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Listened to Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon
Just a briliant album
I have a hard time thinking of a band today talented enough to make an album that good.That album was only number 1 in the Billboard charts for one week.... that had never happened so Pink Floyd considered the it a success. It then set a record for staying in the Billboard Top 100 for 36 years. No English band in history has ever sold more copies of a single album, not the Beatles, not LZ, not anybody. Imagine what artists could accomplish today if they were allowed the same money and time.
I have a hard time thinking of a band today talented enough to make an album that good.
Well. They had A LOT of help for one, Ron Geesin was one of the most groundbreaking electronic composers in the world, Alan Parsons was one of the best engineers in music, and Chris Thomas had helped record and mix the White Album. It comes down to the fact that Roger Waters is a genius but you're only as good the people you work with....
I don't usually hang out in the OT section, but I've been playing around testing different stylus/cartridge/turntables in my system this weekend and those are three of the albums I've been listening to:
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Supertramp - Crime of the Century is also one of my go to albums for testing "new" gear:
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Listening to Abbey Road right now:
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BNM
Nice! There are sone great Facebook groups for vinyl freaks as well as some Vintage Gear hobbyists as well. With places like Radio Shack going tit's up, they are great resources. I mean if you need info on phono needles, gear or just advise in general and they will hook you up!
I participate in the forums at audiokarma.org. Lots of very knowledgeable folks that are dedicated to audio gear - especially the preservation and restoration of vintage gear.
The smaller speakers shown in most of the photos are a pair of JBL L36 Decades from 1974 that I picked up at Goodwill for $12.99. They were pretty trashed when I got them:
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Almost exactly a year ago, I started completely rebuilding them inside and out. A month and a half later, they looked like this:
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The bigger speakers shown in one of the photos are a pair of Rectilinear Highboys from 1967 that I picked up last Thursday from the original owner. Thankfully, they are in much better condition. They will just need recapping the crossovers and a couple coats of Danish oil and they will be good for another 50 years.
BNM