Category: Audio
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I can finally play records!
So, roughly two weeks ago I finally invested in a new turntable: the Audio-Technica AT-LP120X. It’s no Technics, but it still does its job pretty well. I’m just glad to finally have a turntable that doesn’t have a mind of its own and holds the platter’s speed steadily. I was mainly looking for the following…
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I can’t play records…
So… I’ve been thinking about getting a new turntable, because my current one has been going haywire. Since I’m sensitive to pitch, a direct drive table with pitch control and quartz lock would be good. Maybe I’ll go with the Audio-Technica AT-LP120X for a start. What do you think? Edit: I got the AT-LP120X! It’s…
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Rest in peace, Gordon Lightfoot.
I’m going against my weekly posting schedule to say that a wave of sadness has hit me this morning. I just found out that one of my favorite singer-songwriters of mine, Gordon Lightfoot, has passed away yesterday, at the age of 84. I don’t know whether to feel sad that he’s no longer with us,…
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80s music has a charm of its own.
Note: I don’t intend to offend anybody reading this post. You have my sincere apologies if any part of the post offended you in any way. I’ve been adding oldies (60s, 70s, 80s, some 90s and 00s) to my Spotify library ever since I joined the service. To me, modern music sounds too artificially-produced for…
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Fifo’s Repair Adventures
Howdy, fellow readers! This is a copy of an old post of mine, back from my old Blogspot site. Hope you’ll enjoy the read! I’ve been working on a Sony CDP-C365 5CD player/changer and a Sony TC-K561S cassette deck lately. Both the cassette deck and the CD changer needed repairs. The original owner wanted to…