Allan Songer
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Check out his playing with Lou Donaldson on Blue Note
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40 years of collecting! Actually more like 30 as I’ve been pretty quiet the last ten or so
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What genre of music is your absolute favorite
Allan Songer replied to Brian Tambe's topic in 2-Channel Home Audio
I only listen to Jazz and country/bluegrass/blues - 90% jazz. Never rock or classical. Funny thing is I play in a blues / rock band 1-4-5, baby! -
It was a good series, there was way too much time devoted to Louis Armstrong - Burns should have done a separate 6 hour doc about Louis. Way too little spend on the 50s and 60s.
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Been with me 30+ years and going strong!
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I use one with 1974 Heresys as my TV speakers - sounds great. Not sure I’d listen to music however
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The TD-124 is the best turntable I’ve ever owned - it has a bold, dynamic in-your-face quality that Ive only heard from other idler wheel tables (Garrard 301, 401). The TD-125 was Thorens’ leap into the modern in 1967 and the build quality is really something else - it sounds a lot like all good suspension tables - maybe quieter and maybe even more accurate but also sounds downright restrained when compared with the 124. I set this one up for the Tarrantino film “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” (I did all the HiFi stuff on that film). When the film wrapped they gave it to me and I set it up in the desert. It’s a good table and at $800-$1000 in good shape it’s a bargain.
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The TD-125 is at my place in the desert where I’ve spent much of the Covid crisis riding it out - along with my old Fisher 500C and the Metregon. The TD-124 is in my main system with the McIntosh stuff (MC-30s, C-22, MR-71, MI-3) and the 1961 vertical horn Cornwalls (which sound BETTER to me than the Metregon). Both systems are great - just very different.
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Been a while since I showed my rig - still going strong! TD-124 Ikeda 12” arm with Ortofon SPU GT SME 3012 with Ortofon SPU mono
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Vertical Cornwall's, any tips on what to look for?
Allan Songer replied to ImolaRed's topic in 2-Channel Home Audio
My 1962 vertical Cornwalls have been in my main system for over 30 years. I will never replace them. -
I made the stand - the speakers just slide in from the back but they look built in. t’s a very practical setup for me, as I don’t need surround sound or subwoofers. The NAD really sounds great - especially through the OPPO with a good DVD or Blu Ray.
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i am using this very amp to power my 2-channel “home theater” with a Sony TV, an Oppo disc player and a pair of old Heresys. It works great.
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That’s a plinth- BEAUTIFUL!! But you’ll still need a tonearm board! Maybe you’ve got one in a box over there- seems like you keep finding some pretty great stuff! Look for one of these:
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I’m not of the opinion that elliptical is better than conical- but It’s a fair observation. I play mostly 1950s and 60s LPs and I think the conical is way more quiet and forgiving and I don’t hear any loss in detail. Maybe if you’re spinning new records the elliptical would be a better choice. In any case , the SPU is the pinnacle!!!!
