brainstorms

Wednesday December 08, 2004

analog sound...

finally restored my technics sl-b2k turntable to perfect working order. a recent visit to bay bloor radio turned up a high-quality replacement belt from technics. [it turns out bay bloor radio stocks many turntables, quality parts, cartridges etc. a similar turntable goes for a couple of hundred dollars these days]

in the last number of years, i trimmed my record (vinyl) collection down to bare hard-to-replace essentials: some deutsche grammophon classical, blue note and other jazz, some rare electronic music pieces, including an album by electronic music pioneer oscar sala. one album that i cannot wait to listen again is a 1957 recording of grieg's complete Peer Gynt, conducted by sir thomas beecham, sung beautifully by Ilse Hollweg (Angel Records).

it is pure magic.

[i should compare the sound of my relatively pristine vinyl against its digital version appropriately found under EMI's Great Recordings of the Century collection]

[the picture on the right is that of a stanton 300 cartridge poised to land on george clinton's computer games.]

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