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Spike Jones’ “Dinner Music for People Who Aren’t Very Hungry” LP is a classic, of sorts, from “back in the day”. In 1965, when this LP was released, High Fidelity (a.k.a. “HiFi”) was a relatively new thing. Any number of artists and labels were putting out demo records that explored …
A few weeks ago I picked up this very cool reel-to-reel tape, American Caravan: A Columbia Musical Treasury. You can see in the photo to the right that is was “Recorded in Dynamic Dimension Sound”, whatever that means. My best guess is that it is Columbia’s term for some sort …
Setting the Scene Not too many years ago “everyone” knew the differences between record players and turntables. Record players came first while turntables as we know them are really a product of the HiFi rise of the 1950s. Over the last decade or three, as portable music players became popular …
My vintage Technics SL-BD20 turntable has worked perfectly for a very long time. In fact, since the late 1980s this turntable has been absolutely fantastic! Unfortunately, some weeks ago the tonearm suddenly stopped performing an automatic return at the end of a record. This was a big mystery and I …
I must be on a roll because here is another LP that I turned up for a mere $.99. Montovani’s Golden Hits is really a very good album, if you like easy listening, of course. I figure that an $.99 I couldn’t go wrong. Very mellow, you know.
If turning it up to 20 is a big deal (“because it’s louder”), then turning it up to 20 must be outrageous! Here we see the markings on an Onkyo TC-2500MKII, and, sure enough, they go all the way up top 20. Batten down the hatches because it is going …
On a hunch that I might find something cool, I stopped into the local Goodwill store. Luck was on my side and I discovered this LP, ShaNaNa’s ShaNaNow. I have been looking for something from ShaNaNa for some time, but it appears that their records are a little hard to …
I dropped by the local Habitat for Humanity Restore shop the other day and came across this gem for only $2. It sounded pretty good, but after I cleaned it up with the Secret Sauce from Last Vestige it sounded even better. Check out Montovani Magic below.
A bit of a disclaimer before we go in- This is not a “how to” post. It is merely a story about what I did when I refurbished this old turntable. If you decide you want to try doing the same, be sure you have the knowledge, tools, and service …
I can’t believe it! I ran across this LP recently and had to have it, you know, just had to have it. Anyway, it is on the Audio-Technica disc spinner as I write this and it sounds fantastic. It is like new and I have to tell you that I …
