sits low is difficult is difficult to see. This see through device is a good start in this situation. I do understand that using this device is only for leveling the cartridge body. .......

199: Vintage Asylum, Whoa! That was a lot of work. Congrats. Is that a filter in that preserves (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-08-22, 23:36:51 (66.230.88.100)
jar? It looks like the Empire table was in good condition before the change. .......

200: Vinyl Asylum, Here's my old post about the new and old Audioquest brushes. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-08-22, 05:41:30 (24.237.158.8)
nt .......

201: Vinyl Asylum, +2 or +3. I'm not sure. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-08-22, 00:07:13 (66.230.88.100)
nt .......

202: Vinyl Asylum, Good points, and I'm happy with my separates ultrasonic system that (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-08-21, 23:52:54 (66.230.88.100)
only cost $800(includes the filter system and vacuum rinse machine). Each item can be replaced cheaply without purchasing a whole new expensive all-in-one machine. .......

203: Vinyl Asylum, They have sold for over $100 on eBay. A local record store has sold (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-08-21, 20:46:14 (66.230.88.100)
one for over $100 also. If it's too much trouble to use eBay, maybe a record store that also sells used equipment can take it off your hands for the price you paid or possibly some more. Local craigs .......

204: Vinyl Asylum, So sorry Wendell, but you have a lot of support here. The equipment (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-08-21, 20:34:40 (66.230.88.100)
is certainly not as important as the music now. Take care. .......

205: Vinyl Asylum, Thanks. Passed it on. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-08-21, 20:23:03 (66.230.88.100)
nt .......

206: Vinyl Asylum, Just don't shine a bright light across the record at the same height as the record. ;^) (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-08-21, 20:17:15 (66.230.88.100)
nt .......

207: Tubes Asylum, Interesting diagram of a vacuum tube from 1920 book "Thermionic Vacuum Tube" (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-08-21, 20:12:45 (66.230.88.100)
by Van der Bijl. .......

208: Vintage Asylum, While walking through one of the electronic districts in Taipei, I saw (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-08-17, 20:22:06 (66.230.88.100)
a small transformer shop and a guy appearing to hand wind transformer coils. Sorry I didn't have a small camera in those days, but these type of small electronic shops were not unusual in Taipei and H .......

209: Vinyl Asylum, Wow, that's not a cheap hobby, especially in Asia. I was lucky to find (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-08-17, 11:06:46 (66.230.88.100)
my 301 at an estate sale in Alaska for $400, and I had to hide that purchase. I About two years ago, I did purchase several new condition parts from Perfect Sound in preparation for a future overhaul. .......

210: Tubes Asylum, Thanks for the knowledge from a manufacturer, and the soft start is nice to have. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-08-16, 00:11:17 (66.230.88.100)
nt .......

211: Vinyl Asylum, I forgot to mention it, but your finished 301 player and tonearm are beautiful (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-08-15, 23:59:25 (66.230.88.100)
I have not decided on an arm yet, as a birch ply base is my first project. I will space for a small armboard, in order to accommodate different tonearms. .......

212: Vinyl Asylum, Ahh, you are correct. The tip has broken off. Thanks for the source. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-08-15, 16:33:02 (66.230.88.100)
nt .......

213: Tubes Asylum, Do you guys leave your tube amps on all the time? (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-08-15, 00:24:50 (66.230.88.100)
nt .......

214: Vinyl Asylum, Is this a grease bearing 301? Asking because the on/off lever is different (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-08-14, 22:43:59 (66.230.88.100)
on my oil bearing 301. Thanks. .......

215: Vinyl Asylum, Have you ever see what trees Lowe's uses for their lumber?? (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-08-14, 15:22:10 (66.230.88.100)
nt .......

216: Vinyl Asylum, They are my go-to hardware in my hometown as well. Fantastic place (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-08-14, 13:01:27 (66.230.88.100)
for the small time hardware shopper. ACE is the place! .......

217: Vinyl Asylum, The only time my motor made a little noise on startup was due to a (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-08-13, 17:29:35 (66.230.88.100)
worn delrin pad in the main platter bearing. I have oiled the motor with sewing machine oil, which is about 5W. I have a few motors for spares, and they all make a very small noise. The noise gets low .......

218: Vinyl Asylum, I also received a spam email from discogs. I avoided the email message, then (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-08-13, 16:48:00 (66.230.88.100)
logged into my discogs account to retrieve my messages. That darned spam was in my discogs messages also, so I deleted it without opening. I also get an ACE spam message everyday as well, and I delete .......

219: Vinyl Asylum, I did something similar with my AR-XA, but I didn't paint the metal base. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-08-13, 00:37:13 (66.230.88.100)
I spun the tonearm rod and the main bearing rod while using 4 different grades of sandpaper and three levels of metal polish. The final look was very glossy, and I don't have to give the platter a lit .......

220: Vinyl Asylum, What's neat is that recording into the old talking machines with horns are a copy (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-08-13, 00:13:41 (66.230.88.100)
of the human ear. The ear would be the horn; the eardrum the sound box; the inner ear bones the stylus; and the brain being the shellac memory disc. .......

221: Vinyl Asylum, And he used a tennis ball to control the volume in his diamond disc (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-08-12, 17:34:14 (66.230.88.100)
machines, in order to avoid the Victor patent of hinged doors. .......

222: Vinyl Asylum, Hahaha. Sooo true. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-08-08, 21:18:58 (216.67.18.81)
nt .......

223: Jazz Alley, Well, did you find anything?? nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-08-08, 21:17:02 (216.67.18.81)
nt .......

224: Vinyl Asylum, "piece of junk . . ". Pretty strong words John. The AR-XA tonearm is (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-08-07, 23:05:29 (216.67.63.179)
very inconvenient, but AR provided overhang adjustment with a poorly located screw. The instructions also showed how to install provided headshell spacers to adjust VTA with different cartridges of th .......

225: Vinyl Asylum, I assume your physician has excellent knowledge of Parkinsons, but I (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-08-01, 13:56:48 (216.67.63.179)
bring up the following comment due to the excellent results. The owner of one our local plumbing stores has had Parkinson's for many years, and I watched as the symptoms worsened. His tremors and stut .......

226: Vintage Asylum, Well, he's in Hong Kong, and he is ready to go. He does surrounds and cones. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-07-31, 21:41:50 (216.67.63.179)
nt .......

227: Vinyl Asylum, Ha! Thanks. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-07-30, 11:25:59 (216.67.63.179)
nt .......

228: Vinyl Asylum, Do you guys like Mayorga? I like Sheffield sonics, but some artists . . . (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-07-28, 13:18:16 (216.67.63.179)
nt .......

229: Vinyl Asylum, Ahh, ok. Sorry. The archives will probably have something. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-07-26, 13:19:55 (216.67.63.179)
nt .......

230: Vinyl Asylum, I still play records because . . . (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-07-26, 13:10:05 (216.67.63.179)
nt .......

231: Vinyl Asylum, Link?? nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-07-26, 12:50:15 (216.67.63.179)
nt .......

232: Vintage Asylum, Here's a vintage store in Hong Kong . . . (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-07-25, 16:35:40 (216.67.63.179)
nt .......

233: Vinyl Asylum, At the risk of backlash, I don't like most of the music from Sheffield. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-07-25, 15:37:35 (216.67.63.179)
despite their great sound. I found that true with Mapleshade as well. However, I acknowledge that everyone has different tastes. .......

234: Vinyl Asylum, Thanks for the confirmation. I purchased a whisper fan a long time (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-07-24, 17:01:39 (216.67.63.179)
ago, but never installed it on my Taiwanese VPI copy. It overheats after 9 records. I have used a small table top fan in the meantime, because I was too lazy to complete the whisper fan installation. .......

