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1: Inmate Systems, nocoastjazz@gmail.com's Hardbop33 (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2020-05-03, 15:44:33 (174.221.12.30)
nocoastjazz@gmail.com 's Hardbop33 System
IP Address: 174.221.12.30
Last Update: May 03, 2020 at 15:44:33
Amplifier: Primaluna Dialogue One Integrated Tube Amplifier
Preamplifier (or No .......
2: Vinyl Asylum, Stereorehab.com in Chicago (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2016-10-06, 18:46:03 (99.46.144.210)
I have had several pieces of gear fixed by Casper at StereoRehab.com and if he cannot fix it he will know where you can send it. Look him up. .......
3: Vinyl Asylum, Could not pick just one - so an unsolicited Top 10! (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2016-07-14, 14:15:00 (199.107.16.119)
1 - Brilliant Corners 2 - 5 by Monk 3 - Monk's Dream 4 - Monk's Music 5 - Criss-Cross 6 - Monk with John Coltrane (Jazzland) 7 - Straight, No Chaser 8 - In Orbit (a Clark Terry LP but Monk is featured .......
4: Vinyl Asylum, I like them both so I will be of little help to you :) (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2016-04-28, 08:55:12 (63.241.40.119)
If it were me I would lean toward the 124 and Roksan tonearm combo. The 124 is a little bit more refined in sound compared to the more muscular 401 (in my experience in listening to both). Bonus is th .......
5: Vinyl Asylum, I have been burned many times by sloppy grading... (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2016-03-26, 08:06:48 (99.46.144.210)
...or packaging. My favorite are LPs shipped in bubble envelopes with no cardboard inserts. Single LPs in cardboard mailers are also susceptible to breakage without additional inserts. I now ask for p .......
6: Vinyl Asylum, I think you nailed it! CF-1 (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2016-02-15, 20:02:25 (99.46.144.210)
Appreciate the help. That was bugging me :) .......
7: Vinyl Asylum, Can someone identify this tonearm? (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2016-02-15, 19:02:57 (99.46.144.210)
I have poked around the internet, thought it might be an Infinity model but am having trouble. I know when someone tells me what it is I am going to feel silly. Thanks. .......
8: Vinyl Asylum, you may have already ruled this out but... (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2015-11-14, 10:48:32 (99.46.144.210)
...after not having a 301 for years and recently buying one I had forgotten that you cannot change speeds unless you first turn off the table. In other words, the power lever has to be off - only then .......
9: Vinyl Asylum, I regularly use Vinyl Flat with the heating pouch (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2015-08-05, 10:10:48 (99.46.144.210)
Mostly because I was afraid I would forget to take out LPs from the oven! I have left a warped LP in the Vinyl Flat for 2 days with no ill effect on the vinyl. I have also left the LP in the Vinyl Fla .......
10: Vinyl Asylum, as to the tonearm...maybe an Olson HF-171? (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2015-07-28, 21:56:51 (99.46.144.210)
I had one once but never mounted it. .......
11: Vinyl Asylum, My experience with colored vinyl is.. (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2015-06-16, 21:47:21 (99.46.146.30)
to be wary of vintage LPs because the color can hide groove wear. That is really the only risk. Its just harder to see. The LP you are interested in is more recent, less chance of groove wear, and des .......
12: Vinyl Asylum, Almost always used for me - cheaper by far but with some risk (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2015-06-12, 14:51:16 (99.46.146.30)
I love going into record stores and am lucky to live near Chicago, so I have a few to choose from. However, I have to admit that my favorite LP store (and I listen to mostly jazz) is ebay. There is ze .......
13: Vinyl Asylum, I am no expert by any means on Garrarwd 301s (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2015-06-10, 20:00:33 (99.46.146.30)
but have fixed up a few of them, and just recently snagged a nice grease bearing unit. My experience with the power cords is that a heavy duty, 3-prong type might be too restrictive or heavy and affec .......
14: Vinyl Asylum, my recent Classic Records copy was soft-sounding as well (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2015-04-13, 08:12:55 (99.46.146.30)
A first pressing of this LP is out of my reach - most I ever paid for an LP was $325 for a first pressing of Hancock's "Inventions & Dimensions" (which was replaced by a 70s reissue retitled "Succotas .......
15: Vinyl Asylum, both are great LPs (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2015-04-08, 16:30:40 (99.46.146.30)
Love the Zombies LP though. Friend exposed me to a clean first pressing of it and it blew my mind. Simplistic is not necessarily a bad thing - loved nearly every song. Time of the Season is a great, g .......
16: Vinyl Asylum, Listening to music and enjoying it is the entire point (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2015-03-28, 08:04:08 (99.46.146.30)
I applaud your audio priorities. Too often there is a keeping up with the Jones vibe to our music listening. I too went a little wild with upgrading and constantly experimenting with my system. Amps .......
