A great watch for anyone just getting into records or even seasoned pros. The Occasional Podcast (and our partner site PT.Audio’s YouTube channel) has a ton of hot tips for keeping your turntable sounding its best this week.
Don’t Make These Mistakes With Your Turntable covers off on some of the most common upkeep and playback options and concludes with a big interview with none other than Dr. Vinyl. Jose goes into the weeds for you, and lets us know some of his experiences adjusting and fine tuning turntables of the past decade. Some of his viewpoints may surprise you, and there are tons of tips for turntables.
The full interview is available on The Occasional Podcast this week (also available in the embed below), so check it out if you have some free time to sit down a with a few fellow audiophiles.
The Occasional Podcast recently interviewed Michael Lavorngna from Twittering Machines, and covered Top 3 Audio Myths Dispelled and High End Munich 2024, but previous episodes include how tos, tips, tricks and education in all things high fidelity audio from episodes like last week’s Hot Headphones For The Holidays, an Interview With John Devore, Measurements explained with Andrew Jones, 3 things to know about streaming audio, 5 things to consider when buying a tube amplifier, interviews with Steve Guttenberg, how to’s and more from audio’s greatest talents, including Michael Fremer and Pacific Audio Fest 2022 Best of Show, another interesting conversation about the History Of The BBC’s LS3/5a Loudspeaker, A Beginner’s Guide To Tube Amplifiers and A View From The Booth: Reference Systems, Accuracy & Why Audiophiles Love Jazz So Much: including rare interview with the late audio legend engineer Al Schmitt. The finale from season 5 includes the yearly “best of awards” and you can also find episodes covering British HiFi, Subwoofers/Setup/Tips, and the how to: Budgeting From Entry Level To High End. Season 4 highlights include Joseph Audio, Pro-Ject Turntables, and Rob Watts. One can still download this season’s educational show with TOP’s Beginners Primer To High Fidelity Digital Audio alongside the latest on Two-Way Speaker Design. Fan favorite What Is Mastering? What Happens When An Album Is Remastered? is also still available as well. If you are interested in further exploring the analog realm, the Guide To Buying A Turntable (and records) might point you in the right direction.
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