In my newer videos I stopped using music, because I was focusing on hardware and software issues but in the next regular video (on the vintage Disk-washer system) perhaps I will. You Tube doesn’t allow music on 1 minute shorts. Thanks for the comment. I hadn’t installed a cartridge in over 20 years. I was a little nervous.
I would not even be able to afford the needle on just one of those turntables. I have no idea how much that sound system costs, but my first guess would be $2m, and I'd go up in increments of $2m.
If your records aren’t that dirty that’s fine. But if you’re getting records from the record bin it doesn’t clean them that well. I used to sell these machines and in private the manufacturers would admit as much. But that’s a good point if you have a ton of records to clean and they’re in fairly good shape. And you can afford $600-$1700 on a record cleaning machine. But if you are only getting a few records at a time, and can’t afford $600+ on a machine it’s best to know how to properly clean records - using a manual machine or no machine.
Some believe Fear of Music was the Talking Heads best album. Certainly a must have for anyone into the Heads or David Byrne or the history of alternative rock for that matter. I Zimba introduced Chris Franz’s African sounding drumming talents the band became famous for. Air and Heaven really highlighted David Byrne’s voice. Animals, a favorite among the college crowd for its lyrics, Life During Wartime was the album’s hit track. And video for MTV I believe. Back in the day when albums were the only game in town creative artists had to have at least one hit per album to sell the record. If they did that they could be more creative on other tracks. The covers were important back then and it was also cool.
I’m no historian, but if memory serves, by the time this album came out they knew their audience. Their tour was exclusively college campus auditoriums. You had to get tickets through the college ticket system not just some ticket agency. In most cases. I saw them at Davis, Berkley and LA. I’ll try to post the video. But if it doesn’t work just search for Life During Wartime live to see what their concerts were like. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MkMTPnLdzzQ.htmlsi=KS5ODNGhliZj47IL
In my short about the record clamp I demonstrate how it’s designed to protect the label but works as a holder. Most newer labels can take some water it’s only certain old ones that will fall apart but it’s one of those things that end up being 200% worth it. It’s really a pain to hold the record and clean it otherwise. I talk about it in my other videos but made a short specifically about the record label protector. ru-vid.com1DMkdIN77bk?si=6RevTbpRvN6iE5PW Also, there has been some confusion, frustration and criticism by some viewers because of context. I really created these videos for old farts trying to make sense of certain things. However, it seems I have an equal number of folks under 50 who missed the original wave of the 80s. This is why I am making shorts to show the details of what I’m referring to. Please ask questions and I’ll address them either in the comments or I’ll make a short.
That’s in my short about the record clamp. It’s designed to protect the label but works as a holder. Most newer labels can take some water it’s only certain old ones that will fall apart but it’s one of those things that end up being 200% worth it. It’s really a pain to hold the record and clean it otherwise. I talk about it my other videos but made a short specifically about the record label protector. ru-vid.com1DMkdIN77bk?si=6RevTbpRvN6iE5PW
I'm recommending Love Over Gold if you don't already have it. Primarily though this is preparing a record for a proper record wash. I have a comprehensive video called Wash Daft Punk, but no one seems to want to watch that, so I will go over the same 6 steps in SHORTS. People are spending a lot of money on expensive cleaning machines that don't do as good a job as properly cleaning by hand with a simple machine. You only really need the record machine for it's vacuum. IMHO. BTW I made 2 versions of this and in the other one I point out the importance of having the dot on the short screw so you can tell them apart when your done and have to take the label protector off. If you have the short one on the bottom and remove the top the record will fall and probably scratch. In this one I mention LAST. I decided that people can see the dot so I figured by showing how to do it I don't need to explain it. So I chose to publish this version.
Right on. I believe I have the 2013 edition. I definitely bought mine within the first year of the album, so as long as there isnt a 2014 pressing than thats what I got!
