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I have been messing with different mixers for a long time now. I got my system with a very simple Numark. I recently came across these very early photos of my system back in 2011. The photo above may be the earliest photo of my system. That blue cable is a very long (30′?) RCA […]
So after I painstakingly put together my new stereo system, I say back and enjoyed the fruits of my labor (and bank account). Day after day, I am astonished that finally at the age of 42 I have a system with fidelity as good as this. But my work is never done! My receiver has […]
I covered a few months ago how I attained a bunch of vintage gear from my Uncle Rick. I quickly purchased the other components I needed to make it work. I got some speakers on craigslist and a receiver on eBay. The speakers worked out great. What an excellent purchase. The turntable has had some […]
My Uncle Rick is the #1 influencer of my musical taste in my lifetime. It is probable that the fact that I became a musician and pursued it was contributed to by his exposing me to music at a young age. Along with the fact that I thought he was pretty cool so I’d probably […]
I have been with my current employer for almost 14 years. About a year ago, I was lucky enough to move into an office of my own. It is probably 12′ x 12′, very roomy by my standards. When I got it, I did a ton of work: drywall, electrical, paint, carpet cleaning. Did some […]
I purchased an MPC Studio about 3 months ago and I’ve been using it regularly and having a lot of fun. I really started to want an older standalone MPC and decided that the 1000 would be perfect. After watching many auctions on ebay and making offers, I finally bagged one. I am pretty low […]
My girlfriend hates her kitchen floor. And now, we find ourselves here. She hated that floor and complained about it all the time. Until she struck a deal with a friend of a friend who does remodeling (and put a new roof on her house), and they came to an agreement of barter for labor, […]
I dug up some old pics of my set up from a few years ago when my collection was smaller and my system was kind of screwy. I already revealed in another post a shot of my set up previous to this one, with the old beat up 1200s and Vestax mixer. The image above […]
I’ve had my 32-1200B for a few months now and I’m happy with it. However, I am still quite annoyed by the bizarre way they insisted on wiring the cue channel. I put some thought into it and determined that it might not be so difficult (electrically speaking) to modify this thing to suit my […]
So I continued on with my journey to create four completely irregular, asymmetrical crates to be stored, two by two, on a shelf in my living room where my old television used to be, which is now in an electronics recyclery or a landfill. With this bin, I wanted to incorporate triangles. The simplest approach […]