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Your First Concert was.....
Pink Floyd at Iverwin Stadium ,Hamilton Ontario , soon after release of Dark Side of the Moon . Date ?.... somewhere between an hour after I was at cruising at altitude and three days before I (crashed) landed . 
Get a better turntable or better phono preamp?
Have to totally agree with better phono pre . But...Nrchy has a valid point the sl 1200 is a descent table and it is what I used before the JA Michell Gyro SE Mk11 my daughter bought as a gift for me . If you choose the phono pre I would spend a f... 
Why is the industry so lame?
Magnum Dynalab is now offering Dacs built into their tuners as well and will also install it in the Md208 receiver . Cheers 
Give the new Kid Rock a shot.
Hi Harris 1204 . I am really taken back at some of the negative comments your thread has generated . I have a wide range of musical tastes as well and found that being open minded and really giving different performers an honest listening has give... 
Good turntables w/o record clamps
Good opinions and reasons for both sides on this one . I use a clamp and am much happier with it than without . Thats for my personal use and preference but I was wondering would a clamp not eliminate spindle wear on your lps? Thoughts ? Cheers 
Ike Turner RIP
Nice to see someone who did give so much to his craft, the industry and those around him finally get some praise (good press and recognition..grammy ).The pity here is why is it always after they are gone . Statement on society , it doesn,t matter... 
Considering going Vinyl--Please talk me out of it
Very well said iSanchez !!!! I completely agree with you especially the last two paragraghs . Cheers ! 
Considering going Vinyl--Please talk me out of it
Sorry !!! Can,t talk you out of it . I myself beleive that vynil is far superior in sound reproduction than bits and bytes . Digital hype is what one member stated . I have to think that how is it people will spend insane amounts of money on playe... 
What Gauge of Wire...?
Hi Tiko , I had much the same speaker set up as yours but was using an Onkyo TX-DS939 Receiver and NHT Hdmp2 dipoles for the rears . I never found a high priced speaker cable of any gauge that could even justify the price versus performance with t... 
Arcam Alpha 9 phono stage question
You won,t be disappointed at all when compared to the musical fidelity . 
Neil Young at Massey Hall
I heard some of it on the radio so went out and bought it . It is a great recording of a great performance . I live 60 miles away from Massey Hall and one of my older brothers was at the live performance itself . Had him over to listen to it and t... 
Is analog & vinyl anoying? Is it worht it.
Yes anolog and vynil can be annoying . Yes it can be very expensive . Is it worth it ? To me , yes without a doubt . For me personally , the sound is a good bi-product of slowing life back to a time ,when we had the time to enjoy it without the im... 
The sealed LP... what is the point?
When I got back into vynil a few years ago , I bought unopened copies of Dark Side of the Moon , Supertramp Crime of the Century , Bob Segars Night Moves and The Beatles Abbey Road and Rubber Soul all Mobile Fidelity Master Copies from a two fer c... 
music these days....
Well seems like you touched a nerve in some folks ! For my own personal opinion . I feel that mainstream music does have some good things happening but I have to agree that marketing is more important than the actual music these days . Mtv has aid... 
WAF - Wife Acceptance Factor
Ever think of the old audio equipment you have or had and how good it was and the found memories you had with it ? Ever do the same with an ex wife..... there is your answer!!!