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Audio Above Everything

y finally arrived—I sure missed your magazine! It’s one of the few I subscribe to, extending way back to the days of . (When Cindy and I got married, she wanted to get me a subscription to , but I told her I’d rather have !) As Al Griffin discussed in his September issue Track One column, Covid-19 has given me more time to do things that I previously never took time out to do. Lots of social distancing with the Harley, and I actually started buying vinyl again. I didn’t have one LP in the house before this summer, but I dusted off the turntable and started re-collecting albums I had cherished the most, ranging from Isaac Hayes to the early Beatles. The first time I got into high-end stereo equipment was when I was stationed at Aviano AB, Italy from 1971 to 1973. After visiting the base’s Audio Hobby Shop, I heard by Rod Stewart and was hooked! It was the first album I purchased, and it still has the best sound—an excellent demo! I’m also now getting back into reel-to-reel recording, rebuilding and cleaning Sony and Akai

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