235: Vinyl Asylum, Great record covers too . . . (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-07-23, 15:18:49 (216.67.63.179)
nt .......

236: Vinyl Asylum, Your description exactly matches my hearing. I did get hearing aids (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-07-19, 00:14:42 (216.67.63.179)
from Costco, but they didn't help with background noise. The sound is slightly artificial as well. However, they do help with conversation and the wife not getting mad when she has to repeat. ::: TOPI .......

237: Jazz Alley, Thanks. Couldn't remember that name. Real cheap Coach purses (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-07-16, 23:16:38 (216.67.63.179)
for the wife, $2 Burberry scarves that go for $200 in the US, and even police badges. Knockoffs of status clothing is so much fun. I was also impressed with the numerous street vendors carts. In the m .......

238: Vinyl Asylum, I remember DonT. Thanks for letting us know your previous moniker. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-07-16, 22:47:54 (216.67.63.179)
I am thinking Opus 33 1/3 may have the most historical monikers. I wonder if he is currently posting under a new moniker just to fool us. .......

239: Vinyl Asylum, OW!! Ear Worm alert. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-07-14, 15:00:54 (216.67.53.161)
nt .......

240: Jazz Alley, Thanks for supplying detail. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-07-11, 09:27:53 (63.140.104.71)
nt .......

241: Jazz Alley, For my work, I flew to Seoul often, but I was disappointed with the amount (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-07-08, 14:33:34 (63.140.104.71)
of stereo shops and record stores compared to Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and even Bangkok. Admittedly, I didn't thoroughly search the city like I did with the other countries listed above. A .......

242: Vinyl Asylum, I have that Hazel Scott 78 set also and enjoy it. Quite a brave lady in her challenging times. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-07-03, 23:37:18 (63.140.104.71)
I am so glad your stem therapy has worked. My neighbor, who I told you about some time ago, has also conquered his cancer with the stem cell method. Love that Lincoln also, but I would hate to take it .......

243: Speaker Asylum, +1. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-06-29, 09:56:57 (63.140.104.71)
nt .......

244: Vinyl Asylum, Actually, it was posted on May 18th by dancingseamonkey. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-06-28, 20:05:42 (63.140.104.71)
nt .......

245: Vinyl Asylum, Ahh, thanks. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-06-28, 13:06:30 (63.140.104.71)
nt .......

246: Vinyl Asylum, Thanks for the explanation. I have two of the 2 motor versions, one (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-06-27, 09:53:28 (63.140.104.71)
of which I use for parts. It's good to know that the main motor of these two tables cannot be used for the single motor tables. .......

247: Vinyl Asylum, Does the motor capacitor allow the motor to run or to run in a certain direction? (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-06-26, 22:53:49 (63.140.104.71)
I don't know enough electronics to understand your explanation for the motor capacitor. Thanks. .......

248: Speaker Asylum, The next door apartment should be right in the sweet spot. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-06-26, 14:41:32 (63.140.104.71)
nt .......

249: Vinyl Asylum, Possibly like others, I cannot picture the specks from your description. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-06-24, 23:38:41 (216.67.113.178)
Is there any way to take a picture, even using a microscope? I have occasionally had hard white specks lodge themselves tightly in the groove, as they must have been the same width as the groove. If m .......

250: Vintage Asylum, Many of us are wondering what he is up to. His contributions were huge. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-06-19, 23:24:31 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

251: Speaker Asylum, Thank you very much. My Velodyne is the old ULD-15. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-06-17, 02:08:12 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

252: Vintage Asylum, Got it. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-06-16, 00:23:12 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

253: Vinyl Asylum, Maybe this one. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-06-14, 20:41:26 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

254: Tubes Asylum, Greenwich, England. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-06-14, 16:53:24 (174.204.78.132)
nt .......

255: Vinyl Asylum, Good theory. Amazing that Miller passed up the Beatles. Miller did (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-06-14, 16:50:09 (174.204.78.132)
have a little adventurous spirit in him though. I have a jazz LP with Miller on the front cover playing a clarinet I think, and it sounds great. I cannot find it on discogs or google, but the cover is .......

256: Speaker Asylum, Velodyne used a servo control system with their subwoofers. Would (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-06-14, 16:38:35 (174.204.78.132)
a plate amp switch incorporate that feature? Pardon my poor electronics knowledge. .......

257: Vinyl Asylum, I think Zappa playing music on his bicycle spokes was a hard sell even in his time. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-06-14, 11:38:59 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

258: Vinyl Asylum, IKEA interview . . . (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-06-12, 11:59:18 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

259: Speaker Asylum, Check your country, eh. :^) nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-06-10, 18:42:58 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

260: Speaker Asylum, Never heard of them. ;^) (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-06-09, 11:23:47 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

261: Tubes Asylum, +1. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-06-09, 11:06:25 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

262: Vinyl Asylum, Yes he would, and he has paid some high dollar for other 78s. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-06-07, 19:10:52 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

263: Vinyl Asylum, Hi. Yes, mine is the square top Standard, and I think I also have a two (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-06-07, 13:12:45 (216.67.113.178)
speed conversion set somewhere. You have done amazing things with what is left of the original machine. Mine only needs a new leather belt along with total cleaning and new lubrication. I think I have .......

264: Vinyl Asylum, Thanks very much. Despite what Joe says, I hope his daughter does (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-06-07, 12:49:32 (216.67.113.178)
donate the entire collection to the Library of Congress, a well known audio library like UC Santa Barbara, or a museum. His Shellac records are so fragile, so rare, and irreplaceable. He has Robert Jo .......

265: Vinyl Asylum, Have you ever considered the ASR Mini Basis from Germany? There (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-06-06, 18:10:15 (216.67.113.178)
have been many upgrades, but I don't know the current price. Member mosin highly praised the mini in years past. .......

266: Vinyl Asylum, Thank you. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-06-06, 16:35:14 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

267: Vinyl Asylum, Thanks a lot. Sorry about the mail order problems. I would have thought (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-06-05, 22:25:45 (216.67.113.178)
that New Zealand's range of latitudes would not be a problem. Of course, a long trip in a non air conditioned vehicle or a long time in a parked vehicle in sunny weather could damage an LP even in my .......

268: Vinyl Asylum, Well, that's project #102, and I am currently on project #2. :^( (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-06-05, 19:07:29 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

269: Vinyl Asylum, When you reach 54C, what's your next step. I have the old VF. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-06-05, 17:52:25 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

270: Vinyl Asylum, Forgot I had a rock n' roll recording from 1919. Move over big Joe Turner. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-06-05, 17:49:16 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

271: Vinyl Asylum, I used all three of those Novus products. I started out with 800 grit (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-06-02, 18:14:20 (216.67.113.178)
wet sandpaper, followed by 1000 grit, 1500 grit, and 2000 grit. I then used Novus 3, 2, and 1. Unfortunately, I did this all by hand, and I now have ordered some attachments for my 1/4 inch variable s .......

272: Vinyl Asylum, I once saw Lew Tabackin at a joint about two blocks from the Village Vanguard. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-06-02, 17:35:13 (216.67.113.178)
His body was shaking faster than his fingers on his sax. It was hard to watch, so my son and I went back to get in line for the next show at the Village Vanguard. I have "Trackin," but I am not fond o .......

273: Vinyl Asylum, New headshells are reasonable, so I would save this headshell for Ortofon, and (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-06-02, 14:13:33 (216.67.113.178)
buy another wired headshell for non-Ortofons. Thanks for the thought. Actually, I sold the SL-1300, so the next person will decide what to do. The hardest thing to accomplish on the 1300 was restoring .......

