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shawnwes replied to How Many Products in Your System Are Made in the US?

in General Audio Topics

08-03-2021, 10:07 AM
None: England, Japan, Taiwan, Scotland, China, Canada.

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shawnwes replied to Now This Is A Vintage Audio System!!!

in Vintage Audio Gear

08-01-2021, 11:47 AM
Very nice. Nice tape collection as well I see.

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shawnwes replied to Warsaw Audio Show Cancelled

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08-01-2021, 11:45 AM
I suppose we shouldn't be surprised. Shame....

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shawnwes replied to Covid Relief

in Albums

08-01-2021, 11:43 AM
That should take you mind off it. Nice room & setup.

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shawnwes commented on MylesBAstor's reply to Some Humor to Get Your Through Monday!

in Off Topic

07-31-2021, 10:58 AM
Sounds like a Steve Hoffman Forum Blue Note re-issue discussion....love it!

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shawnwes replied to New Turntable From Kronos Now Shipping!

in Industry News and Events

07-31-2021, 10:53 AM
I kinda like the design aesthetics of it. & it looks like it can be put together by one person w/o the need to hire 4 power lifters with lifting straps...

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shawnwes replied to Degritter Vs Clearaudio RCM

in Record Cleaning Machines, Record Inner and outer sleeves, record cleaning fluids, brushes

07-28-2021, 06:27 PM
I was using it primarily to dry it after the US bath or preclean the odd filthy thrift find. I think it was more OCD than anything as I didn't really...

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shawnwes replied to Degritter Vs Clearaudio RCM

in Record Cleaning Machines, Record Inner and outer sleeves, record cleaning fluids, brushes

07-28-2021, 01:29 PM
I tried using a Okki Nokki after cleaning with a Kirmuss but found it added static.

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shawnwes replied to Clean Records Like The Pros

in Record Cleaning Machines, Record Inner and outer sleeves, record cleaning fluids, brushes

07-28-2021, 01:19 PM
The intro to his video kinda says it all..."shut up and sit down". He must like the exercise.. My favourite are the wood glue video...

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shawnwes replied to What Are You Listening To Tonight? Part III

in General Music Topics

07-26-2021, 04:45 PM
I actually prefer this to the Some Other Time release that goes for silly $....

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shawnwes commented on jazdoc's reply to What Are You Listening To Tonight? Part III

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07-26-2021, 04:43 PM
How is your pressing? Lots of comments on a Facebook vinyl forum of noisy pressing but I know sometimes Zev's releases were just captured a bit hot. &...

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shawnwes replied to What Are You Listening To Tonight? Part III

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07-26-2021, 04:09 PM
Stunningly good recording. Bill Evans Trio "On A Friday Evening". This was recorded live in Vancouver at famous Oil Can Harry's in 1975. This...

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shawnwes replied to Are Amazon pre-order prices adjusting to retail?

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07-25-2021, 01:27 PM
It was $39 CAD (about $31 USD) on Amazon.ca for the last week or so before release & now climbed to about $43. Someone posted on the Hoffman site...

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shawnwes replied to What Are You Listening To Tonight? Part III

in General Music Topics

07-22-2021, 08:22 AM
2012 recording now available as ltd release dbl lp.

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shawnwes replied to Consolettes in

in Vintage Audio Gear

07-17-2021, 06:31 PM
Impressive setup kcin!

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shawnwes replied to What Are You Listening To Tonight? Part III

in General Music Topics

07-17-2021, 06:00 PM
Got lucky today. RSD site said nothing was going on in our little city. Walked into the mall store early enough that I came home with this: #179 / 5950....

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shawnwes replied to If You Had It To Do All Over Again....

in Loudspeakers

07-15-2021, 12:24 PM
Only thing that's the same is the basic turntable (arm & cartridge different). Everything else has changed.

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shawnwes replied to Why are Artists and Labels Turning Away from Vinyl?

in Analog Playback

07-15-2021, 10:47 AM
You'd think someone would just step up with a small operation of Warm Tone presses from Canada to help fill the void but it doesn't seem to be happening....

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shawnwes replied to What Are You Listening To Tonight? Part III

in General Music Topics

07-14-2021, 06:34 PM
Finally found a copy of this box set, in Germany, at a reasonable price. This is quite wonderful. Melody Gardot: Live in Europe

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shawnwes replied to Storm Large (yes her real name) on America's Got Talent!

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07-13-2021, 11:32 AM
I saw that recently. She reminds me of Anne Wilson of Heart. Great pipes.

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