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A "Clamp On" Solution For the Denon 103's Too Flimsy Mounting Arrangement
The longevity of Denon's 103 cartridge series, first introduced in the 1960's and still in production speaks to the design's enduring popularity. The design's weak point is its flimsy mounting system. As my colleague Art Dudley put it in the December 2007 issue of Stereophile: "The most common complaint about the DL-103 is also the truest: Its good motor is compromised by a too-flimsy mounting arrangement, with open-edge bolt channels that prevent the cartridge from being rigidly fastened to a head shell."
Pro-Ject's Most Excellent $499 VC-S Wet Vacuum Record Cleaning Machine
AnalogPlanet.com editor Michael Fremer describes the features of, and shows you how to use Pro-Ject's recently updated VC-S wet vacuum record cleaning machine. The usual occasional hilarity ensues. Though in the video it appears that more than 2 revolutions are required to dry a record, 2 will do it for most records.
Sweet Vinyl's SugarCube SC-1 Real Time Pop and Click Remover--Any Good?
About a dozen years ago at a used record store in San Francisco I bought a "mint" original German pressing of The Beatles ("The White Album"). It was up on the store wall at $75.00. The laminated "top loader" jacket was mint, all of the head shots the poster and the black sleeves were inside looking as if none of it had been touched and the records appeared as minty as advertised.
From the Archives: Analog Corner #80
"Powdered eggnog, tunes on vinyl," read the headline on the front page of a holiday season New York Times. It was a story about Marines in Afghanistan who were spending Christmas in the newly reopened American embassy. The place had been quickly abandoned in 1980 and, incredibly, when the American soldiers entered the building, they found everything left just as it had been more than 20 years before.
Elvis Presley HBO Documentary Gets RCA/Legacy 2 LP and 3 CD Deluxe Box Release
The high drama of Elvis Presley's god-like 1950's rise, followed by his '70s era musical death and resurrection is probably second only to that of his savior (who was not Colonel Tom Parker). Sadly the only Elvis some younger music fans know is the overweight Las Vegas has-been and not the man who single-handedly created the musical template for all who followed--from the biz created wannabes like Fabian and Frankie to the next-gen real deals like Bruce Springsteen and yes, Justin Bieber.
Berlin Philharmonic Records Releases "One Point Microphone" Simon Rattle Vinyl Beethoven Cycle
Here's another interesting recording project from Berlin Philharmonic Records: a "one-point" microphone Beethoven Symphonies box set with Sir Simon Rattle conducting, on 10 180g LPs, priced reasonable at $299 (plus shipping) including a hardcover 52 page book as well as a download card for the original 192/24 bit files. It's available directly from the Orchestra's online music store.
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Rhino's Bowie Record Store Day (April 21st) Bonanza
Rhino Records' RSD offerings include three items David Bowie fans probably will want. They are Welcome to the Blackout (Live London 1978), "Let's Dance" (demo) and, available for the first time commercially, the rare Berlin-era U.S. promo album Bowie Now.
500 Rock Records $500 Riverside CA
An AnalogPlanet reader just sent this Craig's List offering of 500 rock records in "good working condition" for $500. Now, the definition of 'good working condition' is probably the operative expression here as is the admonition "if it sounds too good to be true it probably is," but just what's shown in the photo is probably enough to make this a good enough deal to pursue if you live near Riverside CA.
UMe Readies Huge Reissue and First Issue Series Celebrating Leonard Bernstein's Centenary
UMe celebrates the centenary of Leonard Bernstein's birth with a late career "completist" agenda of his DGG and DECCA catalogs as both a conductor and composer. The series includes for the first time his complete works as a composer.
The Great Sadness Makes a Great Noise
Indie records arrive more often than you might imagine from musicians giving vinyl a shot at reaching a new audience and possibly providing an additional revenue stream (though as most find out, it's neither cheap nor easy). Unfortunately, vinyl doesn't transform lackluster into exceptional music.
Acoustic Sounds Snags a 50,000+ LP Record Collection
It's an incredible 50,000+ record collection assembled by a serious music lover and audiophile in Texas who had reached a point in his life where he realized he was better off selling it rather than leaving the responsibility to his heirs, though at the time of the sale he was in fine health.
Soundmatters UPstage 360 Not a Coffee Maker But Brews Up Immersive Sound
Soundmatters innovates super-compact Bluetooth speakers that sound far better than anything their size has a right to sound. Now the company enters the Hi-Res audio robotic "personal servant" market with "Upstage 360" a "smart home connect' and "Echo Dot docking station" equipped compact, circular "smart" speaker system that has a claimed 40Hz-40kHz frequency response and a 360 degree radiating pattern.
Another Hat in the Record Storage and Display Ring: Pratherteam
"I wanted to notify you of our small company which specializes in vinyl storage. We offer record racks for on deck listening, small collections and displays for now spinning records which are free standing or wall mounted. As a small company comprised of my husband and I designing and making these units, we're reaching out to you in marketing efforts for exposure to grow our business".
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