274: Vinyl Asylum, I like Story's use of the tiny drill. With my luck, the small section of (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-06-02, 10:26:40 (216.67.113.178)
the toothpick would break off and get stuck in the clip. .......

275: Vinyl Asylum, This was an old Technics headshell found in a drawer that had no leads. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-06-02, 10:17:02 (216.67.113.178)
We had to start from scratch and broke open a new package of wires. .......

276: Vinyl Asylum, Small cartridge pins on Ortofon OM10. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-06-01, 23:06:43 (216.67.113.178)
Two days ago, I helped a friend mount a Ortofon OM10 cartridge on a Technics SL-1300 headshell using a set of new headshell wires. I first installed the new wires on the headshell and used tape to kee .......

277: Vinyl Asylum, I just sold a 1969 Miles Davis "In a Silent Way" for $50 on discogs. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-30, 23:02:06 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

278: Speaker Asylum, Until last week, I never realized that Tannoy means a public address speaker (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-29, 16:32:38 (216.67.113.178)
in the UK. Sorry, off topic but interesting. Kind of like kleenex is used for a tissue. .......

279: Vinyl Asylum, I wish you had grabbed your super 8mm and tried it again. :^) (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-26, 17:45:37 (216.67.113.178)
Pardon the off topic, but how did your Micro Acoustic 2002e compare to the Grado? .......

280: Tubes Asylum, Ah, Julia Childs trying to sprinkle bread crumbs on everything. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-24, 19:08:17 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

281: Vinyl Asylum, +1. Diskeeper round bottom sleeves are my favorite. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-23, 14:04:51 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

282: Vinyl Asylum, Since I am not sure what really happens, I am going to stick with just (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-22, 14:11:20 (216.67.113.178)
freezing the spindle. I know that does work, and I will leave the platter at room temperature. .......

283: Vinyl Asylum, "Goin' Home" is one of my favorites. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-21, 23:45:46 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

284: Vinyl Asylum, Very cool trip down memory lane. In high school, I only purchased (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-21, 23:10:44 (216.67.113.178)
45s. The only exception was a "Green Onions" LP by Booker T. And the MGs. A lot of yard work money for that one. .......

285: Vinyl Asylum, Very nice. I do have a Grace 707 un-mounted, but thanks for the offer. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-20, 16:54:31 (216.67.113.178)
The NOS Astrion spent years in Taipei, Taiwan, and there is a little rust on it. Will not know unless I try it, I guess. .......

286: Vinyl Asylum, Is it this one? (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-20, 12:43:46 (216.67.113.178)
Ashamed that I have never installed it. .......

287: Vinyl Asylum, Thanks. I had to forward that one on. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-19, 18:19:58 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

288: Vinyl Asylum, I was just thinking of your idea last night, and I think you are correct. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-19, 12:05:28 (216.67.113.178)
The metal would expand into free space, and that would include into the hole in the platter. We need a physics major to jump in here. .......

289: Vinyl Asylum, Here's the old spindle . . ., (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-19, 11:59:40 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

290: Vinyl Asylum, Yes. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-19, 11:58:22 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

291: Vinyl Asylum, That story is hard to believe. What a memory that will never get lost. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-19, 11:55:57 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

292: Vinyl Asylum, :^). nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-18, 14:17:32 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

293: Vinyl Asylum, Your record is stuck. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-18, 10:32:49 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

294: Vinyl Asylum, Just experimented with the frozen spindle technique, and it worked! It took some (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-18, 00:41:51 (216.67.113.178)
hard hammering with a mallet and a block of wood. With the replacement spindle, I will add warming the inner platter and some white lithium grease in addition to the frozen spindle. That should be eve .......

295: Vinyl Asylum, Maybe "earthy" would be a better word than bad. That is in comparison (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-17, 15:18:14 (174.204.67.148)
to late 50s and early 60s rock 'n roll on the radio. The very early stones were re-recording the earthy blues from the 30s that most(not al) of the 50s and 60s white kids had never heard of. ::: T .......

296: Vinyl Asylum, Thanks you guys for reminding me of this technique. I have used it (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-17, 14:54:39 (174.204.67.148)
during plumbing repair, and it was successful. My old spindle is in the freezer now for an experiment later. .......

297: Vinyl Asylum, +1. I always considered the Beatles to be cute, then clever. The Stones (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-17, 14:50:02 (174.204.67.148)
were animal or the bad boys. These statements are coming from growing up in the 50s and early 60s. .......

298: Vinyl Asylum, If it helps, I see a lot of these in the thrift stores. The exception might (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-17, 14:41:35 (216.67.113.178)
be jazz, boogie woogie, and blues. Sometimes nice Glen Miller sets go for $20 to $25 on eBay. An occasional classical set will sell for the same price, but classical sets are the ones I mostly see in .......

299: Vinyl Asylum, Are these 12 inch 78s? nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-17, 12:05:43 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

300: Vinyl Asylum, Steve recommends machine shop but says a mallet and a piece of wood (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-16, 21:08:29 (216.67.113.178)
will also suffice. I just removed the old spindle using a mallet and a block of wood until the top of the spindle was even with the top of the inner platter. I then carefully positioned a nail set in .......

301: Vinyl Asylum, For AR-XA owners, vinylengine and audiokarma poster, Steve Frosten, (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-16, 14:44:42 (216.67.113.178)
produces replacement spindles of excellent quality. I received mine yesterday and am very impressed with the polished final product. I hope Steve doesn't mind, but I paid $25. I am not associated with .......

302: Vinyl Asylum, I need to put on a N95 mask just reading all of this. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-16, 13:33:18 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

303: Vinyl Asylum, And here's the link to the Simple Green msds. It definitely contains (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-15, 22:33:27 (216.67.113.178)
non-ionic surfactants, of which Triton X100 and Tergitol are members. .......

304: Vinyl Asylum, You're going to do what? Again? nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-13, 20:32:08 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

305: Vintage Asylum, Well, your negative posts are getting old as well . . . nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-12, 12:47:28 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

306: Vintage Asylum, The AI M3a and ProAc Response 3 were on my dream list 25 hears ago. Very nice. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-12, 12:43:45 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

307: Vinyl Asylum, That's how I feel. Too bad I am 76. nt. ;^) (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-11, 23:30:42 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

308: Vinyl Asylum, You're right. I edited the guilty post. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-11, 10:59:25 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

309: Vinyl Asylum, Not being a frequent reader of the other site, I don't have an answer for you . nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-10, 14:13:02 (216.67.113.178)
I was able to purchase another spindle bearing shaft from a well known poster on the other site. I will have to carefully pound out the damaged spindle rod and press the new one in. Amazing how many .......

310: Vinyl Asylum, A poster on another site stated that Marc Morin later admitted that (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-09, 21:58:54 (216.67.113.178)
his moly coated metal thrust plate didn't work and should be removed or not installed. Unfortunately, I never received the notification, but I am sure Marc never kept a record of who he mailed the par .......

311: Vinyl Asylum, I understand. When I visited stereo shops in Hong Kong, they were (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-09, 21:41:45 (216.67.113.178)
always demonstrating their equipment by playing one song by Jennifer Warnes. I got real sick of that tune, but you at lease got a good price for the LPs during that time period. .......

