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dunhill said:
Jean-Luc Ponty ~ Individual Choice

West German Target.

The last of yesterday's thrift store finds. Not necessarily a big fan of Mr. Ponty, but I can't resist these early pressings when the price is right.View attachment 3832304
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$15-20 requires a lot of thought
For .25 - .50 cents US I'll try almost any recording
have found a few gems this way, especially collections where there is a bunch of stuff I like
Hard to argue with 400 Cds for $100 etc good condition lots of good known stuff
 
onepixel said:
33 years of Beth Orton.
I've gotten old.

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I'm like this with some artists too.I remember a few years ago i was wondering when my favorite modern Jazz trumpeter Jim Rotondi was going to put out a new CD.Then i found out he'd unexpectedly passed away.We we're almost the same exact age 08/62.My son and i met him after a set with his band One For All in 2007 and he was just as nice to us as could be.A real class guy.
It really messed me up for a minute i'll tell you.
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painttoad said:
not on this one. but i do alot of that to other, more worthy gear.

funny that recently, i flattened the jvc ax66 phono response like ruler flat using my ebay 'motronix' iriaa board...i just built my own iriaa board and handmatched precision parts and remeasured the jvc...it's got humps where i compensated the phono stage for defects in the ebay board

when i plotted the ebay board, it LOOKED good but i never compared exact dB with the standard. it's off a bit. not bad. might not be able to hear the difference but i could see it.

i'll get back into that unit before long and post plots and stuff when i readjust it.

i got burnt on repairs and restos. i been doing more mods lately...and playing. tinkering. just having fun. :thumbsup:
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I want one


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