Wardsweb Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 That is quite a system Luther. Looking forward to hearing your tape. Please let us know what all your components are at some point. I hope to post a picture of my system this afternoon since I am going to try to sell the LaScala clones (never thought I would consider selling them). Bluesboy, a master carpenter, is going to build some Super LaScalas for me. We are looking at veneers today. Thinking about rosewood....any suggestions? Chuck You are looking at: Clearaudio Champion II w/ Benz Micro Glider on a SME 309 arm (on isolation sandbox) Shanling T100 CDP on top of a Odyssey Tempest preamp (on air badder platform) Shanling SP-80 mono blocks running Electro Harmonix 6CA7EH ("Fat Bottle" EL34) Teac X-1000R reel to reel (recording on some 3M 996) DIY speakers: Altec 511B horn w/ 802-8G driver, JBL 077 tweeter, Altec 416-8C woofer I still need to veneer the cabinets, it's just been to hot here. They will be sapele pommelle. As for your speakers, I have always loved Brazililan rosewood, but it's tough to get since it became an endangered species. I bought some preban that I used on my last DIY JBL corner horns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 Very impressive. I hope my tape can measure up. Is the sapele a light or dark wood? Chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardsweb Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 Very impressive. I hope my tape can measure up. Is the sapele a light or dark wood? Chuck Sapele can be cut many ways that each gives a totally different look. The pommele cut even looks different because of the intense figuring of the natural wood. I would say in general it is a medium to medium light wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted August 28, 2006 Author Moderators Share Posted August 28, 2006 OK here is a shot of the recording in progress earlier this evening. A real mix with Jazz on one side and rock on the other. Those reels look like they are screeming in that photo, I don't think mine will play back at 90 IPS, I did say 7.5 IPS right [] I have everyone addresses and will be sending them out in just a little bit by email, do we plan for shipping out tomorrow, or do we want to shoot for Wed. By media mail right? Travis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardsweb Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 Ok, back on track - here is the song list for my tape. Sara K. B&W Very Audiophile New Recordings Turned My Upside Down You Break My Heart Patricia Barber Modern Cool Touch of Trash Winter Madeleine Peyroux Careless Love Dance Me to the End of Love Don't Wait to Long Nora Jones Come Away With Me Don't Know Why Cold Cold Heart Diana Krall Love Scenes All or Nothing at All Peel Me a Grape Dave Brubeck Time Out Blue Rondo a la Turk Take 5 Herbie Hancock Canteloupe Island Canteloupe Island Cal Tjader Best of Cal Tjader Soul Sauce Kenny Burrell Midnight Blue Midnight Blue Joe Satriani Flying in a Blue Dream Flying in a Blue Dream Fleetwood Mac The Dance Big Love (instrumental) Eagles Hell Freezes Over Get Over It Pink Floyd Division Bell Poles Apart Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon Money Led Zepplin Physical Graffiti Kashmir Fleetwood Mac Mystery to Me Hypnotized Santana Abraxas Black Magic Woman Moody Blues The Very Best Of Tuesday Afternoon EL&P Emerson Lake & Palmer Lucky Man Marvin Gaye What's Going On What's Going On James Taylor Greatest Hits Steamroller (live version) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted August 28, 2006 Author Moderators Share Posted August 28, 2006 Luther, Yee ha, I can't wait to get that tape! Holy cow, must have taken you all day to do that? I sent an email to you and Don with the address and routing information. I need Don to forward it to Chuck and for Don to send me Chuck's email info. I will post my recording info. in a little bit. Travis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardsweb Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 I will include a copy of the addresses, routing and song list with my tape. It will go out tomorrow. Enjoy I do find it takes me about twice as long as the tape time to put it all together. I don't mind, it's fun and suites my obsessive nature.[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Luther and Travis, My tape is ready to go. The tape is not a compilation but includes tracks from 3 different Diana Krall CDs. The second side is Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers on LP and Miles Davis 'Round about Midnight on CD, a 24bit remastered recording from 1955. I hope you will enjoy it. I need addresses and will put in the mail Wednesday. Luther, you mentioned your obsessive nature. I know we all have our peculiar routines when recording, anything you want to share? I am a little anal about cleaning and I leave an air cleaner with hepa filter going when not in the room. I fade in on noisy first grooves and I zerodust when I flip sides. There! I am out of the closet. Will be away from the pc until this afternoon. Chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardsweb Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Luther and Travis, My tape is ready to go. The tape is not a compilation but includes tracks from 3 different Diana Krall CDs. The second side is Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers on LP and Miles Davis 'Round about Midnight on CD, a 24bit remastered recording from 1955. I hope you will enjoy it. I need addresses and will put in the mail Wednesday. Luther, you mentioned your obsessive nature. I know we all have our peculiar routines when recording, anything you want to share? I am a