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Early/cheaper styluses (styli?) for "microgroove" 33.3rpm records were not made from diamond, and did wear out faster, but they were still an individual purchase. Needles for 78s came in different grades. There were needles that were intended to be used only once! The ones that I knew came in a packet rather like lighter flints --- but maybe that is something else not many will remember! Last edited by Aditya : 12th February 2020 at 11:21. | |
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| ![]() Yes, was talking of 78s played on handcranked turntables. Both record and turntable by HMV. When the LPs came along, there was only one cartridge (a piezo) available (EEI I think, could be wrong). The stylus was not user replaceable. Ours was in the form of a radiogram. Then there were the Garrad changers. And some college dorm stuff by Philips. Much much much later came two direct drive turtables by Cosmic and Sonodyne. Last edited by Aditya : 12th February 2020 at 11:21. |
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| ![]() ^^ Needles for 78 shellac records were sold in packs of 100s as they wore out superfast! Like this: ![]() HMV & philips stylus were similar; though not identical. Much like this: ![]() Whereas newer microgroove cartridges can have a life of anything between 500-1000 playing hours depending upon the tracking force/ weight. They are like this: ![]() Last edited by Aditya : 12th February 2020 at 11:21. |
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Team-BHP Support ![]() | ![]() Thread moved to Shifting Gears. Thanks for sharing! |
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| ![]() I think we should add one more option - Indian Film Music ![]() I have never followed a 'band' and since my childhood, I have been an avid listener of Indian film music and that dominates my playlist. What started with Ceylon radio (Tamil Songs) and All India Radio (Malayalam) songs in late 80s and early 90s graduated to cassettes and CD in the later days. Chitrahaar (Wednesday in DD1), Chitrageetham (Friday in DD Malayalam), Rangoli (Sunday in DD1) and Oliyum Oliyum (Friday in DD Tami) were my source to songs once we got TV in mid-late 90s. Even today my playlist is dominated by Ilayaraja and A. R. Rahman in Tamil, Johnson, Raveendran, Vidyasagar in Malayalam. Hindi songs are mostly 90s and early 2000s songs for the nostalgic factor. Songs play during 100% of our drives and thanks to that, my 6 year old daughter sings around 100 songs of Raja and ARR. I have nothing against English songs - but I was never exposed to it in the age when my music taste was groomed and now, I am not very interested. I am sure there are many more like me in TBHP. For them, it would be great to add one more option in the voting options ![]() |
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99% of Indian film music is pop music (short for popular music). It is very rare to see a rock (Eg: Dev.D) or hip hop/rap (Eg: Gully Boy) song in a Bollywood movie. Last edited by SmartCat : 12th February 2020 at 12:10. |
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![]() PS - you could have given a poll option for Mix of all (that's really how it is for me) Last edited by //HB : 12th February 2020 at 13:00. | |
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| ![]() I'm a classical-only lad. Primarily Carnatic, but Hindustani too. I dislike Indian film music. |
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| ![]() I too listen to all kinds of music from various countries and different languages - malayalam, tamil, hindi, bengali, english, french, italian, and spanish! Some of bands/individuals I have liked - Pearl Jam; Nickelback; U2; Linkin Park, Maroon5, Green Day; Pink Floyd; Coldplay; Concerts Attended: Pandit Bhimsen Joshi; Green Day; and U2. Few up and coming bands mostly in the US - courtesy of a friend who would moonlight as radiojockey! I am a sucker for wonderful guitar pieces and have developed extra liking for songs that have such (Hotel california, Layla, etc). |
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If you can find an old direct-drive machine like the Technics SL3 or Denon DP62L and 47F in good working condition you should have a good table. DD turntables are preferred by DJs. Not without reason that the SL1200 has been the mainstay for DJs for more than 40 years now. The first radio station I was part of had them way back in 1981. Quote:
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Please be aware than MR type cartridges have a lot of advantages like less stress on the stylus, better tracking, etc but need to be set up perfectly (Azimuth and VTA) otherwise the stylus can damage the record. Last edited by navin : 12th February 2020 at 14:19. | ||||||
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| ![]() I am a Punjabi Music Fan because of high energy content but my all time favorite is: Long Long time ago, I still remember how that music used to make me smile. If I had my chance i could make those people dance so that they may be happy for a while. But February made me shiver with every paper I deliver. Bad news on the door step I couldn't take one more step. I remember if I cried when I read about his windowed bride. Something touched me deep inside, The day music died.. Bye Bye Miss American Pie, drove my Chevvy to the Levy but Levy was dry, And them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye Singin this will be the day that I die, This will be day that I die. |
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My bad, I misread 320kbps as 320KHz. I obviously know the difference. Assuming it is a 16bit sample, I guess it is sampled at 20KHz, which means 10KHz is reproduced faithfully. Last edited by Samurai : 12th February 2020 at 14:37. | |
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| ![]() Here are some of my goto artists (depends on the mood) 1. During regular Office commutes I listen to Downtempo and lounge mostly as kind of background music as I am all the time lost in my own thoughts ![]() So AnujunaDeep and some podcasts on Spotify are my thing. 2. When I am in the mood for an exciting drive and in a very upbeat mood I prefer some EDM (Above and beyond, Ilan Bluetone etc) 3. Don't mind listening to some bollywood which my friends and family put most of the times. But I generally never put them on my own. Some of my recommendations: - Chet Faker - FKJ And my all time favourite goto artist are GRAMATIK and GRIZ Love the beats, especially while driving. |
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