what are you listening to?

[MarkWComer]

I did my first recap recently. Easier than I thought. Pretty good deal to breathe life back into classic audio components.

Gotta remember some of them are as old as we are Mark...

That's what I thought. I mean, 31 years is a long time (for my National NV-850), even if the component is not being used all that time. Caps degrade over time regardless, correct?

Electrolytics have a water based chemical composition, and the electrolyte just evaporates over time...

Hey Mark, I hope you can get it sorted, many here can help!

I'm more pissed at the lack of electronics stores in this state. The only thing that comes close is RadioShack- and you know what that means. I'm spoiled- Baltimore, Atlanta, and Pittsburgh all had nice electronics stores and I could get anything the same day, or at least with a visit to no more than two shops. Just fed up with the hassle of making parts lists, looking through web catalogs, and waiting for delivery. It's not that a recap job is all that difficult, it's just that having 4 or 5 projects on hold waiting for the stuff to arrive is a PIA. Yeah, I'm impatient...

Caps are probably the most failure prone of all electronic components. They leak, the bulge, sometimes they even pop or split open. One thing for sure is that they're not stable over any length of time. The ones I hate most are the ones with two or three different caps in an aluminum can. At least modern caps are smaller and don't present too much problem with replacing those cans with two or three individual pieces in an old amp chassis.

 

[speakerlabfan]

Chuck Mahaffay And The Individuals - The Girl From Impanema
(1964, 21 Records) Monarch symbol in the deadwax

bossa nova jazz with guitar at the base, played by 21 year old Larry Coryell.

 

[laatsch55]

Any relation to Don Coryell??

 

[speakerlabfan]

Any relation to Don Coryell??

no mention of either in their respective bios. I don't think Larry was part of the Air Coryell teams.

Larry Coryell moved to Seattle to go the University of Washington, after growing up in Galveston, TX and Richland, WA. He headed off to NYC in '65 on Quincy Jones' advice and was quickly recognized as a top jazz guitar talent.

Edit: Coryell met and played with Jimi Hendrix in NYC in '67 and '68. really cool interview here (after a long 45 second lead...):

[video=youtube;WQbN-hFz2EA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQbN-hFz2EA[/video]

 

[laatsch55]

Yeah, that was a wee bit cheeky I guess......



Thanks for the link SLF!!

 

[speakerlabfan]

Larry Coryell - Equipoise
(1986, Muse) MASTERED BY VAN GELDER in the deadwax

 

[Glantoir]

Live Rust-NY & Crazy Horse

 

[Glantoir]

News Of The World-Queen

 

[Glantoir]

Jailbreak-Thin Lizzy

 

[Elite-ist]

Got some classics playing there, Pat. Love the Dual turntable, too.

Nando.

 

[Nick Danger]

Jailbreak-Thin Lizzy

Thanks for the inspiration, Pat. Gonna go spin that one myself.

 

[laatsch55]

Now you're talkin!!!!

 

[speakerlabfan]

Miles Davis - Early Miles
(1959, Prestige) MONO, early 60's pressing w/ Trident on blue label

wonderful trumpet w/ accompaniment from Sonny Rollins, John Lewis, Roy Haynes, and others.

 

[Nick Danger]

Youth Lagoon~ Wondrous Bughouse(Fat Possum Records).

 

[Nick Danger]

Thin Lizzy~ Jailbreak(Back on Black)

 

[Nick Danger]

Barry White~ Can't Get Enough(20th Century Records)

 

[orange]

[video=youtube;kGV-5Bw_Ek8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGV-5Bw_Ek8#t=329[/video] .

 

[Nick Danger]

Baby Face Willette ~ Stop and Listen(Blue Note/ Classic Records) Mono pressing.

 

[Glantoir]

Nice to know I inspired you to dig out some Lizzy,Douglas.
What colour is your copy of J'break?

Thin Lizzy~ Jailbreak(Back on Black)

 

[Glantoir]

Thanks Nando, I've been using it to record a strictly vinyl mixtape for Shaun (PC).
Its a great little t'table.

Got some classics playing there, Pat. Love the Dual turntable, too.

Nando.