Ron Thorne wrote:Larry Goldings
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Yeah, I always assume having to replace the stylus. Did you say 160? Here you go… several up for sale at once. Unusual to have so many Thorens up for sale. http://www.canuckaudiomart.com/classifieds/31-turntables/ What do you think? I'm still hoping to come across a $50 relic in good shape at a Valu...

As I was saying….

this beast just popped up:

http://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/649148346-thorens-td-165-turntable-with-ortofon-cartridge/

Any thoughts, people?

Just an update: Today, the stylus for my hand-me-down Kenwood arrived in the mail. First time in over 5 years, I got to hear some vinyl at home. First on was, a fairly OK to risk with the new tip LP, a Bobby Hutcherson album, Highway One, which I got cheap recently... for good reason, as I feared, i...

Thank you for the thoughtful response, wdavis. I would agree to some degree with your assessment of Vandermark by adapting Branford Marsalis' quote about his brother, which applies to Vandermark: He is good for jazz (which to me includes free-jazz/creative/improvised music), period! Beyond that, I d...

Kenny Wheeler influenced a ton of great musicians and was involved in so many incredible projects. The man lived a full life, but his final years are a sad reminder, that most committed artists don't get anywhere near the compensation they deserve. Farewell, Kenny Wheeler… http://www.youtube.com/wat...

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Thanks for the report, lucky man!! EP's residency would've been worth the 900 mile roundtrip trek to NY…

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Not to draw discussion off-track, but I've noticed a lot of new-to-vinyl/returning-to-vinyl people listen mostly or exclusively through headphones. If you have that tendency, let me know and I'll share another idea. Otherwise, Ron's advice is good. (Funny, I was just about to mention, that I just f...

bluenoter wrote:Billy Crystal
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Ron, that Dual appears to be a nice, simple solution. I'm tempted. If you had, say, a $500 limit, would you get a new machine such as that Dual ready to plug and play or an older, sturdier tt, plus a tonearm, cartridge and preamp? I'm leaning towards the latter, but it would require more time and e...

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Ron, I have two amps I use in two separate parts of the house. One is a Yamaha RX-V659, the other a Harman/Kardon AVR 700. Yamaha has phono input, not the HK.

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BeBop, yes, that looks like a good Canadian resource. I've come across it before, but haven't heard anyone recommend. Ron, that Dual appears to be a nice, simple solution. I'm tempted. If you had, say, a $500 limit, would you get a new machine such as that Dual ready to plug and play or an older, st...

Thank you, Ron & BeBop!
Lots to research and consider.
Sadly, Audio Advisor will be tricky for us north of the border. Customs costs will be prohibitive. I did just order some headphones from them. We'll see how badly the customs ding.

bluenoter wrote:Meg Tilly
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I kind of like this guy here:
http://buffalo.craigslist.org/ele/4626460947.html
…and this one:
http://toronto.craigslist.ca/mss/ele/4649687887.html
I know little about buying such things, so not wanting to buy duds requiring tons of repairs or parts to work right.

Thanks again, BeBop… and Chazro and Justin. Lots more useful guidance coming from JT folk than I'd expected on this. I think, I'm going to take it slow and try and find a well-made, probably second hand unit like Thorens, Linn or Rega and be ready to spend about 500 bucks, which is a lot for me. BeB...

These guys are great… catch them, if you can.
New accordionist, whom I don't know, but Hollenbeck's writing is fantastic and it's a dynamic band.