Took the turntable & new cartridge in to the Audio Doctor with instructions to make it like new. Thirty nine bucks down for a 'diagnostic fee', which he says should cover it, barring unforeseen disasters.
And what's there to do after you get the turntable lined up but hit Boo Boos for some vinyl?
Picked up Peter Gabriel's third & Innervisions used, Spoon, Elliott Smith & Brightblack Morning Light new. Miko recommended The New Possiblity by John Fahey for seasonal flava, and I never turn down a music rec from The Grandmaster.
I've also got our new speakers picked out. A logarithmic improvement over the decade old junkers we've been using at a price that won't break the budget, even with stands!
Exciting, exciting...
dude listening to records is like listening to mastodons braying in the tar pits. analog is a dead medium as someone near and dear used to say (20+ years ago)
ReplyDeletethumbs up on the new speakers.
the dude at Audio Ecstasy mentioned the Return to Analog movement without prompting when I called looking for a turntable repairman.
ReplyDeleteWe're the audio equivalent of the Arts & Crafts movement at the turn of the century, imposing craftsmanship & meaning on runaway industry!
I took a very long look at the atoms and the mini monitors when we were speaker shopping.
ReplyDeleteEven though we decided on different speakers you can't go wrong with the atoms.
Just remember that if you want to do the home theater thing you will need an additional sub woofer.
I figure we'll start with the Atoms and if we need more OOOMPH we can mix in a sub later. In my dotage I don't really crank up the volume that often, so we'll see how it goes.
ReplyDeleteYou better believe when you get that thing spinning we are gonna crank it up man. ITS THE WARMTH OF VINYL!!
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