17: Vinyl Asylum, Audio Technica ATP-12T Rewire / Disassembly Tips Needed! (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2015-01-26, 16:18:44 (99.46.146.30)
I purchased one of these arms in pieces and it came without any tonearm wiring - so the normal route of using the existing wiring to pull the new wires through the tonearm is not an option. I research .......
18: Vinyl Asylum, if in a tight budget you cannot beat used and (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2014-09-12, 05:54:51 (99.46.146.30)
if you are your friend are handy you can save even more money by going vintage and building your own plinth. The following are table I have tried and which offer great bang for the buck Thorens TD150 .......
19: Vinyl Asylum, I have grown fond of a modded 12" AS-212 (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2014-08-22, 13:20:48 (63.241.40.126)
My main table is a Lenco L78/PTP4 in a DIY plywood plinth I put together several years ago. After going through several tonearms (JMW 9, ATP-12T, Sumiko) I tried an Ortofon AS-212 - a stock 9" tonearm .......
20: Vinyl Asylum, oops (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2014-04-21, 15:55:05 (63.241.40.119)
just realized its a grease bearing and a solid black platter -which some like more than the strobe version - might be worth a couple more benjamins :) .......
21: Vinyl Asylum, I saw that listing and price and nearly spit out my beer :) (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2014-04-21, 15:52:43 (63.241.40.119)
If no parts are missing and assuming the idler is toast it should fetch - maybe - $500 in its present state. That is about 1/3 the top dollar rate for a regular oil bearing in restored shape. While th .......
22: Vinyl Asylum, Some favorite pianists / albums (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2014-03-26, 23:04:11 (99.46.146.30)
In no particular order - Phineas Newborn - Harlem Blues ( his Contemporary albums are all great ) Mary Lou Williams - Live at the Cookery & Free Spirits - easily 2 of my top 100 jazz LPs Duke Elling .......
23: Vinyl Asylum, Huge speakers and your great view... (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2014-02-23, 11:02:17 (99.46.146.30)
remains intact! Very zen! .......
24: Vinyl Asylum, My humble audio abode. (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2014-02-23, 10:00:53 (99.46.146.30)
Basement room - roughly 11' wide by 19' long by 7' tall. Walls clad in 1" vintage barn siding with insulation. Seating is approx. 12' from speakers. Think I stumbled into a decent layout. Lenco/PTP .......
25: Vinyl Asylum, Nice assortment of amps and TTs! And I dig the Model 19s (I think) (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2014-02-23, 09:52:11 (99.46.146.30)
How do you decide between all that lovely amp iron? Stromberg, Eico, Heathkit, and love the turntables!! .......
26: Vinyl Asylum, I doubt the power switch is the issue. (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2014-01-31, 06:30:08 (99.46.146.30)
I have helped refurbish a couple of 301s and if I recall correctly the retraction or pulling back of the power switch is normal. I would look at the eddy brake disc placement, idler wheel linkage, and .......
27: Vinyl Asylum, I've nearly lost track of all the phono stages I have tried - (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2014-01-18, 09:12:01 (99.46.146.30)
- and I tend to ignore rules of thumb (which often gets me into to trouble). In order (kind of and I am forgetting a bunch) - Grado PH1 Monolithic Sound PS-1 Vintage 12AX7 (modded by Interstage Trann .......
28: Vinyl Asylum, RE: VPI Traveler Question - final word and female connector from VPI (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2013-12-13, 16:16:40 (99.46.146.30)
I had mistakenly asked for a Lemo connector for the Traveler arm ( which arrived a couple days ago and looks nice!). VPI responded I needed an chassis mount S connector. It arrived today with an extr .......
29: Vinyl Asylum, Thanks for the responses. Heard from VPI... (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2013-12-05, 13:29:03 (63.241.40.126)
...the female connector I need is a LEMO type. Will cost me $25 plus $7 in s/h. Thanks. .......
30: Vinyl Asylum, VPI Traveler Question - what type of connector is used for tonearm? (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2013-12-05, 05:58:34 (99.46.146.30)
Greetings and Happy Holidays! Just purchased the VPI Traveler tonearm that was posted here on VA and plan to mate it with a Lenco L75/Victrola project that has been idle for too long. My question is w .......
31: Vinyl Asylum, Thorens TD150, TD160, TD165, TD166 are great tables (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2013-11-16, 11:56:50 (99.46.146.30)
and can be made even better with relatively easy modifications. I echo Rocky Raccoon's verdict on the performance capabilities of a refurbed or even pristine Thorens versus an entry level beltdrive ta .......
