[Vision2020] MHS on You Tube

Tue Apr 24 16:06:29 PDT 2012

Thanks for the photo...

If this ION USB turntable is even marginally worth listening to, 200
dollars is a bargain, much less 112 dollars... My Grado
   http://www.gradolabs.com/page_cartridges.php  made in the good'ol
USA cartridge/stylus cost 200 dollars, and this is bargain basement pricing
in the world of high quality audio gear.  My turntable, tonearm and needed
vinyl playback accessories add up to much more, just to spin and hold the
vinyl with the diamond in the groove so the moving magnets in the Grado
cartridge can generate their tiny signal... When considering the physics of
what is required to extract a music signal from vinyl, it's no surprise
that the technology can become advanced and expensive.

But of course the 90,000 dollar Continuum Caliburn and Cobra vinyl playback
gear is cost no object technological excess, for those who don't have to
ask the price.

On the subject of music and digital downloads and so forth, this relatively
new company, HDtracks, is banking on people wishing to buy high resolution
digital downloads, 96khz/24bit even 192/24, and also CD red book
44.1khz/16bit. They have quite a good catalog of albums already, but no
Jimi Hendrix!  Nor any Orbital albums, nor Juno Reactor, nor Future Sound
of London, nor Chemical Brothers... Give me break!  However, I just checked
on another favorite of mine, This Mortal Coil.  I scored.  They have
Filigree and Shadow and It'll End in Tears.

https://www.hdtracks.com/
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Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett
On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 8:33 AM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:

