SteveFord

I have some of their stuff but am not too crazy about them. They were pretty good in the Crossroads 2007 DVD if you haven't already seen it.

Here's some new records (not CDs) that I've gotta get: Buddy Guy has a new one out, sounds really good PJ Harvey has one coming out shortly John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat - supposed to be a great pressing which I'd better get before they're all gone Deep Purple - Made In Japan - same as above

What's your price range for a preamp?

Are the Norman, Oklahoma police still hiding behind the billboard like they did in the 70s? I think you'll be very happy with an M500t Mk. II - good sound and a decent amount of power. I had an M500 Mk. II and an M500t Mk. II and preferred the 't' variant as it had a warmer sound to it. The 't', I believe, stands for transfer function which is Carver speak for making the amp sound like another model which were usually tubes. In the case of the M500t, I think that it wasn't voiced like any particular amplifier, just to what Bob Carver found to be pleasing.

I don't know if I'd want to sit in that guy's lap. Run, kids!!!!!!

Leon Russell being cooked by cannibals isn't bad, either. The album itself kind of grows on you but it was savaged by the critics when it came out. I just checked out Leon's site and he's got an album with Sir Elton John coming out next month (Oct 2010).

Most of Zappa's covers were pretty good. Here's one from The Who (good album if you don't have it already):

Amazon.com is a good source for new vinyl and if you're looking for new vinyl on eBay type the artist's name followed by "sealed"; i.e., The Kinks sealed. That will allow you to skip past all of the used crap (pun intended).

Jefferson Airplane titles, Sundazed label Cream titles, Vinyl Lovers label The Who titles, Classic Records label These are excellent.

I'm afraid I don't own Hitler's Greatest Hits but I am pleased to say that I do have this one!

I'm sorry to hear of your loss, Elgrau.

I'm starting on the remastered 180gm Doors studio albums now. I've heard LA Woman a couple hundred times on everything from cassette to albums to CD and maybe even 8 track. This album makes everything prior just sound ridiculous by comparison. Everyone is probably familiar with the recently remastered Beatles CDs; these albums would be the equivalent for The Doors. Well worth buying. Morrison Hotel is up tomorrow night!

I have to amend this as I just got a 100 pack of Sony CD-Rs and I tried ten of them with 9 failing to record anything. This is very aggravating when you're trying to burn an album. This was an eBay deal, the seller was no help and get this: after a lot of futzing around I finally got the 800# for Sony digital media customer service which is an automated line. If you're not using a Sony burner, the automated customer service line at Sony says to contact the manufacturer of the burner, says "Goodbye" and disconnects the call! To think this came all the way from Taiwan just to piss me off...

Just listened to the remastered Wired and it's pretty good but I prefer Blow By Blow. Worth getting, though.

You're both right but I'm done buying stereo stuff for the time being so am putting my money into albums again. You can get the albums individually for 18-22 bucks which is what I'm going to do and just forget the boxed set. I just ordered Absolutely Live and will work my way through the bunch. I don't know if I mentioned it but the 180gm album The Doors in New York (Felt Forum) is tremendous. It sounds like Jim is in your room getting ready to ralph on your carpet... Actually, he sounds sober which is a good thing. The CD box of the Felt Forum gigs is around $75 which sounds like it's worth getting. Jeff Beck Wired showed up today so will give that a spin this evening. I wrote to Mr. Beck to see if Jeff, Who Else! and You Had It Coming will be released on vinyl. I sure hope so.

This one appears to be ready to sell out: The Doors 180gm boxed set of their studio albums Not cheap at 170 bucks but if you're a collector now would be the time to go for it.

From what I've been finding, the 180 and 200gm albums are usually remastered and it seems as if more care goes into the actual pressing. The majority of them have very little surface noise and they're less likely to warp simply because there's more vinyl there. Many people complain of skips in the new albums and I think I know what the deal is. As time progressed from the 70s-90s, albums kept getting progressively thinner as record companies began making them the cheapest way possible. VTA (vertical tracking angle) and STA (stylus tracking angle) really didn't matter all that much. With the 180 and 200gm albums, VTA and STA are very important. Without adjusting the VTA, you will get skips as the stylus is cocked at an extreme angle so the actual needle is at a bizarro angle. It's easy enough to check: get a strong light and a strong magnifying glass and take a look at the angle of the needle. It should be sitting in the groove at 92 degrees (slightly tilted back from straight up and down). I have my VTA scale set at zero for thin (normal) albums, have to drop the arm 10mm for 180gm albums and 12mm for 200 gm albums. Without doing that there's loads of surface noise and quite a few skips on brand new albums, especially on the inner tracks.

Jeff Beck's Wired, 180gm remastered just came out today and my copy is on order. Hope it's as good as the remastered Blow By Blow!

Boy, and I was all happy just to cut five boards the right length... Let's see what it looks like all filled up.

This is a good link for newly released offerings as well: www.soundstagedirect.com/

It looks like the boxed set sold out already. The 180 gm individual albums are really good if that helps any.

Jeff Beck - Remastered Blow By Blow, 180 gm Excellent Remastered Wired (coming out shortly)

This stuff tends to sell out pretty quickly - how about a sticky for notable releases? Mini review on the sound quality, too: Sucks, Okay, Good, Really Good, Excellent Jeff Beck - Performing This Week: Live at Ronnie Scott's 180 gm Really Good Emotion and Commotion, 180 gm Really Good Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers boxed red vinyl w/ tee shirt Okay sound Let It Bleed, remastered 180 gm Excellent Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out, 180 gm Good to Really Good Neil Young - first 4 albums, 200 gm don't know first 4 albums, 180 gm Really Good Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon, 30th Anniversary Edition, 200 gm Excellent PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love A Woman, A Man Walked By The Peel Sessions all 180 gm vinyl, Excellent 4 Track Demos, 180 gm Really Good - Excellent

Vinylengine is a great resource; that's where I got my Well Tempered owner's manuals.

You're welcome, I swiped it from audiocircle. RichP and BillD, you're our two tech guys; what do you think of this for setting azimuth? I don't have an oscilliscope so am thinking about this doohickey. www.musicalsurroundings.com/fozgometer.html