Russ I
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Yeah I agree that the underside evidence points more toward stone.
The 'I Did a Thing' Thread
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See the circled plate? That’s used during transport so the heavy motor doesn’t move and stretch out the motor mounting springs. Remove it when you get home.
Also, as I said in DM, remove the counterweight so you don’t damage the arm bearings.
Also, as I said in DM, remove the counterweight so you don’t damage the arm bearings.
Most wood is soft and porous and it’s been a proven option for decades. I’m sure granite is fine. I’ve seen slate used too.
Russ I
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Hotel room in Boise, ID. Man, I’m looking forward to getting this thing into a space where it can stay for a while. Almost there….
dansomeone
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Your Cover's Blown is such a great song.
Russ I
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She’s a beut! More than a little jealous!
Thackeraye
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Wow. Well worth the trip. Beautiful.
MikeH
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Time to revive this thread because I did a thing…
Nat King Cole AP box set
Nat King Cole AP box set
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HuddieLedbetter
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I love that set. The sound is so great. (see also: Love is a Thing
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MikeH
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It’s insanely good. I have the DCC of Love Is The Thing and that’s great too. Picked up this little known hoffman/BoomBoom cut too a little while ago and it’s cheap and sounds greatI love that set. The sound is so great. (see also: Love is a Thing
Nat "King" Cole - Just One Of Those Things
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2004 Vinyl release of "Just One Of Those Things" on Discogs.
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Russ I
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More pics!
MikeH
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The box is nice—seems like what they based the UHQRs off of initially. Has the wood spine plus some gold foil around the edges and textured cloth cover. The inside is pretty bare bones—no album sleeves but 5 45RPM discs and a booklet with write ups, photos of the master tapes and a little advertisement for the other offerings. Hand numbered pamphlet.
Russ I
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Sweet. Looks like a real nice set. Thanks!
MikeH
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it sounds amazing. and i paid way less than current discogs pricing. but i do wish there were some kind of jackets for the records. i never know what do to with box sets like this without any album art or sleeves. The records are just in the QRP inners and I'll want to put them on my regular shelving to spin them more....but I guess I have to buy some generic sleeves...
Russ I
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Yeah that's kind of weird, and unfortunate.
MikeH
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pretty sure the original 3LP box set from the 60s didn't have sleeves either so that's why.
Hemotep
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I did a thing less than a week after I said I wouldn't do the thing. The wife is...not as impressed or understanding of the great deal I got and why I felt I had to jump on this. But she's not mad, she just told me to stop spending money. Which is fair, lol.
So, anyway, I found a NAD C 368 at a ridiculously good price on eBay. I was slightly skeptical but the seller had a dozen great reviews. So I made an offer and he took it. He then googled me and emailed my work address, which had me a little concerned at first that it was indeed a scam. Turns out it's just that he's 90 years old and doesn't fully understand why eBay wouldn't let him change shipment methods. I paid for USPS on there, but he wanted to send it via UPS insured for safety and they needed my phone and email. Since I paid though PayPal I figured what the hell and ended up chatting with the guy over email for a couple days. He lives in Asheville. He said he'd drive it to me but his family won't let him drive anymore. He decided he wanted to try the purifi over the hypex and sold this one before his new one arrived. Really nice guy to chat with about our systems.
The amp arrived in two days. Showed up last night in the original box and it still has the safety plastic on the screen. Looks brand new. Turns out it's only a year old. I didn't expect to go this direction, but I couldn't have lucked out anymore than I did on this. Need to sell some equipment to help cover the cost to appease the wife, but she said if I do that she'll be happy.
Got it set up this morning. Today was a good day.
So, anyway, I found a NAD C 368 at a ridiculously good price on eBay. I was slightly skeptical but the seller had a dozen great reviews. So I made an offer and he took it. He then googled me and emailed my work address, which had me a little concerned at first that it was indeed a scam. Turns out it's just that he's 90 years old and doesn't fully understand why eBay wouldn't let him change shipment methods. I paid for USPS on there, but he wanted to send it via UPS insured for safety and they needed my phone and email. Since I paid though PayPal I figured what the hell and ended up chatting with the guy over email for a couple days. He lives in Asheville. He said he'd drive it to me but his family won't let him drive anymore. He decided he wanted to try the purifi over the hypex and sold this one before his new one arrived. Really nice guy to chat with about our systems.
The amp arrived in two days. Showed up last night in the original box and it still has the safety plastic on the screen. Looks brand new. Turns out it's only a year old. I didn't expect to go this direction, but I couldn't have lucked out anymore than I did on this. Need to sell some equipment to help cover the cost to appease the wife, but she said if I do that she'll be happy.
Got it set up this morning. Today was a good day.
