Hello came across your channel because I was in search of information on my old shark 50 + 1 disc player. The display does not work anymore and I'm not sure what else doesn't work on it anymore since I can't get the display to work. I know the tape players work. I'm not sure if the disc player actually works at all. Again because no display to navigate through the disc menu. Do you or do you know anyone that can go through this and make the necessary repairs? MOD# Sharp sc9650 Thanks a lot for any help

It's very simple the CS type turntables are made in Germany and the DT series of cheaper turntables are made in China and Dual Germanymakes no secret of it. Indeed headshells are the same , I also have both and own a Dual automatic DT 400 player who is made also in a version for AT, for Denon etc. with some slight differences , with made in China on it but have the same automatic parts who is in fact an old Dual system made now in China, headshells are the same for that nearly the same DT 400 some with extra holes, different color but AT/Denon/Dual etc.for the DT en CS series are the same and are interchangeble.

Hi have a Stanton 680 EL with a vintage stylus and love it to death. Somebody told me the 881 is even better! Can I just switch out the 881 stylus? Is it worth the upgrade?

don’t tell me what to do Joe

After my 2nd reinstall of Linux Mint, I determined that using a separate /home partition was good, made reinstalling Mint a way lot faster.

I went to Linux Mint because I think it's easier to use but Microsoft also isn't tapping in to see what I am doing.

Walter Cronkite

12:50 MCA did *NOT* "merge" with ABC, MCA completely, greedily *GOBBLED THE COMPANY WHOLE!* MCA(now branded as Universal) has greedily taken over Britain's two giants, Decca and EMI as well as the European Polygram group, and America's *weak-as-piss* anti-trust laws failed to stop these *hostile take-overs!*

11:30 The non-slip edge around the label of Capitol Records issues was *NOT* a gimmick! It was *NOT* devised by Capitol either. In fact it was devised by Capitol's *PARENT* company, *EMI(The Gramophone Co.) Ltd, Hayes Middlesex England* and was adopted by all the British record companies, as well as EMI's divisions around the world(Capitol was not a "division", Capitol had a much lower status as a mere subsidiary, which is akin to being the *infant toddler* in a family).

Watched, enjoyed. Thank you.

I started learning to program 2 years ago, and only use the terminal and vim. The pushd, popd, and > commands just changed my life! Thanks for making the video, still super useful 7 years later 🦾🥳

glad you figure it out man.

Hi Joe, your videos have fascinated me and for this I congratulate you a lot. I'm writing to you from Italy and I just found the dual from a turntable dealer who also has a technics SL 1500c. I won't deny you my indecision between the two....Do you feel like recommending this dual to me?

Conical stylusus at a really low grracking weight will preserve styrenes better Some high end garage and beat group 45's were only pressed on styrenes so watch the weight.

I try to keep my mid and high frequency drivers at least a meter from walls and floors. Yes, having the speakers closer to a back wall does change bass response. Standing waves are also an issue and will cancel out bass frequencies somewhere in any normal house room. Gotta move yourself and speakers around until it sounds good in a particular space. Just a couple of inches can make a difference in my experience. But hey, I sometimes listen to music lying down on the floor!

Nice; especially with the cover sleeves. Rod Stewart MTV Unplugged album is great. Check it out if you haven’t.

Hi Joe, I have been a fan of your videos for many years. I made quite a few comments on your videos over a decade ago when my account name included my first name (Seth). You even mentioned my name on a video about mono vinyl playback, which was nice. I have two questions: (1) Assuming records and stylus are kept clean, how long do you think a bonded conical stylus tracking at 3 grams would tend to last before it needs replacement, and (2) have you made a video on how to wire a cartridge for mono?

I am a noob. What GNU/Linux distro are you using ? I use debian and any commands are missing. Even 'cal' command is not present ? 🙂

You have no idea how much your videos help me! You explain very clearly and it's easy to follow😊 Thank you for taking the time and creating this video, it did answer my questions, as well as gave me some new information, which was vital for me when it comes to my Linux journey. Thank you!

The worst buy on a cartridge for me is the 2M red

I finally got back around to listening Joe. Thanks for putting these memories up. WTAR sounds a lot like the station CKNW 980. An AM station here in Vancouver. Full service for sure. All of what you’re talking about. It was a powerhouse. They played music at night. Midnight to about 5 am. Then the morning show took over. They played AC music. So interesting.

Greetings and salutations!

Hi, I've been looking for a situation like yours. My Fluance is the RT85 and it had the blue, which sounded fine for 2 yrs. And then disaster struck. My blue cart literally fell apart. I've been looking at the AT VM540ML and want to mount that on my player. You mentioned yours came with the Nagaoka. I heard that model RT85N had some different that made changing mine over to the AT a chore and challenge. To have the AT with a new headshell and proper height. Can you make a list of my requirements? Feel free to reach out to me off post. Great video but lot to take in and keep up with. I only have interest in the VM540ML hope you can advise. 😊

When I think of Steely Dan, I think Jojo Bizzare Adventure when Jotaro neats the crap out of him and then signs a piece of paper like a receipt. Just a total badass Jotaro moment.