312: Vinyl Asylum, Holy chit! What have you done with them? nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-08, 16:57:25 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

313: Vinyl Asylum, That was back in December, and I was hoping he would be back home by now. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-08, 16:54:32 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

314: Vinyl Asylum, A "sapphire optical flat" is exactly what Story suggested already. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-08, 16:52:23 (216.67.113.178)
What do your ideas have anything to do with an AR-XA, which already has a machined ball on the end of the spindle shaft. You cannot change that. One can polish the tip as much as possible to provide l .......

315: Vinyl Asylum, Still waiting for Henry(Opus 33 1/3) to reappear. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-08, 15:13:47 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

316: Vinyl Asylum, That's when I obtained most of mine. Not happening today, unless (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-08, 15:04:07 (216.67.113.178)
you live in Wyoming. :^) .......

317: Vinyl Asylum, Hahaha. Thanks. Actually, I just scrounged the inner platter from (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-08, 05:53:21 (216.67.113.178)
a two motor AR-XA for my single motor unit. The two motor table is now just for parts. I got it for free, so I don't feel too bad. When people still make parts for this 54 year old table, you know how .......

318: Vinyl Asylum, It would have been nice to have Marc's jeweled vertical tonearm bearing cups. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-08, 05:29:41 (216.67.113.178)
Those sharp, pointed, metal, vertical bearings pressing into the soft delrin cups always bother me, even though delrin has self lubricating properties. .......

319: Vinyl Asylum, Thanks. Already ordered two more from Pat's Audio last night. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-08, 05:13:06 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

320: Vinyl Asylum, After an all day affair, I am back spinning LPs on my AR-XA. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-07, 23:24:40 (216.67.113.178)
I was able to clean the rotten foam off the replacement inner platter with aircraft metal paint remover after a initial scraping with a plastic putty knife. Discoloration still exists, but the platter .......

321: Vinyl Asylum, I will order another delrin pad from Pat as a standby, and I especially (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-07, 14:16:58 (216.67.113.178)
like your statement about the the platter material compatibility with delrin and not harder materials. That is so obvious in my case. I was hoping to post on Audio Karma, as that's the site where Mar .......

322: Vinyl Asylum, I will flip my delrin over, as the other side is flat. Thanks. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-07, 14:01:03 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

323: Vinyl Asylum, Thanks for the ideas. The manual says to use 20W non detergent oil, so (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-07, 13:45:55 (174.204.64.243)
I have been using Zoom Spout turbine oil. Everything was fine in the past, until I installed Morin's moly coated plate. Correction: The owners manual says 10W oil. .......

324: Vinyl Asylum, AR-XA spindle thrust bearing problem. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-07, 02:29:26 (216.67.113.178)
Years ago, the late AR-XA expert Marc Morin sent me a moly coated metal plate to be placed at the bottom of the AR-XA spindle bearing well. His mod was meant to reduce friction as much as possible by .......

325: Vinyl Asylum, Thanks, but I don't know where it is now. Still in the house though. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-05, 16:26:34 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

326: Vinyl Asylum, +2. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-05, 11:47:30 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

327: Vinyl Asylum, I have hit the tonearm with the original dustcover so mant times, especially (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-04, 18:33:20 (216.67.113.178)
at night in poor visability. It would be worse, if I had only one beer. Yes, my house is too dusty and needs a dustcover. .......

328: Vinyl Asylum, One of the best tributes I have ever seen. Makes the hair stand up. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-04, 11:55:37 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

329: Vinyl Asylum, Actually, do you ever post short followups? ;^). nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-05-03, 13:16:48 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

330: Tubes Asylum, Would this work . (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-27, 13:24:00 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

331: Vinyl Asylum, $79. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-27, 13:18:37 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

332: Speaker Asylum, From your comments, I assume you have heard the System 800. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-26, 22:39:45 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

333: Vinyl Asylum, Absolutely! nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-25, 19:51:01 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

334: Vinyl Asylum, Funny you mentioned "Rumors," as my record store friend said he (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-25, 13:08:30 (216.67.113.178)
could not keep that record in stock. I didn't buy any rock after 1975, so I couldn't help him either. .......

335: Vinyl Asylum, I have trouble with Schoenberg like I have trouble with Don Cherry and (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-25, 13:02:43 (216.67.113.178)
Ornette Coleman. However, I have and enjoy that Grappelli. I gave all my Schoenbergs to a friend who likes everything alternative. :^) .......

336: Tubes Asylum, You are correct. All the adapters in the kit are test adapters with (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-25, 12:50:28 (216.67.113.178)
every pin having a small metal strip on the top of the adapter for using a volt/ohm meter. The original owner also had two B&K adapters for testing other tubes in the octal socket. No socket savers ar .......

337: Vinyl Asylum, I already have left a message to my record store friend concerning the list price. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-24, 15:27:46 (216.67.113.178)
I will let you know if he answers. I believe it was near $75, as it was a 3 LP set. .......

338: Vinyl Asylum, Ha! Great wait. I bet the Mingus stays high or at least over $100. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-24, 14:53:26 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

339: Vinyl Asylum, Yesterday, I got up at 10:30am Eastern, and some RSD releases were (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-24, 13:46:16 (216.67.113.178)
already going for $150 plus. On eBay, folks are asking over double for the Mingus at Ronnie Scotts and over triple on discogs. .......

340: Vinyl Asylum, Turnout was huge in Anchorage, Alaska. Restricted entry into the crowded (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-24, 10:40:47 (216.67.113.178)
store was still being used at 3:40pm after opening at 10:00am. One couple camped in a small RV in the parking lot to be first in line in the morning. I didn't show until 3:40pm hoping the crowds would .......

341: Vinyl Asylum, Thank you. No more crude than a paddle riding on high centistoke silicone I guess. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-22, 18:27:58 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

342: Tubes Asylum, Ahhh, your knowledge about these matters is way above me. ;^) nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-22, 18:22:18 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

343: Vinyl Asylum, I read the Disctraker manual, but I cannot figure out its function. Help. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-22, 12:21:09 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

344: Tubes Asylum, Found it. It's a GC Electronics 5092 vacuum tube extractor. . . (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-22, 10:12:31 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

345: Tubes Asylum, This one would be a roach clip for a cigar. Did your mother smoke cigars? nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-22, 09:46:08 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

346: Tubes Asylum, It's a black coating that has hardened by now, and the underside has a concave (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-22, 09:44:12 (216.67.113.178)
shape for grabbing something round. .......

347: Tubes Asylum, About 20 years, I purchased a tube adapter kit at an estate sale thinking (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-21, 23:37:41 (216.67.113.178)
it was a socket saver kit for a tube tester. Regardless, there were three additional items in the kit that I don't recognize. The large tong and two screens look like hot vacuum tube pullers. Thanks i .......

348: Speaker Asylum, Maybe these Tannoys? (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-17, 15:19:03 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

349: Vinyl Asylum, My preference is for Blind Joe Death . . . (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-17, 13:40:27 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

350: Vinyl Asylum, The founder of Speciality Records, Art Rupe, has passed at 104 years old. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-16, 23:53:03 (216.67.113.178)
Little Richard, Sam Cooke, and many other R&B and gospel singers have to thank him for their start. .......

351: Amp/Preamp Asylum, The motorized volume control on my 1990 Denon receiver is totally silent. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-14, 15:14:58 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

352: Vintage Asylum, Thanks for your comments on the DB110s. My two are in a box in (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-13, 18:03:41 (216.67.113.178)
the basement totally unrestored. I wish I had more time. .......

353: Vinyl Asylum, My Alaska system is only mid-fi with a Denon AVR 1010 prologic receiver, a N.E.W. A-20 (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-12, 22:21:19 (216.67.113.178)
main amp, an slightly modified AR-XA table with Shure M97xe/Jico cartridge, slightly modified PSB-A main speakers, HSU SW10 stereo subs and crossover, a PSB center speaker pair, and a Panasonic BD85 b .......

