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In reply to the discussion: God turntables sound freakin' good [View all]LiberalArkie
(15,715 posts)139. I had a friend that had a pair of Electrovoice Patrician speakers and a pair of MacIntosh amps
to power them. Heaven on earth. The 30" woofers, the tweeters could produce sound that made the dog howl. His turntable was an old RCA from a radio station that had about a 5hp motor and about a 40lb flywheel on it.
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I avoided CDs for a long time as a puris But when I finally converted, never went back.
Hoyt
Jan 2016
#6
The new Elac speakers are even better. Cost about $280.00. Same designer, Andrew Jones.
Elwood P Dowd
Jan 2016
#20
I had a friend that had a pair of Electrovoice Patrician speakers and a pair of MacIntosh amps
LiberalArkie
Jan 2016
#139
Altec lansing made some good speakers. But I kind liked a speaker the EV specs that said
LiberalArkie
Jan 2016
#151
You are about right. We had a party at his house and I was outside and could not
LiberalArkie
Jan 2016
#157
EV had the plans on how to cut the wood and all that. You could have someone build it for
LiberalArkie
Jan 2016
#164
"Show of hands - who knows what these mean? Wow, flutter, rumble, vibration isolation...."
BlueJazz
Jan 2016
#27
"bucket-brigade reverb" Wow! I use a delay unit as part of a little home studio but (maybe worse)
BlueJazz
Jan 2016
#174
Cool - yep all that brings back memories. I remember looking (salivating really)
jonno99
Jan 2016
#132
I completely agree on tube amp sound quality, though there you're going for opposite ends
kysrsoze
Jan 2016
#123
What shocked me was when I put some 90 year old shellac 78s on my turntable.
Binkie The Clown
Jan 2016
#19
I think there is an indication of how our awareness has changed by our perception of music
randr
Jan 2016
#26
" you have a fond recollection of the way music sounded when you first heard it as a child"
pangaia
Jan 2016
#158
The "purpose" is not to make the artist happy but to share the beauty that surrounds us
randr
Jan 2016
#42
So you would you grant that the vast vast numbers of people who could not afford your set up
randr
Jan 2016
#96
"The vast -- VAST -- majority of people could not tell vinyl from digital if presented to them.
pangaia
Jan 2016
#140
So you like the way the sound is squished to fit it on the vinyl... that's okay.
hunter
Jan 2016
#32
Need help with a turntable? Look up Needle Doctor in MN. Not an advert, just being helpful..
vkkv
Jan 2016
#51
I own and listen to hundreds of LPs. None of them are warped and none of them have ticks
Elwood P Dowd
Jan 2016
#81
I heard that anecdote from the professor a Music Appreciation class in college.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jan 2016
#76
I can't resist. I have to post the link to the thread at DU about Harry Pearson.
mahatmakanejeeves
Jan 2016
#105
Then I guess you remember the ultimate audio "Mad Scientist" Bob Fulton.
Elwood P Dowd
Jan 2016
#142
DU Rec on this thread... Not everyone seeing eye to eye, but way better than a porn thread.
Glassunion
Jan 2016
#93
It's likely your Suzanne Vega album was pressed in the Dark Ages of CDs, the '80s.
maxsolomon
Jan 2016
#95
I love live sound, and recorded concerts. There is a ton of wonder digital stuff recorded live that
Hoyt
Jan 2016
#141
I am not 'hi-fi' afficionados(i) like quite a few other folks here, you included,
pangaia
Jan 2016
#170