A vinyl player shouldn't be handled like that. It would be a miracle if the voice box needle or tone arm are still intact after that treatment. It's not worth posting videos like that, someone for the first time may still think that handling devices like that is normal.😱
I just noticed that on some of the SHORTS. In editing I had the headphones of my preamp summing the channels to my headphone. So I didn't notice actually until yesterday - even though the output meter indicated it. I test listened on my iPhone speaker so didn't hear it until I listened with earbuds. Now that I'm aware of it I will be more careful in the future. Thanks for mentioning it. I have a bunch of old audio and video gear. Some of it works and some doesn't, so I am testing different stuff each time. I should know in the next few videos what I will use going forward.
I’m testing out my old recording gear actually. I have a bunch of microphones a Sony a6000 and a Sony video camera. I can’t afford to buy all new stuff. So the first 5 or 6 videos will be different combinations of gear/software etc.
First, before doing anything with a cartridge mounted on the tonearm you should put a normal thickness record on the turntable to protect the cartridge from hitting the platter and whatever is covering the platter. In addition, to make sure the tonearm is parallel to the turntable you need a normal thickness record and on that surface raise or lower the tonearm until it is parallel to the surface if the record. The VTA depends on setting the tonearm parallel to a record initially. The stylus will be tracking a record, not the surface of the turntable. Furthermore, the VTA can be adjusted according to the thickness of the record. So 180 gram and 200 gram records will require that the tonearm be raised a bit. However, VTA can be set using a normal thickness record and use it like that with all records. More important is the azimuth adjustment and the stylus rake angle.
The 103R needs a heavy tonearm, thats the best way to have the special sound of this cart. So please try the 103R with a heavy headshell like Ortofons LH 4000 and please use the extra counterweight for the tonearm. After it you would wonder about the great sound. I did in this way with my SL 1210 GR and the 103 standard. And I did in the same way with my second 103 and the Denon DP 3000 NE. The Technics Headshell is not heavy enough for the DL 103 R.
OK. This is the first time I heard about using a heavier headshell and I talked to a lot of people. I'll look into the LH 4000 when I can. I'm going to give this set-up some burn in and get used to it for a bit. I was looking for an Orsonic 101b, but couldn't find it. I was also considering an AT-OC9XSL as a cartridge, but Steve Gutenburg said it was a very clean sound and the Denon seemed like it would be more to my taste. I may also go with the Dynavector 20xL when I can afford it. I'm not a fan of reinstalling the cartridge again. Perhaps I'll get a headshell and cartridge combination next time.
absolutely correct - did the same. a low compliance cartridge needs a higher effective mass tonearm. So head shell weight and added counterweight made my DL-103 (not R) sound MUCH better - and I'm not a golden ear person....also need spacer (~3mm) to get it level since it's not only low compliance it's also vertically much smaller than most cartridges. Also the supplied head shell allows for azimuth adjustment via set screw which I needed since mine was visibly off out of the box. Highly recommend only buying head shells with adjustable azimuth.
@@dscrimager My tonearm was not exactly low enough for this cartridge. I had to put it below the zero starting point, lowering it not raising it. It angled slightly down towards the cartridge in the zero position. It may be slightly different for the GR and other Technics tables. I added a slim cork and rubber mat to bring the surface up a tad and the horizontal seemed correct now. And this mat along with the rice mat I think sounds a tad better. The curvature in the arm makes it hard to see it exact - even with tools to measure it - as I said in the video. I can't afford a new headshell at the moment. I know there are a lot of fancy ones. Experts tell me it isn't that big of a deal to have a fancy headshell. Although I understand the resonance frequency and extra damping can make difference. If I spend more money on it I may opt for an Audio Technica AT-OC9XSL, or if I can save the money, a Dynavector. At the moment I'm letting it and the cables break in.
After trying to repack my Rega P3 as per manufacturer in order to resell it. It’s good to have a detailed description of how a turntable is packaged so to repack it properly. For example, that extra piece of cardboard that goes between the flaps. So many times in reselling something I’ve asked myself “where does this go?”