354: Vinyl Asylum, Like your center speaker . . . (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-12, 12:54:17 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

355: Vinyl Asylum, Same here. I also use the cut and paste to place the images where (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-12, 12:36:02 (216.67.113.178)
I want them in relation to the text. Also, if you have a preference for a certain sequence of your images, put your desired first image last and so on. .......

356: Vinyl Asylum, I think your nieces would really have fun with a juke box at your place. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-12, 10:53:21 (216.67.113.178)
Do you have one yet or plan to get one? A fantastic collection like that would be great to share with friends and relatives. Your old radio program at the college was a terrific opportunity, especiall .......

357: Vinyl Asylum, Or this . . . (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-09, 12:48:30 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

358: Vinyl Asylum, Or you could check ebay for a gold antique rack using words "record storage rack." nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-07, 20:11:51 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

359: Vinyl Asylum, Google has a lot of info using the words "record drying rack." nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-07, 17:23:53 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

360: Speaker Asylum, Someone with actual sub experience says " found it to be especially nice sounding." (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-07, 13:35:13 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

361: Vinyl Asylum, Of all the dinghies that sail the sea Davy's is the only one for me! (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-07, 11:47:08 (174.204.78.145)
Love all my wacky Wallis wordings. .......

362: Jazz Alley, +1. Love that photo. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-05, 01:10:39 (216.67.113.178)
nt .......

363: Speaker Asylum, Thank you. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-02, 08:06:04 (63.231.20.3)
nt .......

364: Speaker Asylum, They are my main speakers. Does rotating the lens affect the soundstage width? (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-01, 21:27:02 (63.231.20.3)
Have you changed any of the capacitors in the crossover and changed the grille? Thanks. I was thinking of surrounding the horn with some felt, but that may destroy what the lens os trying to achieve. .......

365: Speaker Asylum, Is this considered a lens on the Hitachi HS500? (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-04-01, 19:10:34 (63.231.20.3)
nt .......

366: Vintage Asylum, Jeez, I haven't heard that song for ages, unless you were thinking of another green door. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-28, 23:01:07 (63.231.20.3)
nt .......

367: Tape Trail, Thanks again. I have a head demagnetizer somewhere from my old cassette days. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-28, 21:01:44 (63.231.20.3)
nt .......

368: Vinyl Asylum, +1 nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-28, 09:28:10 (174.246.84.60)
nt .......

369: Tape Trail, Thanks for responding Victor. I figured the caps were next. I was also (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-27, 19:05:15 (63.231.20.3)
wondering if the volume problems might also be transistors. I did a lot of cleaning and lubing already. I wouldn't dare to send valuable tape across dirty heads and guides, but electronics is my weak .......

370: Vinyl Asylum, The filter is a Pentek 158110, and I use 5 micron filters. The link below (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-27, 12:11:51 (63.231.20.3)
was my reference for my ultrasonic setup. The filters in the link are 1 micron. I used 1 micron initially but switched to 5 micron for cost. My tank is very clean with the naked eye, and I run the cle .......

371: Vinyl Asylum, I agree with everything you say. The transducer frequency of 40KHz (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-27, 09:25:05 (63.231.20.3)
is mentioned in the FAQ section of the Acoustic Sounds ad. The biggest change I see is the filtration system that caused failures in some original units which had internal filter problems. If one does .......

372: Tape Trail, Another totally novice question . . . (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-26, 21:18:34 (63.231.20.3)
A relative recently gave me a 3 3/4 ips tape of the Beatles white album. I didn't have a tape player, so I purchased a Telefunken Magnetophon Studio 4/44 for $20 at a thrift store as a temporary solut .......

373: Vinyl Asylum, I have a close friend that had to return three of them due to malfunction. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-25, 08:11:03 (63.229.4.230)
Not sure of the actual problem area, but his three units just stopped working. He moved on to another manufacturer, whose ultrasonic cleaner is still working. .......

374: Vintage Asylum, Ya gotta love the last paragraph of a military instruction manual. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-24, 18:15:39 (63.229.4.230)
nt .......

375: Vinyl Asylum, Sound of hoof beats?: first that comes to mind is Mister Ed or coconuts (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-23, 22:13:29 (63.229.4.230)
in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." ;^) .......

376: Vinyl Asylum, Ah, okay. There's a lot of MSUs in this country, and even Moscow State University. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-22, 23:31:50 (63.229.4.230)
nt .......

377: Vinyl Asylum, MSU? Montana State University? nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-22, 01:38:23 (63.229.4.230)
nt .......

378: Vinyl Asylum, I have the same setup next to my turntable, and I use a plumbing fitting. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-21, 22:09:40 (63.229.24.137)
nt .......

379: Vinyl Asylum, I still have my strange Akai auto reverse deck, but all my Memorex tapes have failed. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-16, 10:33:31 (63.229.5.79)
nt .......

380: Vinyl Asylum, Doesn't take much to get a blues recording contract . . . (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-16, 10:25:52 (63.229.5.79)
nt .......

381: Vinyl Asylum, Phew! Thanks for the warning. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-15, 11:05:34 (63.229.5.79)
nt .......

382: Jazz Alley, The only Russian River I know is in Alaska. Where is your Russian River? Thanks. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-13, 16:09:22 (63.229.5.79)
nt .......

383: Vinyl Asylum, Another option is the Q-up . . . (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-13, 15:39:54 (63.229.5.79)
I know it won't work on most Technics tables, but you might have enough space. I have not installed mine on any table yet, but there are archive posts for the Q-up on this site. .......

384: Speaker Asylum, "sport." ?? nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-10, 03:58:05 (63.229.5.79)
nt .......

385: Speaker Asylum, I have a similar setup, and I used a two throw four pole switch I found (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-09, 22:40:02 (63.229.5.79)
on eBay. I hope I got the switch name correct. That switch takes care of the main speakers for both the 2 channel receiver and the home theater receiver(see picture). For the subwoofer setup, I use a .......

386: Vinyl Asylum, Very sorry. I remember many times when both of your names were (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-08, 17:29:42 (63.229.5.79)
in the same post. I am sure you will have great memories and stories. .......

387: Vinyl Asylum, You're right. They are not. Mine was very reasonable. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-08, 17:18:26 (63.229.5.79)
nt .......

388: Vinyl Asylum, Ahhh, the never (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-08, 17:12:26 (63.229.5.79)
fill up the subject line trick. Funny. Thanks. .......

389: Vintage Asylum, Okay, you've made me sufficiently jealous with all these recent posts. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-08, 16:56:51 (63.229.5.79)
Have fun with everything. .......

390: Vinyl Asylum, That might be what I also have, when Atlantic transcribed some of her (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-08, 14:13:43 (63.229.5.79)
Commodore releases. She and Commodore were brave enough to do it, when nobody else would. .......

391: Vinyl Asylum, But, do you have this Commodore 78? (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-08, 13:03:53 (63.229.5.79)
The only company that would record this song in 1939 was Commodore Records. A piece of trivia is that Billy Crystal's dad worked at Commodore records, which was owned by Billy's uncle. Billy's dad .......

392: Vinyl Asylum, Okay, thanks. I just played the mono and stereo LPs again, and the (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-05, 21:51:27 (63.229.5.79)
stereo is a lot clearer and dynamic compared to my original mono. Both LPs were ultrasonically cleaned. I have never heard the Cisco release. .......

393: Vinyl Asylum, For me, that link had nothing to do with June Christy. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-05, 15:39:48 (63.229.5.79)
nt .......

