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Offline scorpio333

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Re: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
« Reply #3360 on: December 11, 2018, 01:06:08 PM »
For a new, sealed record it has horrible pops n clicks throughout. Hopefully  it will clean up.


Any chance that could be related to the earlier issues you were discussing?   Are you absolutely certain of the quality of the ground signal on your table?   A bad ground can cause all kinds of headaches.

Nope, this is just one of those not so great quality records. It happens. It's in the 'to be cleaned' stack along with a few others.

As for the noise issue, I swapped out the Furman the vinyl rig was on and that seemed to help. I'm still having random issues when powering the system up and down. Sometimes I get a thud or pop when I turn the Furman on (with pre and amp off) and again after I turn it off (amp off first, then pre). Using an outlet tester everything checks out ok. The amp has a ground lug, but I didn't connect it to anything...yet.

I ordered a Audio Technica AT630 SUT so I can test using the moving coil table into my MM pre which has a much quieter noise floor than the JD9, the JD9 hisses like crazy and I never found the culprit. Once the SUT arrives I'll test it out and see what happens, maybe the JD9 gets put somewhere else or out to pasture.

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Re: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
« Reply #3361 on: December 11, 2018, 02:27:31 PM »
If at some point you want to test that Jolida in another system/environment, I'd be happy to give it a test drive for a while.   That could be fun.

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Re: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
« Reply #3362 on: December 11, 2018, 06:19:52 PM »
I don't have the hiss problem with my original JD9... quiet as can be. I did replace the op amps in mine to good effect, but even with the originals had no hiss.
a bunch of nice sounding stuff. Nice that I'm finally able to actually listen to file music for the first time...

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Re: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
« Reply #3363 on: December 11, 2018, 09:10:46 PM »
Does any of the gear in the signal chain have a three prong plug?  If so, try lifting the ground.  Although I usually try ground lifts with hum problems, one never knows.
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Re: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
« Reply #3364 on: December 11, 2018, 10:28:14 PM »
I guess it was a good day to go to the Buy the Pound. I just got this nice little system for ten bux. HK PM660, HK TU615 and JBL L40s. Reviews of the stuff seem to indicate pretty high quality.   All untested, but at that price...


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Re: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
« Reply #3365 on: December 12, 2018, 12:46:21 AM »
I guess it was a good day to go to the Buy the Pound. I just got this nice little system for ten bux. HK PM660, HK TU615 and JBL L40s. Reviews of the stuff seem to indicate pretty high quality.   All untested, but at that price...

This was supposed to be in Shoutbox, not Listening, if some mod wants to move it.

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Re: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
« Reply #3366 on: December 12, 2018, 05:55:52 AM »
It's certainly worth more than you paid for it.  Nice score!
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Re: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
« Reply #3367 on: December 15, 2018, 03:38:39 PM »
Rediscovered this album today. I forgot what a fantastic album and recording it is. You owe it to yourself to give it a listen or re listen!   
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a bunch of nice sounding stuff. Nice that I'm finally able to actually listen to file music for the first time...

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Re: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
« Reply #3368 on: December 21, 2018, 09:25:25 PM »
The Kinks - Misfits

I've never heard it before other than Rock and Roll Fantasy.   It's okay.

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Re: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
« Reply #3369 on: December 22, 2018, 08:47:15 PM »
Cello  Song    ......    Nick Drake.....   from the John Peel Sessions
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Re: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
« Reply #3370 on: December 22, 2018, 10:03:18 PM »
While looking for some Russian PiO caps I had on Apolytica, the cellos guys that do Metallica covers.

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Re: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
« Reply #3371 on: December 22, 2018, 11:12:02 PM »
Rediscovered this album today. I forgot what a fantastic album and recording it is. You owe it to yourself to give it a listen or re listen!   
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You inspired me to pull out Spill the Wine.

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Re: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
« Reply #3372 on: December 27, 2018, 09:00:18 AM »
Miles Davis - In A Silent Way (MFSL 1-1377)

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Re: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
« Reply #3373 on: December 29, 2018, 06:09:28 PM »
Went down to the Attic today. Been on the hunt for psychedelic rock and similar things.
This was on my list. Funny thing is this was in a trade that walked in the door. Very happy to have found this.  :)

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Re: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
« Reply #3374 on: December 29, 2018, 08:51:12 PM »
I've never heard of it and wouldn't have even known what I was looking at.   That said, anyone who does rock versions of Edvard Grieg compositions is all right with me.