Music comments and notes including albums, CDs, LPs, vinyl, turntables, equipment, comments and stuff like that.
Another recent addition to the collection is an interesting LP titled Caruso In Neapolitan Songs. Honestly and frankly, most opera gives me the Spike Jones Effect, that is, itchy and scratchy. Check out this video to catch the reference. But, in this case I am willing to make an exception. …
By a stroke of good luck a friend recently sent a text saying that they were clearing out some old record albums and that I should stop by ASAP to check out what was going to be donated. Needless to say, I buzzed off immediately to check out the collections. …
My recent posts about HiFi equipment repair have been among the things that have initiated folks asking what the difference between record players and turntables. Let’s look at what makes them different from each other. Setting the Scene Not too many years ago “everyone” knew the differences between record players …
When we last looked into the problems of a Denon DN-T620 we discovered that the OPU (optical pickup unit) seemed to be faulty. The OPU is the module in the gray metal framework in the photo to the right. In the case of this OPU, the model number is clearly …
Some days the mail is much more exciting than on other days, and yesterday was a knockout. The little gem that you see on the right arrived safe and sound and ready to play. It is, rather obviously, a reel-to-reel tape of Gershwin’s Rhapsody In Blue along with An American …
Ooof! Well, in an earlier post we saw that the Denon DN-T620 CD/Cassette player pictured on the right was working just fine. Oh, my, that turned out to be soooo wrong! The cassette portion is super-duper, but the CD player has a very bad laser pickup. Depending on the CD, …
A recent trip to the local Restore shop resulted in these two rather terrific finds. The Age of Aquarius LP by the 5th Dimension was extremely popular “back in the day” and should remain so even now. There are several cuts on the disc that pretty much everyone knows, and …
I recently found this Denon DN-T620 studio CD/Cassette machine. I wasn’t sure if it would work because it was a mess. Check out this video and see the machine in action.
The Sony TC-355 reel-to-reel machine that was featured in the last post not only has been working great, but it has been a knockout. It has been playing commercially available music tapes, a big deal up until the late 1970s and, more importantly, the early 1980s when CDs. Came out. …
After cleaning, re-lubrication, and adjustment the Sony TC-355 reel-to-reel tape recorder was ready to go. Take a listen right here on YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF7lvPIWUlE