394: Vinyl Asylum, Do you have the original to compare? My original mono is a bit veiled (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-05, 14:40:52 (63.229.5.79)
compared to a lot of my other records. I have not tried the 1960 re-reccording yet. Just listened to the stereo 1960 issue, and it is a lot clearer than my mono. As a side note, the stereo issue has a .......

395: Vintage Asylum, A lot of panting in those panties probably. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-05, 11:08:56 (63.229.5.79)
nt .......

396: Vinyl Asylum, The 1955 original is mono. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-04, 17:32:42 (63.229.5.79)
nt .......

397: Vintage Asylum, Mine was . . . . (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-04, 15:35:00 (63.229.5.79)
nt .......

398: Vinyl Asylum, A little late, but I just learned that June Christy's LP "Something Cool" (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-04, 15:27:09 (63.229.5.79)
shows her eyes closed in the 1955 release front cover. The re-release in 1960 shows her eyes open on the front cover picture. Cute. I only noticed the difference, because I purchased the two records a .......

399: Vinyl Asylum, The smiley face indicated jest. I am not fond of Ornette Coleman, but (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-04, 11:02:36 (174.246.64.220)
I do listen to Eric Dolphy. Sorry for the confision. .......

400: Vinyl Asylum, If you still have a vacuum machine, you can use that for drying. If not, (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-03, 16:26:39 (63.231.20.186)
there are some reasonable vacuum setups out there like the KabUsa unit. I use my older and heavily modified Record Doctor V for rinsing and drying after the ultrasonic cleaning. It is fast, and the re .......

401: Vinyl Asylum, How many records do you clean at one time? There have been posts (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-03, 12:08:59 (174.246.83.131)
on the this site about cavitation bubbles not reaching record surfaces when too many records are close together. Some have posted that different transducer locations also affect record surface access. .......

402: Jazz Alley, +1. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-03-02, 23:19:47 (63.231.20.186)
nt .......

403: Vinyl Asylum, Here are few posts from the archives . . . (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-24, 08:46:55 (63.231.20.186)
nt .......

404: Vinyl Asylum, This sounds exactly like the old Bop Street records in Ballard, Washington. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-22, 12:34:59 (63.231.20.186)
You get up to the checkout after digging for two hours in disorganized stacks( often on hour knees), and you wait while they look up and over price your finds. .......

405: Jazz Alley, She had better make a lot of recordings and money quickly before (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-22, 09:26:09 (63.231.20.186)
her fingers seize up. Amazing hands and fast creativity. I would need a slow piece in between though. .......

406: Speaker Asylum, Perfectly said. It's like a foundation that envelops the listener. I am (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-21, 08:27:18 (63.231.20.186)
still using my Hsu HRSW10 subwoofer pair. Of course, not all recordings have the bass that generates the feeling you mentioned. .......

407: Jazz Alley, Thanks for the idea, but the other half will not tolerate it. Chinatown (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-20, 09:41:56 (63.231.20.186)
looks like great cinematography, great acting, and great music though. Arrgh. .......

408: Jazz Alley, That Elvira look was pretty distracting. Had to stop watching. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-20, 09:38:17 (63.231.20.186)
nt .......

409: Jazz Alley, Thanks for the recommend. I guess that I am an innocent, as I have (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-19, 14:54:19 (63.231.20.186)
never seen Chinatown. I was too busy hiking and fishing in the Alaska wilderness at the time and didn't see many movies. Anyway, internet listening reveals what you said, and the link below has an int .......

410: Jazz Alley, I was going to mention the Davis record yesterday, but the OP is looking (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-19, 08:03:53 (63.231.20.186)
for an actual theme song, not the entire soundtrack. It's certainly a great jazz soundtrack though. .......

411: Jazz Alley, I was thinking the same thing, but I wasn't sure the theme song was (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-18, 13:34:04 (174.246.80.188)
totally jazz. The singing of Lola Albright and the small combo playing during the shows is great jazz however. Good luck affording Lola Albright's first LP though. .......

412: Vinyl Asylum, I wonder if anyone has ever written a book about the women on record jacket covers. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-17, 22:10:00 (63.231.20.186)
nt .......

413: Vinyl Asylum, I bet four guys could sit in that engine compartment with plenty of leg room. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-17, 22:00:42 (63.231.20.186)
nt .......

414: Vinyl Asylum, This is definitely not background music. Lots of intensity without being shrill (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-16, 22:29:09 (63.231.20.186)
and being bombarded with random, pointlless, notes. Mulligan's throaty sax and Dawson's drums are so clear. Thanks for reminding me to give it a listen again, and mine is only a Record Club edition. : .......

415: Speaker Asylum, For just a desktop system, I see lots of subwoofer(woofer) brands at thrift stores. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-15, 11:50:49 (63.231.20.186)
Some of these may be only one note boomers, but you may find one with some bass definition. The price is usually right, and you can research reviews/comments on the net with a mobile phone while in th .......

416: Vinyl Asylum, Thank you. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-12, 19:46:11 (63.231.20.186)
T .......

417: Vinyl Asylum, That's a lot better. Thanks. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-12, 10:46:05 (63.231.20.186)
nt .......

418: Vinyl Asylum, +1 on "Idle Moments." Thanks cactus. I am checking that one on allmusic now. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-12, 09:20:51 (63.231.20.186)
nt .......

419: Vinyl Asylum, Whoa, that's terrible. We reported our bad experience with the record (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-11, 21:22:42 (63.231.20.186)
in the box with the heavy cat litter, but that obviously didn't change their procedures for the replacement LP. Maybe it is time to boycott, censor, or whatever it is called. Worker attitudes must be .......

420: Vinyl Asylum, My record with discogs is 40% returns, about the same as eBay. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-11, 20:58:47 (63.231.20.186)
nt .......

421: Vinyl Asylum, Thanks for the suggestions. What gauge would you use for the wire wrap? (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-11, 08:29:49 (63.231.20.186)
nt .......

422: Vinyl Asylum, I am amazed what a vinyl record can withstand, but I have seen cracked ones before. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-10, 08:58:50 (63.231.20.186)
nt .......

423: Vinyl Asylum, No problem. Dismissing your complaint must be driving you up the wall. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-10, 08:55:54 (63.231.20.186)
nt .......

424: Vinyl Asylum, I just ordered a Paul Desmond from discogs last night. Amazon was (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-10, 08:53:34 (63.231.20.186)
the only place in the US to obtain a new copy of Eva Cassidy's "Songbird." I have rarely used Amazon for LPs, and they used safe packaging three years ago and earlier. It would be interesting to go un .......

425: Vinyl Asylum, Your experience matches mine just a couple years ago, but my recent (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-09, 13:20:54 (63.231.20.186)
experiences with Amazon have been disastrous. The picture below is the Acoustic Sounds overkill as you mentioned. .......

426: Vinyl Asylum, Amazon- strike two . . . (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-09, 12:12:17 (63.231.20.186)
I posted that Amazon recently sent me a record packaged with two 15 pound containers of cat litter with no padding. They were nice enough to send me a replacement record and told me to keep the first .......

427: Vinyl Asylum, Those long two months in Denver like my neighbor's long months (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-09, 11:47:03 (63.231.20.186)
in Seattle for stem cell therapy are tough, but the results are good. My neighbor has had nine months without reoccurrence. He had to limit his outdoor exposure for awhile, but he is outside all the t .......

428: Vinyl Asylum, Wow! Thank you very much. Been out all day and just saw your message. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-08, 22:24:06 (63.231.20.186)
From your original post, I thought the table was just a picture you saw on the internet or a table you saw at an used audio store. Sorry I didn't realize you knew the owner of the actual table. I just .......

