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After doing more reading I think I would go about replacing the top plate as well with a PTP or something. The whole thing is still well beyond my skill level so I'll leave it be for now.

Well at least this little recall didn't kill people

I haven't heard it or anything with Chuck Israel. Thanks I agree there is only one Ray Brown. Already picked up every Fantasy 45 rpm issue he is on

I mean other albums he is on that are good.

Any recommendations? I have the two with him and Joshua Redmon. He's technically very proficient, not sure if it's exactly what I'm looking for though...

Looking for any recommendations for more current jazz bassists (and good albums with them) that had a similar style to Ray Brown or Paul Chambers (laid back, playing in the pocket, great melody).

Have you considered hiring a fictional character to play a fictional character

In that deleted post you did mention the clocks. You did not say you were a representative of the company. I restored the post, thanks for letting us know who you are.

Two things though- people claim the foam is stiffer in the MK2 pads so maybe they'll last longer. Marc also says the MK2 pads form a better seal. I can't use O2 with glasses with the MK1 pads since it doesn't form a perfect seal.

Bob we need a pic of all the Kisekis lined up :drool:

Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Further Out original US 6 eye mono vinyl

Joe Pass - Catch Me

the who - live at leeds classic records vinyl Nice, I have to hear the alt takes and other tracks

Eric Dolphy - Outward Bound fantasy 45 rpm vinyl

lightnin hopkins - lightnin' fantasy 45rpm vinyl

Yeah I imagine he is making some money off shipping. But speaking to the Lenco Heaven guys most places in the US would be at least $500++ plus shipping. Thanks for the feedback Steve, means a lot coming from you. I like the Jean Nantais style veneer as well.

Thoughts on plywood as an L75 plinth? I might finally be able to get this project off the ground plinth lenco l70,l75 - eBay (item 200459028877 end time May-07-10 12:54:57 PDT)

Great to hear about the sound arrival! Stay safe.

Dinny I'd love one if they were cheaper. At the end of the day this is still something I enjoy for fun so I do not utilize rigorous blind testing at every opportunity. If the Darwin source selector ends up working out then that might be a viable solution for myself. I think blind testing is a lot more fun in groups as well and I'm lucky to have a crowd that likes to geek out about that sort of stuff (all being or having been in academic medicine).

I think it's easier to do when you have a firm grasp of the nuances of the particular source unit, in our test it was just a bunch of us with our own sources that didn't know the intricacies of the others (well I knew the Naim pretty well). Sort of like when people started the ABX trials between -aps encoded MP3s and lossless. The differences between the two are subtle, but if you know what to listen for with known samples that causes the LAME encoder problems (artifacts?) you can reliably distinguish between the two. DanC I think we go about finding "the sound" in a similar manner and look for the same things (but have very different tastes in music), so I can definitely appreciate your logic. Completely agree. I really enjoy KG's designs (another is Nelson Pass) and the sound that they go for is pretty much what I look for in high end gear. I can usually safely go out on a limb and trust either of their amps to suit my sound preferences.

I know in the future I am going to try to be more objective with gear especially amps and DACs. We did a few double blind tests a while ago comparing some DACs and CDPs on a high end speaker system and it was difficult to distinguish the differences when we didn't know what we were listening to. The bias immediately entered the tests when we went back to traditional source switching.

Good posts DanC and the thread title edit I made was all in good fun After seeing a lot of shenanigans pulled in high end audio I'm definitely a lot more careful with what I buy also given that it is more difficult selling gear in these times. And I do place stock in what a few people here say about gear as they have similar tastes as mine.

March/April have been a great month for jazz Analog Productions 45 rpms: Pure Pleasure Records Charles Mingus - Dynasty Mosaic Records Charles Mingus - The Complete Candid Recordings (4 LP) Tina Brooks - The Complete Blue Note Recordings (4 LP) and Peter Gabriel 1, 2, 3, 4 from Classic Records (33 rpm) The Who - Tommy, Quadrophenia, Live at Leeds, Who's Next Classic Records (33 rpm)

Happy birthday!!