> Could take a photo of my Ion USB Turntable TTUSB, but it wouldn't do half
> the justice of the online ad at:
>
> http://www.ionaudio.com/products/details/ttusb
>
>  . . . which sells on Amazon for $112.00
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Ion-TTUSB-Turntable-USB-Record/dp/B000BUEMOO
>
> I knew I should have waited.  I paid just over $200 for mine.  But it is
> still considerably less than $90,000.
>
> By the way, I have digitized many records for several Viz subscribers. So,
> my offer still stands . . .
>
> Any of you fine V-Peeps wanna save $90,000 and have some of your vinyl
> digitized . . . at no cost, of course . . . jus' payin' it forward (as the
> saying goes).
>
> Seeya round town, Moscow.
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "If not us, who?
> If not now, when?"
>
> - Unknown
>
>
>
> On Apr 23, 2012, at 23:51, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
>
> > Rhapsody has the entire album . . . in MP3 format . . . downloadable . .
> .
> > for $6.99.
> >
> > Seeya round town, Moscow.
> >
> > Tom Hansen
> > Moscow, Idaho
> >
> > "If not us, who?
> > If not now, when?"
> >
> > - Unknown
> >
> >
> >
> > On Apr 23, 2012, at 21:22, Ted Moffett <starbliss at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I was just at Hastings, and they have a 180 gram audiophile vinyl
> edition
> >> of Jimi Hendrix, "Band of Gypsies," which is a live recording of the
> famous
> >> unbelievable Filmore East New Years Eve. concert 1969-70, which features
> >> Hendrix's shocking guitar genius on "Machine Gun."
> >>
> >> I once had a Japanese
> >> import of this album, which I no longer have, but it blew the CD version
> >> away.  MP3?  Ha, ha, ha...
> >>
> >> What make and model of turntable, tonearm and cartridge are you using
> for
> >> your vinyl digitizing?
> >>
> >> Here's a recommendation for a recent high tech design turntable, stand
> and
> >> tonearm combo, with no cartridge, if you've got a spare $90,000 bucks.
> >> Perhaps add on the Lyra Atlas moving coil cartridge, to match the
> >> sound quality of the rest, a mere 9500 smackers:
> >> http://www.musicdirect.com/p-66518-lyra-atlas-mc-phono-cartridge.aspx
> >>
> >> This ain't your grandparents system, Dude!
> >>
> >> Read the review here:
> >>
> >> http://www.stereophile.com/turntables/106con/
> >>
> >>
> http://www.stereophile.com/content/continuum-audio-labs-caliburn-turntable-cobra-tonearm-specifications
> >> Continuum Audio Labs Caliburn turntable & Cobra tonearm Specifications
> >> *Sidebar 1: Specifications*
> >>
> >> *Caliburn: *suspensionless turntable with O-ring drive; cogless,
> >> battery-powered DC motor; vacuum holddown. Speeds (adjustable): 33.33,
> 45,
> >> 78 rpm. Wow & flutter, Rumble: not specified.
> >> *Dimensions: *24" (615mm) W by 8" (205mm) H (including feet) by 15.5"
> >> (400mm) D. Weight: 160 lbs (73kg), not including motor.
> >> *Serial Number Of Unit Reviewed: *Not noted.
> >> *Price: *$65,000, including Cobra tonearm.
> >>
> >> *Cobra: *dual-pivot tonearm with monocoque construction. VTA and azimuth
> >> adjustable. Offset: 23°. Horizontal and vertical resonant frequency with
> >> medium-compliance cartridges: *ca* 8.1Hz. Cartridge weight range:
> 0–20gm.
> >> Audio leads: 33AWG pure copper Litz, 1.5m from cartridge clips to WBT
> RCA
> >> plugs. Other leads, DIN plugs, etc., available as options.
> >> *Dimensions: *Effective length: 239mm. Overhang: 17.3mm. Weight: 2.2 lbs
> >> (1kg).
> >> *Price: *$12,500, or as part of Caliburn turntable package ($65,000).
> >>
> >> *Castellon: *turntable stand with magnetic-repulsion–isolated top shelf
> and
> >> three MDF shelves. Chromed uprights of aircraft-grade aluminum, side
> >> supports reinforced with nautical turnbuckles.
> >> *Dimensions: *40" (1025mm) H by 25" (640mm) W by 19.5" (500mm) D.
> Weight:
> >> 176 lbs (80kg).
> >> *Finishes: *black lacquer, various wood veneers.
> >> *Price: *$24,999.
> >>
> >> *Approximate Number Of Dealers: *None. Sold direct by importer.
> >> *Manufacturer: *Continuum Audio Laboratories PTY Ltd., 33 Conventry
> Street,
> >> South Melbourne, Victoria 3205, Australia. Tel: (61) 39-207-8000. Fax:
> (61)
> >> 39-207-8800. Web: www.continuumaudiolabs.com. US distributor: Signals
> >> SuperFi LLC, Atlanta, GA. Tel: (678) 528-8077. Fax: (678) 884-1167.
> Web:
> >> www.signals-superfi.com.
> >>
> >> ---------------------------------------
> >> Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett
> >>
> >> On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 4:04 PM, Moscow Cares <moscowcares at moscow.com
> >wrote:
> >>
> >>> Ted Moffett announced:
> >>>
> >>> "Hastings in Moscow has been carrying a large selection of new vinyl,
> so
> >>> this is not just a used vinyl market."
> >>>
> >>> This may very well be, Mr. Moffett.  And I am sure that these records
> >>> sound fresher and crisper going round and round and round and round .
> . .
> >>> from an MP3 player while cruisin' US95.  Or, does Hastings also sell
> >>> turntables that mount conveniently into your car's dashboard?
> >>>
> >>> Jus' jokin'.
> >>>
> >>> I'm sure these records are going over well with the college kids, whose
> >>> grandparents probably want their turntables returned to them.
> >>>
> >>> Which brings me to . . .
> >>>
> >>> If anybody on the Viz wants their vinyl (both 33 rpm and 45 rpm)
> >>> digitized, give me a shout.  I jus' happen to have the capabilities to
> >>> convert those records.
> >>>
> >>> Seeya round town, Moscow.
> >>>
> >>> Tom Hansen
> >>> Moscow, Idaho
> >>>
> >>> "If not us, who?
> >>> If not now, when?"
> >>>
> >>> - Unknown
> >>>
> >>
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