little anal about cleaning and I leave an air cleaner with hepa filter going when not in the room. I fade in on noisy first grooves and I zerodust when I flip sides. There! I am out of the closet. Chuck Chuck we seem to have similiar taste in music. Can't wait to hear Art Blakey, as I don't have any of his stuff, but do listen to him on our local jazz station; good stuff. The others I have but it will be nice to hear it on tape. I plan on making a copy for my own collection. The tape you are getting has both vinyl and CD which is noted on the play list included, along with the time line. No big secret, I zerodust before every play. If the vinyl is noisey, it won't get recorded. The table is kept under a dustcover when not in use. The CD's are upsampled to 24bit/96kHz. Tape level is reset for each song to try and keep the overall tape level. Note: this tape is recorded "hot", so be sure to turn down your deck's output before playing and then adjust to taste. If you don't mind, send me a private message with your phone and I'll call you. By the way, this is going UPS ground, as it's just easier for me. Shipping and receiving are part of my responsibilies as Operations Manager here at work. To keep the box from looking like a patchwork quilt, I laid down some clear tape before afixing the label. You should be able to just peel it off before sending it on. If it is stubborn, just heat it a little with a hair dryer and it will come right off. ( I know, I know, obsessive) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAKO Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 WHAT????????? you guys are just recording copies of LP & CD,s What a waste of tape....Get your lazy buttsout there and record some local groups. You cant beat live recording spontieaty....Even a highschool band beats what you guys are doing . Mics & cables are pretty cheap these days. Prices have come down alot. I can record a cow better than what you guys are doing.....Excuse me if this sounds like a bitchslap....But get out there & do some thing origional. Mic placement should not be intimadating get out there make some mistakes learn some thing about recording.....Not just copying. You can trace a picture....But thats not painting a picture.......GEEEEEEEEEZ !!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 WHAT????????? you guys are just recording copies of LP & CD,s What a waste of tape....Get your lazy buttsout there and record some local groups. You cant beat live recording spontieaty....Even a highschool band beats what you guys are doing . Mics & cables are pretty cheap these days. Prices have come down alot. I can record a cow better than what you guys are doing.....Excuse me if this sounds like a bitchslap....But get out there & do some thing origional. Mic placement should not be intimadating get out there make some mistakes learn some thing about recording.....Not just copying. You can trace a picture....But thats not painting a picture.......GEEEEEEEEEZ !!!!!!! Yeah right, I'm going record a high school band and send it to somebody half way across the country. I bet that would be just thrilling to listen to. Both Tarheel and I have done some live recording. His tape turned out a lot better than the one I did of a local blues band we know playing in a bar. I don't think anybody's interested in listening to that. I wish you would do some cow recording. Maybe you could make me a tape of a cow farting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardsweb Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Yeah right, I'm going record a high school band and send it to somebody half way across the country. I bet that would be just thrilling to listen to. Both Tarheel and I have done some live recording. His tape turned out a lot better than the one I did of a local blues band we know playing in a bar. I don't think anybody's interested in listening to that. I wish you would do some cow recording. Maybe you could make me a tape of a cow farting. I'm open to anything, even cow farting. I'm just glad this isn't "smell-a-vision". Seriously, to each his own. We all enjoy this hobby called audio. We each pursue it in our own fashion and each with our own goals. So be it, the love of the actual music, the expertise in recording and production or even the equipment (techincally or esthethically), we have fun and that's what it's all about. When it's not fun anymore, I'll give all my gear away and find a new hobby.......the line forms at the rear.[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Travis This is what I will send unless I hear from you that you already have this music. Diana Krall "The Look Of Love" CD S'wonderful I remember yoy Love Letters Cry Me a River Diana Krall "All For You" I'm An Errand Girl for Rythm Gee Baby Ain't I Good for You You Call It Madness Frim Fram Sauce Boulevard of Broken Dreams Diana Krall "The Girl In The Other Room" Stop The World Temptation I've Changed My Address I'm Pulling Through Narrow Daylight Side 2 Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers BlueNote 4003 LP Miles Davis 'Round Midnight The last song is by Sonny Rollins (a short one to finish out the tape) All the CD recordings are from a Jolida tubed output player modded by Hot Rod Audio The analog source is a reworked Denon DP-1250 with ADC arm and a Clearaudio Virtuoso Wood cartridge. Side 1 was recorded on a 34 year old Teac 3300S gone through by Kevin Kaas of Dokorder fame. My original deck..... once sold and bought back. Side 2 was recorded on a Teac X-10 also serviced by Kevin Nitty Gritty and zerodust handeled the cleaning Call me if you prefer a Jazz or Blues compilation. Chuck 910 395-0825 home 910 200-1225 cell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrot Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 When it's not fun anymore, I'll give all my gear away and find a new hobby.......the line forms at the rear.