429: Vinyl Asylum, The use of plastic instead of metal in this high tension area was a mistake I believe. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-07, 18:30:04 (63.231.20.186)
All the used hinges I have seen or heard about all have the cracked plastic areas. coffee-phil has had the same problem. .......

430: Vinyl Asylum, Cannot help any further, but I sure could use that right hinge on the KD500 dustcover. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-07, 15:24:29 (63.231.20.186)
I have had a 25 year eBay search for that hinge, and I won two. Both were damaged, and I was refunded for each of them. The search continues. .......

431: Speaker Asylum, Putting "speaker switches" in the Find box results in 142 posts. Also (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-07, 13:54:26 (63.231.20.186)
if you put the same words in Google, there are numerous posts, especially from the Audio Karma website. The opinions vary as usual, but you may find one brand that has consistent good comments. I have .......

432: Vintage Asylum, Your 12 inch JBL speakers might have been two D130s. I had those (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-06, 18:06:42 (63.231.20.186)
plus a 2400 crossover and L075 high frequency transducers. .......

433: Vinyl Asylum, The vinylengine website has servicing procedures for the SME 3009II. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-04, 14:33:36 (63.231.20.186)
If your cueing lever is the same as the 3009II, then see page 32 of the SME 3009II service manual. There is mention of cleaning the piston and cylinder and applying 1,000,000 centistoke viscosity sili .......

434: Vinyl Asylum, Hahaha. I wasn't able to open the Ipanema link yesterday due to my (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-04, 11:00:30 (63.231.20.186)
remote location and poor internet. Read it this morning and what a great story. Hopefully, I won't be arrested too. .......

435: Vinyl Asylum, If I could delete my message, I certainly would . It's too late now. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-03, 17:05:39 (63.231.20.186)
When I saw your followup to emakay, my eyes mistakenly placed your post to my post below about kitty litter. You had responded to my post below, and I thought you were responding again to my post. So .......

436: Vinyl Asylum, The juki one looks pretty cool, but I don't know if it is still available. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-03, 16:52:39 (63.231.20.186)
It fits what I was imagining by holding the cartridge from moving and having enough height to protect the exposed stylus. .......

437: Vinyl Asylum, Saw two posts so far using that ol' Find box for the archives . . . (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-03, 11:01:12 (63.231.20.186)
Sorry, don't know html procedures for posting multiple links. https://db.audioasylum.com/mhtml/m.html?forum=vinyl&n=813423&highlight=Cartridge+box&search_url=%2Fcgi%2Fsearch.mpl%3Fforum%3Dtubes%26sea .......

438: Vinyl Asylum, I will say more when I get a chance to clean the record thoroughly. I was amazed (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-03, 10:34:48 (63.231.20.186)
Answered wrong post. Message content deleted. .......

439: Vintage Asylum, Thank you very much. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-02, 21:51:24 (63.231.20.186)
nt .......

440: Vinyl Asylum, Ha! And if you stop, you get scratched till blood runs. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-02, 15:53:56 (63.231.20.186)
nt .......

441: Vinyl Asylum, Thanks. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-01, 22:50:39 (63.231.20.186)
Thanks to you and others for the recommendations earlier. Will be interesting to compare my previous CD with this record. Amazon is sending me a replacement even though I did not request one. I sent p .......

442: Vinyl Asylum, What do kitty litter and vinyl records have in common? (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-02-01, 17:48:37 (63.231.20.186)
Well, Amazon thinks they are the same, so they shipped them in the same box! There was no packing material, so Eva Cassidy had a rough ride with these two 15 pound curved containers of kitty litter. .......

443: Vintage Asylum, That's what I figured. I have a 1919 Victor VVX victrola that is finished with (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-31, 23:15:30 (63.231.20.186)
shellac, and some alligatoring is occurring. Cannot really see it in the picture, but I would like to correct the problem without removing the finish. .......

444: Vinyl Asylum, Way overboard and out of line reference. One exercising their freedom (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-31, 22:18:34 (63.231.20.186)
of taking their peaceful business elsewhere is not even close to a far right fascist who cooperated with German nazis to subdue, arrest, and kill Dutch resistance fighters in WWII. I have no doubt th .......

445: Vinyl Asylum, Who is censoring? Young and Mitchell are just exercising their freedom (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-31, 21:48:31 (63.231.20.186)
to choose an outlet for their music, just like Rogan is exercising his freedom of speech. .......

446: Speaker Asylum, Just an incomplete circuit with no current flowing, no? nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-31, 04:09:17 (63.231.20.186)
nt .......

447: Speaker Asylum, Ah, thanks. A very historical piece with the very first voice coil. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-31, 04:04:46 (63.231.20.186)
nt .......

448: Speaker Asylum, Ah, thanks. Just need an input signal maybe? Gotta have a vibrating surface somewhere. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-30, 16:40:01 (63.231.20.186)
nt .......

449: Speaker Asylum, Will this be used on an Edison or Victor? Or, what is at the base of this horn? nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-30, 13:57:47 (63.231.20.186)
nt .......

450: Vintage Asylum, Can that be used over shellac or varnish? nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-29, 17:43:20 (63.231.20.186)
nt .......

451: Vinyl Asylum, ". . big tent . ." Love it! nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-29, 12:47:13 (63.231.20.186)
nt .......

452: Vinyl Asylum, I live far away, but it sounds like Jerry made a lot of collectors happy (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-29, 12:36:58 (63.231.20.186)
as well as provided a great place to hang out. That picture with a young Crumb shows a Vocalion record sleeve, so I am guessing the 78 disc was one by Robert Johnson. That would be a $6000 to $10,000 .......

453: Vinyl Asylum, Seems like a lot of room for human error there. Phew! nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-29, 10:58:46 (63.231.20.186)
nt .......

454: Vinyl Asylum, I am guessing sarcasm, no? nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-28, 01:48:43 (63.231.20.186)
nt .......

455: Vinyl Asylum, Lots of categories to choose from, but a couple of mine with a little (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-27, 18:31:33 (63.231.20.186)
class are these two. .......

456: Vinyl Asylum, Just last October...-. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-27, 17:45:47 (63.231.20.186)
nt .......

457: Vinyl Asylum, Sorry about that bad experience. My misfortunes have all been small (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-27, 08:58:28 (63.231.20.186)
compared to yours. We have always lived with a well and our own septic, but electric has been with a utility company. I have a generator in Alaska and Washington, and both are electric start. The Alas .......

458: Vinyl Asylum, Just read that Ian's song "Four Strong Winds" was declared the greatest (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-26, 16:08:27 (63.231.20.186)
song ever written by a Canadian according to CBC radio. A lot a great Canadian singer/songwriters though. .......

459: Vinyl Asylum, "Northern Journey" was my favorite, and Vanguard pressings are excellent. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-26, 15:31:50 (63.231.20.186)
NT .......

460: Vinyl Asylum, Putting Lenco Forum in the Find box brings up 200 hits going back to 2007. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-26, 15:23:35 (63.231.20.186)
nt .......

461: Vinyl Asylum, Love it! Thanks. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-26, 13:08:51 (50.237.2.154)
nt .......

462: Vinyl Asylum, My 7500W generator from Costco only cost $450, and I have used (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-26, 12:54:19 (50.237.2.154)
it three times already this winter. Never longer than four hours thankfully. Ahh, the heat and a flush toilet. .......

463: Vinyl Asylum, With my luck, I will probably miss out on one of the signed editions. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-26, 12:44:02 (174.204.87.206)
nt .......

