What’s going on vinyl lovers? 

First, I have great news for you.  Our first Vinyl Lovers Happy Hour is on March 3rd, 2017 at Taste & Thirst in the Gaslamp District here in beautiful San Diego.  Can’t wait to see you there.  Get your tickets at the link here.

Here’s a quick video to let you know what to expect at our first Vinyl Lovers Happy Hour

After two months of no records…

I recently moved from Hawaii to San Diego, and my last few blog posts have surrounded that process.  I’m glad to be back in San Diego, but that joy is admonished by the idiocy of the movers from Covan.

 It’s been pretty aggravating dealing with the claims process and on top of that…Toni Tony Tone lied to me.  It does rain in Southern California.  As I write this, the wet stuff is falling disproving their hypothesis.   I really can’t complain about the rain as California has been in a drought that has been ended by the recent rainfall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

It would seem I have the worst luck with Hi-Fi. With the listening room in progress, and an inability to listen to my precious vinyl, I’ve found a bright side. I’ve gotten out and about in “America’s Finest City” and now have our Record Cleaning Fluid in two new locations. You can get yours at Taang! Records in Hillcrest and M-Theory in Mission Hills.

 

 Status of the Stereo: Defunct

Inevetiablelly, what is broken must be repaired.  Gladly Stereo Unlimited was ready to support with excellent recommendations and prompt repair service.  I’ve been shopping with them for quite a few years, and those guys know how to treat a customer.

 Here’s a summary of what they told me:

“Hi Tom, this will serve as documentation for your claim for shipping damage to your VPI Scoutmaster turntable and Salamander equipment stand:

The 10” VPI tonearm is bent and must be replaced. Replacement cost for that unit is $1000…The VPI tonearm mounting assembly is bent, and the pivot point is damaged and must be replaced…The VPI motor assembly has a bent shaft…The Ortofon 2M Black phono cartridge and stylus assembly are damaged, and the stylus assembly cannot be replaced to repair the phono cartridge.”

If you’re looking to upgrade your sound, give them a call.  Yes, they have a phone, and they answer it.  You can visit their website here.

No music sucks.

I’ve decided to go with a different stylus, change brands, switch to Moving Coil and I’ve upgraded my tone arm cable.  This is also a new room, all of which equate to a pretty long string of changes.  I have grown fond Nordost cables and went with Frey 2 tonearm cable in place of the Shunyata interconnect that I had. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

While I wait to for compensation for the stereo and other damaged household items, I’ve been busy getting our first Vinyl Lovers Happy Hour (VLHH) together for you.  It will be on March 3rd from 5-9 at Taste & Thirst in the Gaslamp District here in beautiful San Diego.

We will be doing vinyl care demonstrations, cleaning records and spinning albums of your choosing so make sure you bring some with you.  

What else is going on?

 

 

 

Thank you for pushing our Facebook page past 3,000 likes!  It feels good to see the community growing, and being embraced by so many people. We will have a giveaway coming up soon, so stay tuned and subscribe to our mailing list to be notified.  Thank you for helping us get to this milestone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two words, Ducati Diavel.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before I developed the audiophile sickness, I mean got into the hobby…I rode my motorcycle a lot.  This past weekend I had the chance to revisit the long rides that Hawaii couldn’t facilitate.  I met up with a group of riders as I was stopping for breakfast and ended riding just over 300 miles.

One of the things I’ve missed about living in Southern California were the breadth of canyon roads to ride.  I went from home to…take a look at the map below:

 

All in all, the time I’ve been back in California has been good.  My Bryston 4BSST2 just came back from service in Vermont at the Bryston US service center.  It would seem that my ungrounded power cable was the issue because the couldn’t recreate the fault.  I came to the conclusion it was the cable after realizing my preferred one was too short for where I wanted to put the amp (between the speakers).

But wait there’s more…

I’m offering a sale from now through February 20th for LP to digital conversion.  You can schedule a consultation by filling out this form.  Secondly, our Record Cleaning Fluid will be available online in our store starting in March.  For now, you can pick up yours at Taang Records and M-Theory Music in San Diego.

I’m looking forward to many great experiences in 2017 with all of you!

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