[] I hope you continue to enjoy it, but if you don't, if you get tired of playing slabs of vinyl for instance, I'll accept your turntable. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAKO Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 I have over 3000 LPs & more CDs If some one sent me a tape of a LP ,CD I think Ide stuff that tape up his keester one inch at a time (2400 ft)..........All I,m trying to say is on location recordings can be fun......Classics, Jazz , country ., Whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted August 29, 2006 Author Moderators Share Posted August 29, 2006 I have over 3000 LPs & more CDs If some one sent me a tape of a LP ,CD I think Ide stuff that tape up his keester one inch at a time....All I,m trying to say is on location recordings can be fun......Classics, Jazz , country ., Whatever. Obviously this is not the thread for you. Why don't you go record a live band and send your tape around to this group? Otherwise, go listen to your collection, which you are obviously impressed with, and leave us alone. Travis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted August 29, 2006 Author Moderators Share Posted August 29, 2006 Travis This is what I will send unless I hear from you that you already have this music. Diana Krall "The Look Of Love" CD S'wonderful I remember yoy Love Letters Cry Me a River Diana Krall "All For You" I'm An Errand Girl for Rythm Gee Baby Ain't I Good for You You Call It Madness Frim Fram Sauce Boulevard of Broken Dreams Diana Krall "The Girl In The Other Room" Stop The World Temptation I've Changed My Address I'm Pulling Through Narrow Daylight Side 2 Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers BlueNote 4003 LP Miles Davis 'Round Midnight The last song is by Sonny Rollins (a short one to finish out the tape) All the CD recordings are from a Jolida tubed output player modded by Hot Rod Audio The analog source is a reworked Denon DP-1250 with ADC arm and a Clearaudio Virtuoso Wood cartridge. Side 1 was recorded on a 34 year old Teac 3300S gone through by Kevin Kaas of Dokorder fame. My original deck..... once sold and bought back. Side 2 was recorded on a Teac X-10 also serviced by Kevin Nitty Gritty and zerodust handeled the cleaning Call me if you prefer a Jazz or Blues compilation. Chuck 910 395-0825 home 910 200-1225 cell Sounds great the way it is. Send it on. Travis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted August 30, 2006 Author Moderators Share Posted August 30, 2006 I have enclosed the following information with my tape as well, but this is what is coming to all of you. All recordings were from vinyl, I dont have any digital in my 2-channel set up. All recordings were sourced from a Nottingham Spacedeck, Hadcock 242SE tone arm, and Musicmaker MM cartridge. The tape is Quantegy 456, brand new out of the box, the last year it was made. Recording were made on Tandberg 10XD at 7.5 IPS, Noise Reduction ("NR") is as noted below. Tape: Side One (Has White timing leader at beginning) David Gilmour-On An Island (EMI Records, 2006) Side One (No NR) Castellorizon On An Island The Blue Take A Breath Red Sky At Night Side Two (with Dolby "B" NR) This Heaven Then I Close My Eyes Smile A Pocketful of Stones Where We Start The Tubes-Young and Rich (A&M SP-4580, 1976) Side One (with Dolby "B" NR) Tubes World Tour Brighter Day Pimp [skipped this song to fit end of tape] Dont Touch Me There END OF TAPE SIDE 1 Tape: Side Two (Red Tape Leader) Muddy Waters-Folk Singer (Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs, MFSL 1-201, Originally Release in 1964) Side One (No NR) My Home Is The Delta Long Distance My Captain Good Morning School Girl You Gonna Need My Help Bob Marley and the Wailers-Burnin (Tuff Gong (Island) 422-846-200-1, 1990 Reissue of 1974 LP) (No NR on either side) Side One Get Up Stand Up Hallelujah Time I Shot the Sheriff Burnin And Lootin Put It On Side Two Small Axe Pass It On Duppy Conqueror One Foundation Rasta Man Chant The Rolling Stones-Aftermath (London PS-476, 1966) Side One Paint It Black Stupid Girl Lady Jane END OF TAPE SIDE 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAKO Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Dwil........OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Amy Posted August 30, 2006 Moderators Share Posted August 30, 2006 WHAT????????? you guys are just recording copies of LP & CD,s What a waste of tape....Get your lazy buttsout there and record some local groups. You cant beat live recording spontieaty....Even a highschool band beats what you guys are doing . Mics & cables are pretty cheap these days. Prices have come down alot. I can record a cow better than what you guys are doing.....Excuse me if this sounds like a bitchslap....But get out there & do some thing origional. Mic placement should not be intimadating get out there make some mistakes learn some thing about recording.....Not just copying. You can trace a picture....But thats not painting a picture.......GEEEEEEEEEZ !!!!!!! Hey Maron, Actually, this does sound like quite a nasty "bitchslap!" I used to enjoy tracing pictures very much in my younger days, I wouldn't have appreciated someone scoffing at what I like to do anymore than I'm sure these guys do. Maybe your post came off harsher than you meant--if that's the case, I apologize for calling you out, but it sure seemed unnecessary! Carry on [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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