Hey Joe, yes you were the motivating force for my permanent move to Linux. For a number of years I was on and off Linux, but following your work and end-of-life of MS Windows 7, I made the shift permanent. @EzeeLinux, since your e-mail for ezeelinux has been shut down, do you have different e-mail or point of contact?

Not sure if you're aware, Steely Dans following album "Everything Must Go" is also a 45 RPM from Acoustic Sounds. Killer Sound !

All the matter comes to a source of origin. Long story short. From all the equipment and records I had, let’s say in the previous life, I left with an hdd with a bunch of flac files I grabbed by myself from early CD’s. Unfortunately no modern music libraries, for whatever reason, can’t ever be compared to those early recordings. Grate job of finding those records. They are precious indeed!

Foo foo.🤣🤣🤣👍 I'm not making fun of you Joe. Just enjoying the vibe. I've done the foo foo thing too. Got to once in awhile. I really enjoyed Dire Straights' On Every Street.

awesome

Depends. Hope ur doing well.

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Awesome review! I have been a follower of yours since the old Linux days. In fact, I got my start in BASH scripting from your videos on BASH. I am no where near an audiophile but I do have a dedicated music room so videos like these are of an interest to me. Keep up the good work!

Always nice to see and hear u bk on youtube old friend from nz

I left Ubuntu when they released Unity. I never got on with Unity so I changed over to Ubuntu Mate. It was the snaps that got me moving away to Linux Mint. I'm happy with Linux Mint for now. Snaps were way too slow loading programs on my old hardware. Since then I have heard about other problems with Snap, so glad I am away from it. I'm getting used to using Flatpaks for some software but still prefer .deb packages if they are available. I have learned a lot from your videos, so I hope you keep them up when you can. Before your videos I was comfortable with Linux but didn't adventure much with it. I guess I'm moving closer to being a power user thanks to your videos 🙂

Dear Joe, thank you for all your efforts and dedications. I’ve followed many of your tutorials and I hope the channel will be up. I’m just a random guy from Italy with interest in Linux

So long Joe. Thanks for all the fish. Be strong mate. You did good.

Great to hear you will do more videos. They are always on the top of my playlist. I will need to update my server as well, so I'm very much looking forward to your experience.

Great work introducing Linux to not-so-technical people (like me ;-) ). The fact that EezeeLinux project lost momentum might be a sign of something positive. Namely that Linux indeed is did become easy. And if you think about it - today you just have to plug in a bootable USB or insert a DVD and all the installation process is as straightforward as in Windows. And everything works out of the box most of the time.

Love ASCII Art. First came across using a typewriters. Woe betide you make a mistake, though.

14:40 Heck, I dropped Ubuntu and went to EZnix, for a while, then went to Debian Sid...

Just as I was thinking, "enshittifation," Joe Collins brings up that term. Because people's minds have become enshittified.

Thanks Joe for help through the years with linux.

How long Nagaoka 110 last for as ive heard it mentioned that its 300 hours which doesnt seem a lot, then someone mentioned that the 300 hours quoted is when the needle starts to degrade i dont know if that's a normal number. Anyone had any real life experience with the longetivity of this cartridge?

Nice video, Joe. This must have been very cathartic for you. And, "yes", the YT landscape has changed.

Thanks Joe for everything you've done over the years! Your videos were the reason I switched to Linux seven years ago and I have never looked back. And thanks for introducing me to my new favourite word - enshittification really is le mot juste!

I didn’t know there was another Joe Collins. Lol. Only Joking!

a sad day has come☹️ thsnk you for all you have done for the community. I have used and learned from your scripts... I still use the backup ones ... saved my butt a couple of times.

People do not read technical books targeted to the general public to the extent they used to. I was able to maintain a career in programming by studying books that I bought from MicroCenter computer store. They got rid of their book section about ten years ago.

EzeeLinux was a very cool project, it's always great with things like this when people with experience do what they can to explain their field of interest to the "normies" (although I don't really appreciate calling people "normal" or "weird" or whatever, it's just to make the point) or rather to the people who don't have any experience (or at least not as much experience) in a comprehensible format to kind of make the bridge between the "experts" and those who aren't. I find that in a lot of ways social media can end up being used for bad things, but I find it great to see people share what they know well about in an informative and constructive manner, especially when it's about topics that aren't covered in the mainstream media (or at least not very frequently).

Thanks for everything Joe. You are a legend. UK