32: Vinyl Asylum, Forgive me for being obtuse or coy! (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2013-09-06, 21:12:13 (99.46.146.30)
I have no official store but am constantly trying to find jazz LPs for my friends. My comment was made because my friends, dellow jazz fans, and customers urge me to open a store. Why? Because I sell .......
33: Vinyl Asylum, Chicago stores (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2013-08-29, 21:46:37 (99.46.146.30)
In no particular order - Old School Records - Forest Park, IL Reckless Records - Chicago, IL (more than one location) Dusty Groove - Chicago, IL Jazz Record Mart - Chicago, IL Permanent Records - Chic .......
34: Vinyl Asylum, The tonearm is an Audio Technica ATP-12T (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2013-05-09, 06:21:16 (99.46.146.30)
And is worth as much as $150 to $200 if the bearings are fine and continuity checks out. A headshell (SME type) would cost you $25 to whatever is your budget. Great arm for the money. No cueing loft o .......
35: Vinyl Asylum, When I bought a Jerry Hahn LP... (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2013-03-17, 21:13:49 (99.46.146.30)
Called "Ara-be-in" on Changes Records. I thought the liner notes and production information looked similar to Arhoolie and did some research to confirm. I liked the LP so much that I emailed the found .......
36: Vinyl Asylum, "Somestack" - Andrew Hill (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2012-11-27, 18:54:11 (99.46.146.30)
"Awakening" - Jimmy Woods "Time for Tyner" - McCoy Tyner "Undercurrent" - Bill Evans & Jim Hall .......
37: Vinyl Asylum, I have seen many ways (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2012-08-28, 21:35:45 (99.46.146.30)
You could go the fancy route and buy or make independent frames for the covers - with actual wood or metal frames - or just the glass, mat border and these aluminum corner "Ls" that grip everything to .......
38: Vinyl Asylum, I might have a new replacement belt you can borrow... (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2012-07-17, 20:01:24 (99.46.146.30)
...I say maybe because the bag it is in is not marked but I am fairly certain I purchased two replacement belts for my recent TD150 project and only used one of them. If you like the belt and it helps .......
39: Vinyl Asylum, Half of an opinion :) (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2012-07-16, 21:14:02 (99.46.146.30)
I have never owned or heard a Scoutmaster but am aware of the excellent reputation of that model and all its variations, cousins, etc. I have owned, listened to, and fiddled with lots of turntables ( .......
40: Vinyl Asylum, Although you would need a ton of them due to the ... (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2012-07-15, 08:43:45 (99.46.146.30)
weight of the LPs and shelving, but the plastic bed frame risers might just work. Just thought of it and never tried it so attempt at your own risk! .......
41: Vinyl Asylum, cheapest, handiest, but not the prettiest spacer... (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2012-07-12, 20:53:43 (99.46.146.30)
..for me has been empty LP cardboard boxes. I buy enough LPs that I am usually swimming in them. If you don't have enough around to do the job you likely have a friend or two nearby who would give the .......
42: Vinyl Asylum, It might be the eddy brake or silver disc (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2012-06-12, 20:18:13 (99.46.146.30)
that spins above the motor and below the idler pulley. This may be hitting something as it spins. I did not read all the replies to your post so someone as may have suggested this. I used to own a 40 .......
43: Vinyl Asylum, First thing I would do is have a fellow vinyl freak.. (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2012-05-28, 13:37:04 (99.46.146.30)
come to your use and double-check your cartridge set up. He or she might have a different set of vinyl set-up tools - such as the cart alignment disc included with the Hi-Fi News Test LP. I found this .......
44: Speaker Asylum, Knight KN800A Speaker Project (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2012-05-27, 15:38:23 (99.46.146.30)
This project started nearly two years ago. I do not move fast! I found a pair of Knight KN-800A 12" co-axial speakers in a Craigslist ad. I was initially drawn to the quality of the cabinets and .......
45: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Adams Apple 45 speed (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2012-03-14, 07:21:33 (99.46.146.30)
The 45 speed reissues sound amazing. A friend subscribed to the Blue Notes when they came out and has every one of them. He has so many LPs that a third of the 45s are still sealed! I have benefitted .......
46: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Adams Apple (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2012-03-13, 22:07:09 (99.46.146.30)
A solid blue label is likely your best bet - $15 or so on ebay. I have heard a DMM recently and it wasn't too shabby either. .......
47: Inmate Systems, nocoastjazz@gmail.com's nocoastjazz (0.00)
Posted by nocoastjazz@gmail.com on 2011-07-20, 17:33:41 (76.202.228.154)
nocoastjazz@gmail.com 's nocoastjazz System
IP Address: 76.202.228.154
Last Update: July 20, 2011 at 17:33:41
Amplifier: Eastern Electric M520 Integrated Amp [EL34]
Preamplifier (or Non .......
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