Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

[Adam Balm]

Yep -Vinyl Lp requires a well installed and maintained turntable , a properly aligned arm and a properly installed cartridge to get the results I have experienced , its also necessary to handle Vinyl lp's only by the edge and label ( its a technique ) to avoid skin grease spots that glue dust to the playing surface!! I agree its not for everyone .

And please, get those lp's out of those nasty PVC outer sleeves!

 

[Adam Balm]

Correct. No sense making it sound worse than it is. I try to maintain a fairly dust free environment as well since much of my gear is black and tubes are not always easy to dust around and that helps with records. I also clean my shop well before doing and record cleaning or electronics in my shop. Right now I am still on woodworking and all shop turntables are protected.

Me too hates dust on my gear.

 

[562955]

And please, get those lp's out of those nasty PVC sleeves!

Yes I used Nagaoka sleeves - very very good and prevented PVC gloop contamination

 

[DougD]

When I left for university I discovered college radio and volunteered at the local station. I came back home with cassettes from Wall of Voodoo, X, the Blasters, and a bunch of big-noise guitar bands from the UK. That was an exciting time for music discovery

I had cassettes. Lots and lots of cassettes. Because I was into car audio.

I don't miss cassettes. Good riddance.

You see, wire telegraph is a kind of very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this?

And radio operates in the same way: You send signals here; they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat.

And Playlists operate in the same way as cassette mix tapes. You create an ordered list of selected songs you want to hear. The only difference is that there is no tape.

I had an Advent 201 (first consumer cassette player with Dolby NR), and upgraded to a Nakamichi 700 portable deck when that hit the market. Cassettes were an improvement in convenience over what we had before that, but not actually very convenient.

I don't miss cassettes. Good riddance.

 

[AstronomerXI]

I had an Advent 201 (first consumer cassette player with Dolby NR), and upgraded to a Nakamichi 700 portable deck when that hit the market. Cassettes were an improvement in convenience over what we had before that, but not actually very convenient.

I don't miss cassettes. Good riddance.

 

[jonathan c]

I guess that is why the CD industry took off like it did...better quality and less fuss to get access to the music. I remember all too well spinning vinyl, the care with which it must be handled, the mandatory cleaning before and after each playing. I appreciated the longer playing time of a CD. **Getting up every 20 minutes to flip the record over became a nuisance.**

** first world problem, indeed! The alternative?

 

[StimpyWan]

Just got my Bimby up and running again. A dead Gen 5 USB board took it out of commission, and I finally ordered and installed a Unison card. While I'd been using a Modius instead, the Bimby is so much better. I have a soundfield again, low level detail, reverb and decay. All the little touches that make music sound real. How people judge gear solely on measurements is beyond me...!

 

[Adam Balm]

I Love Cassettes!

 

[jonathan c]

Waaay back when, in college, a TEAC 355 (later, a Nakamichi 1000) with Maxell CrO2 cassette tape was the "cat's meow" for great sound / convenience. [Note: great care / preparation was taken in recording owned LPs to cassette.]

 

[Adam Balm]

I too would do that to a cassette full of 90's tunes.

Ugh.

 

[jonathan c]

PS -- I did use a separate device to rewind cassettes. Save on wear 'n tear for the Nak 1000 motor.... Also, au @Mr Trev, isopropyl alcohol cleaning & demagnetising tape record/playback heads was "quality fun"!!

 

[lemp]

Its funny how a fire taking your home changes your perspective. I used to think most people were kind and wanted to do the right thing. I no longer believe that. The insurance company and every other company involved since the fire that took our home last year has been either consumed by greed or incompetence or both. Friends have been helpful and I am eternally grateful to them, but the greedy ones...there is a special place for them in hell.

Its funny how a fire taking your home changes your perspective. I used to think most people were kind and wanted to do the right thing. I no longer believe that. The insurance company and every other company involved since the fire that took our home last year has been either consumed by greed or incompetence or both. Friends have been helpful and I am eternally grateful to them, but the greedy ones...there is a special place for them in hell.

Yeah, there's nothing like watching your house on fire to make you feel impotent. And then there's the fun dealing with insurance and contractors. I wouldn't wish that on anyone.

 

[DougD]

I Love Cassettes!

That's the emotional part of your brain being flooded with endomorphins, triggered by nostalgic memories of good times.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

But your logical brain can teach the other side that using playlists can also be a happy experience.

And then your logical brain can compare the pros & cons of cassettes vs playlists, without the prejudicial effect of brain chemicals.

Or not. Staying happy is good.

 

[jonathan c]

That's the emotional part of your brain being flooded with endomorphins, triggered by nostalgic memories of good times.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

But your logical brain can teach **the other side** that using playlists can also be a happy experience.

And then your logical brain can compare the pros & cons of cassettes vs playlists, without the prejudicial effect of brain chemicals.

Or not. Staying happy is good.

** or

 

[Paladin79]

Today it is WWOZ FM 90.7 for some New Orleans jazz. Fun music. Thanks to whoever mentioned that station.