464: Vinyl Asylum, You lost my attention after the first two paragraphs. Sorry. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-24, 22:08:36 (63.229.25.99)
nt .......

465: Vinyl Asylum, Wow! My hand is not steady enough to do that. Beautiful work! nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-24, 10:26:18 (63.229.25.99)
nt .......

466: Vinyl Asylum, Sewing machine oil is also non-detergent, but it's viscosity is only 5W. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-23, 05:31:33 (63.229.25.99)
compared to the Zoom Spout viscosity of 10-15W. The ISO number of Zoom Spout and Mobil DTE Oil Light are both 32. Mobil DTE has corrosion and anti-wear additives, and I am not sure about Zoom Spout. B .......

467: Vinyl Asylum, One big difference between Mobil 1 and non-detergent oils like Zoom Spout or sewing machine oil (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-22, 23:49:18 (63.229.25.99)
is that Mobil 1 and other automobile oils with detergents will suspend contaminants that can be removed by filters. Turntables have no filters, so contaminants are best settled out and removed periodi .......

468: Vinyl Asylum, Geez, do ya think Mingus was having fun or not on that tune?! I can (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-22, 15:49:03 (63.229.5.214)
picture Fergus dancing to that with front paws in the air! .......

469: Vinyl Asylum, Listening to "Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus" with my cat tonight. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-21, 21:11:36 (63.229.5.214)
He seemed a little irritated, but we finally made it all the way through. .......

470: Vinyl Asylum, Found it. Thanks. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-20, 15:46:41 (63.229.5.214)
nt .......

471: Vinyl Asylum, Well, here's 200 posts if you put Stanton 681EEE in the Find box . . . (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-20, 13:25:53 (63.229.5.214)
nt .......

472: Vinyl Asylum, That looks like 10-15W according to Bob is the Oil Guy. Where did you (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-19, 16:32:06 (63.229.5.214)
find it? I have been using turbine oil from Ace Hardware, and it is also called Zoom Spout. It is a non-detergent, highly refined mineral oil. It is not a synthetic oil, which I do use in my cars. ::: .......

473: Vinyl Asylum, Hohoho. That's the reason I won't buy it either. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-19, 14:58:47 (63.229.5.214)
nt .......

474: Vintage Asylum, I haven't seen a post by Bold Eagle since August 2020! Where is (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-18, 18:37:27 (63.229.5.214)
all that knowledge? Really miss him and his wonderful attitude. .......

475: Vinyl Asylum, When I visited one of the hills in Rome in 1965, we saw numerous couples (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-17, 23:41:42 (63.229.5.214)
making out in those small Fiats. We were told al the girls had to be home just after 4:00pm, so the hills were alive at noon. Must have had some pretty flexible couples. .......

476: Vinyl Asylum, Dats ah great ah record. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-15, 23:39:59 (63.229.5.214)
nt .......

477: Vintage Asylum, That looks like a flea market and not a thrift store. Too many collectibles (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-15, 00:06:48 (63.229.5.214)
are being offered in glass cases. I'd call that a third hand type of operation. These sellers have already been to thrift stores and estate sales. Let me know if I am mistaken. .......

478: Vinyl Asylum, Are they sure it wasn't just this guy and not the pope? (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-14, 23:56:37 (63.229.5.214)
nt .......

479: Jazz Alley, My words "never mind" came out wrong. I meant never mind my post. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-13, 11:46:31 (63.229.6.47)
I was able to bring up the picture later. I don't know why my iPad would not bring up the photo previously. Thanks though. .......

480: Vinyl Asylum, Sold! I only live 40 minutes from Blix Records, so it will be a must trip. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-11, 20:38:06 (63.229.6.47)
nt .......

481: Vinyl Asylum, He got you dizzy! nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-11, 18:04:00 (174.204.81.59)
nt .......

482: Vinyl Asylum, Always loved "The Legend" compilation, as it is fun listening to him introducing the songs. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-11, 16:14:48 (174.204.81.59)
I listened to this LP constantly back in '64. .......

483: Jazz Alley, Never mind. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-11, 15:59:08 (174.204.81.59)
nt .......

484: Vinyl Asylum, Even if he has to die trying! ;^). nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-10, 12:52:13 (63.229.6.47)
nt .......

485: Vinyl Asylum, Love her singing and guitar as well, but I only have all her CDs before she passed. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-10, 12:49:34 (63.229.6.47)
I have never seen an Eva Cassidy LP. .......

486: Vinyl Asylum, ;^). nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-09, 23:28:35 (174.246.17.212)
nt .......

487: Jazz Alley, Was unable to download the image. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-09, 14:04:53 (63.229.6.47)
nt .......

488: Vinyl Asylum, Your welcome. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-08, 21:22:41 (63.229.6.47)
nt .......

489: Vinyl Asylum, Geez, sounds just like my post below. :^). nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-08, 18:30:02 (63.229.6.47)
nt .......

490: Vinyl Asylum, Since I don't know how to use html procedures, I use the preview message (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-07, 22:26:01 (63.229.6.47)
procedure to post multiple photos. For the first picture, you use the upload image link below, choose your photo, then hit preview message. The photo will then upload. For the next and following photo .......

491: Speaker Asylum, When you hit the back button, you first post gets posted again. I also (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-04, 21:52:20 (63.229.6.218)
found out the hard way. Anyway, one solution is to hold the back button until you see the words Speaker Asylum, then hit that link. Others may have a better solution. .......

492: Vintage Asylum, Always liked the vintage, crude look vs. jewelry store look. Time to (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-02, 14:02:12 (63.229.25.7)
get out the Mickey Hart "Planet Drum" CD. .......

493: Speaker Asylum, Do you have a picture of your big chimney? Bass you can feel I bet. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-01, 21:09:46 (63.229.25.7)
nt .......

494: Vinyl Asylum, Agree, and it's getting more frequent. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-01, 16:28:22 (63.229.25.7)
nt .......

495: Vinyl Asylum, Should have said Europe, not just the UK. Sorry Munkie. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2022-01-01, 08:26:35 (63.229.25.7)
nt .......

496: Vinyl Asylum, HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone and Happy New Years day in the UK, down under, and the Far East. nt (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2021-12-31, 17:36:14 (63.229.25.7)
nt .......

497: Vinyl Asylum, Yup, every 78rpm album I have needs that cardboard. One can see (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2021-12-31, 11:00:53 (63.229.25.7)
the gap left when the cardboard is missing. When it is missing, the thickness of the spine is greater than the open end of the album. .......

498: Vinyl Asylum, Wow! A voice from the past like Muzikmike, Tubesforever, and HenryH. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2021-12-30, 09:11:01 (63.229.25.7)
Good to hear from you, but I am not much help for your collection. I have only sold a few LPs on eBay, and it is a lot of work coming up with descriptions, good photos, and packaging. From a record st .......

499: Vinyl Asylum, No MSDS exists for this product, but posters on other websites describe (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2021-12-29, 22:04:24 (63.229.25.7)
a soap like smell. They also post about the fluid degrading over time with black specks in the concentrate. So, something other than distilled water is contained in the fluid. It is my belief that any .......

500: Vinyl Asylum, Agree with the others. We would still like your future comments if you feel up to it. (0.00)
Posted by alaskahiatt on 2021-12-28, 20:36:44 (63.229.25.7)
In fact, judging from your posts after all these years, I always thought you were a professional magazine reviewer that enjoyed hanging out on the vinyl asylum. .......

Found total of 500 records, Query: , Author: alaskahiatt in All Forums, Time: 2 sec.

New Search