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Time to ride or die!  THAT was yesterday around my place.  Rode that coaster once and it's killer.  How's yer heart tough guys???  Mine was thumpin last night just like it was when I rode that thing...  60 miles north of me on the coast of Lake Erie here in Ohio.  Bring your A game & the kids.  I got the lodging covered here.  Hour north to heaven or H3ll !  lol     Being the tallest roller coaster and the first to top 300 feet wasn’t the only records broken when it opened in 2000. It debuted having the longest drop and the fastest speed topping out at 93 m.p.h. Ranking as one of the world’s best steel coasters year after year since its opening, this behemoth shoots riders over hills, past lagoons and through tunnels, all at unthinkable speeds. With its silhouette illuminated in the night sky, it’s hard miss the iconic coaster on the Cedar Point skyline.    About the only way I can describe last evening.  A roller coaster.   I unzipped the Dom  Martin lp's, quick eyeball and laid them here on the arm of the couch for later.  Finally figured I'd throw them on for a listen.  After I ordered them I'd heard them on youtube and thought this dude's act IS together.  Little did I know HOW together.    Turned on my "aura" over the table to take a quick photo for in here and filled my shorts.  Signed?  Personalized? WTF is going on here???  I didn't buy any signed copies so I hit the site to make sure.  Nope.  How?  Why?  It was going around in my head and I was loving it.   So this dude tours then gets home and signs lp's for people randomly?  Who knows but I'm forever grateful and WILL be sittin front row or preferably a tour case (it's cheaper and my rear fits one) when he hits the US.  It was almost as nice when my youngest daughter walks in the door @ Christmas.  Home from Phoenix.  Just crazy!  Forever grateful for him doing that.  They'll be in Crate #2 of signed stuff.  That way I'll know where to find them in this mess of lp's stacked everywhere.             Dom Martin (29) is a Belfast born award winning singer/songwriter, inspired but not constrained by the blues. In the past 18 months he has burst onto the UK and European music scene with a unique guitar style and voice captivating the audience at every venue. His main influences are Rory Gallagher, Tom Waits, John Martyn, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Howlin Wolf and Muddy Waters. With five BBC Radio live sessions prior to a first album release, Dom impressed with his 2018 debut original EP “Easy Way Out” with BBC presenter Cerys Matthews describing his work as “absolutely wonderful stuff.” His debut album “Spain to Italy” was fully released on 4th December 2019 to critical acclaim and was an IBBA “Pick Of The Month” gaining airplay on around 100 stations globally. bluespowr.com - 'Spain to Italy is not just one of the best debut releases we’ve heard in some time but among the best albums we’ve heard from any artist this year' makingascene.org - 'The likes of Dom’s talent only comes around once in a lifetime' Fatea Records - 'A musician of unbridled talent and a future that is assured’ After his debut sell out “Spring ’19 UK Tour”, Blues in Britain Magazine said - "Now and again you stumble across a rare talent of such sheer genius that you actually wonder whether what you have witnessed can possibly be for real. Dom Martin is one such talent" (Last FM)   Sooooo, he's influenced by Jimi?  Watching this I saw that flair and thought Jimi, Mitch and Noel???  Welllll yea, but now it's on him to reach way down and perfect it.  He's on the right track imo...  Gonna be a great watch for sure.  Yea, the old curmudgeon is waitin...  Listen up.   Ready GO!  Only time will tell.          An added bonus???  Seriously?   On to his latest "Buried in The Hail."   Just enough bump to catch ya and that Rory Gallagher twist w/an added touch of Jimi once again?  Crazy good!     First thoughts?  These two are totally KILLAH lp's.  More to follow as I kick back and take it all in.  Lyrics, his work, his band they just push all the buttons. The acoustic side?  Smooth and clean!  If ya can't catch a groove you're either deaf or dead!   😂  Get off those gold cards your sittin HARD on!  Get ya sum!                

Thanks. You verified I might be able to hear after all 'cause I agree with all your assessments.

This product I've used in more than one system and I own 2 of them.  I feel it doesn't degrade the sound.  Makes those vintage amps dead quiet when hooked to a pro active XO.     JW may not approve...but it helps me.  The bottom MC250 is all RCA from the Mac preamp to the Heresys.  The top one I have the Jenson to use that with dbx and MC250 amp for the Klipsch horns.  Quiet as a mouse.  

Hey.  I've heard and seen the beautiful MC2100s rebuilt by JW.....  their Mark1101.   Some time ago, I had my MC250s reworked.  Quiet and clean.  They shine in this new setup in a little room. https://northreadingengcom.ipage.com/forum/index.php?topic=3.0    

Yes abit jealous of grasshopper. Don't lose too much or, I will be the same with you... whatever works. John is eating fettuccine so... Jealous of him too. Kroger has alot of stuff...  

jc-   Don't be amazed, the chassis tops are reproductions sourced from Korea.  The quality is excellent.  The bottom sections were reworked at a local metal refinisher I use.  Does enamels, powder coat, anodize, acrylics.   And the Korean supplier does make a chrome on stainless chassis top section for the MC225.  They have a large collection of top sections reproductions.  They've been making them for some time.   Fair amount of work goes into the restoration.  Most of the hardware is replaced which it should be it's over 60 years old!    Good to see the amps in use!  Interesting song selection.   jw     

Yes, boring but, will send newbies here for demo...lol.

Was that the Audio by Van Alstine board that you first put in?

Yes John, been there for a bit now. Second pair in the area since first of year... nice though from what can tell.

Ok, I'm drooling.  Came up with this wild idea of boycotting Kroger so have been diving into the stockpile.  About time to rotate things but also getting ready for a massive wallet rape maybe this week but could make it a couple more.   Started thinking all ya really need is a baked tater w/sour cream and butter.  Factored in a cob salad w/goodies once a day.  So that runs about 84$ a week and it's good stuff not junk.  I hit Kroger I buy more garbage than I should anc drop more than the 84 a week AND have to put it together.  Bacon, chopped egg, cheese, lettuce ya wind up chopping?  It aint rocket science but when ya involve the nickel & dime stuff along w/the all the other garbage I wind up buying?  Blah.  It's good for me and I'm dropping weight which is also good.  Won't be long and I'll be right back in Kroger playin the game though.  Life's boring like that.  lol   Gonna soooo beat that darn grasshopper!  Just hope things are ok on his end.  Crazy!