Awesome\_Komodo wrote:A buddy of mine is playing bass in this band. I still don't like it. CRAPMr. McKay is a big Not crap.

Yeah, that's gotta be a bent cantilever. The good news is that with that Ortofon you can just replace the stylus. Use this as an excuse to upgrade to an OM20 stylus. The bad news is you cannot adjust the VTA. I know because I use this same table and have tried to do this myself. I also bent the ...

cerebralheadtrip wrote:Teacher's Pet wrote:You mean if you lift the needle, while the platter spins, the noise stops?yesIt does sound like sand in the gears or something.i apologize if im being a complete dumbass but how would that conclusion be derived from the above answer? dosent shitty needle ...

japmn wrote:I tried the wood glue trick and it worked great. If you want to try it out but don't trust it, just get some nasty, ugly Barbara Streisand record from your local thrift store. Get the most gacky one you can find and smear wood glue all over it. When you peel it off it looks near new.I ...

enframed wrote:questions like these are retarded. they're fun when you're 15 and on acid but that's about the end of it.

But you don't bury survivors!

What's worse, Throw Mama From the Train or Jake & the Fatman?

I am considering a Pre + Monoblocks setup, and I have a budget of around £600.

Any recommendations are welcome.

If I wasn't up to my neck in tube-based projects, I would be fooling around with building a pair of these Gainclones. You get everything but a pair of chassis and the transformers ...

enframed wrote:funny.

No. Not funny. These are obviously people who cannot hear anyway, so their vision is all they have.

Here's wishing them all a speedy recovery.

saw the Ex open up and blow SY off the stage, and left in high spirits. they'll just blow anyone off the stage won't they. i saw 'em do it to fugazi ca. end hits .

I saw the Fugazi/Ex tour. The Portland show was my introduction to The Ex and I have to agree 100%. In fact, at the time I sent an ...

enframed wrote:

slowriot wrote: what should i use as a reference album to compare sound quality? any suggestions?

a well recorded album or two you know very well.

I totally disagree. You're so goddamn off the mark it's crazy.

It was kinda one of the last shows they did. Their official last shows were in April 2002 in Seattle and then Olympia for the very final one. I was on a road trip so I missed these.

You also missed the fact that they did a Portland show in this announced trio of final performances. I'm only ...