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Post by hippo008 on Mar 4, 2022 16:00:55 GMT -5
Im a general hobbyist outside of scooters. I play Magic the Gathering, build wooden model ships and as of last year have gotten into HiFi. Its been a lot of fun hunting down interesting albums, equipment, going to record shows, etc. My music equipment is in my space however that doesnt stop sound from disturbing others. So I decided to get myself a headphone setup for more private listening. I picked up some Sennheiser HD6XX headphones and I built a vacuum-tube based amplifier for those headphones. It sounds excellent!  I was gifted a large collection of cassettes by my partners mother. After some hunting I found a great 1977(?) cassette deck made by Nakamichi, the 600II. Its got a very unique look to it.  I am currently building my own integrated amplifier in the style of the Pioneer tuner-less SA series from the 1970s to replace my Pioneer SX-550 integrated. Missing from the picture below is my turntable, a Rega Planar 3 with Ortofon 2M Blue cartridge. Its off at Rega being repaired.  Show me your hifi setup! |
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Post by 90GTVert on Mar 10, 2022 10:53:57 GMT -5
I've never owned a record player, but a friend of mine is into it. He loves analog and likes to play records on his big PA rig for me on occasion, pointing out how much more dynamic the sound is vs all of the modern digital stuff. We play guitar together and are both music fans so he's got a bunch of records from bands that I've listened to a million times. I can hear some differences, but I can't say it drives me to go buy a record player. Spotify is just so damn convenient. lol He was talking about having us try to record some music on tape, but I think the amazing possibilities for amateurs with Pro Tools will win that battle if we ever do try to record again.
Regarding headphones; I bought a pair of Audio Technica phones years ago and haven't looked back. I used to have a bunch of speakers. The couch could feel like a massage chair during thunder in movies or metal kick drums (4 12"s behind the couch at one point and 2 15"s up front). I obsessed over car audio. Now I like my headphones more than anything else for music, aside from in the garage where I've got a pair of Bose 301s on the wall that I bought around 1996-1997.
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Post by pili on Mar 10, 2022 20:37:05 GMT -5
I love vintage audio equipment. I own a Sherwood S9910 receiver that I run through some Klipsch bookshelf speakers and it sounds great. I also have a Thorenz turntable and an ADC CD player in that room. In the living room I have a Marantz 2252 that hooked to a pair of Genesis 1 speakers that I think are way underrated. I've been slowly rebuilding a collection of vinyl.
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Post by hippo008 on Mar 13, 2022 8:01:04 GMT -5
Analog audio can be great if you have the right equipment. However analog audio is also expensive, inconvenient and sometimes frustrating. If you want to get into high quality home audio without breaking the bank you can try lossless digital audio. 16bit 44.1Khz FLAC files sound excellent and can be streamed on virtually anything. I have a network streamer & DAC so I can stream my FLAC files from my server to my reciever. Its all of the convenience of Spotify and quality of analog sources without the downsides of either.
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Post by FrankenMech on Mar 16, 2022 13:08:48 GMT -5
I have some old audio equipment. I think some of the differences in vinyl -vs- digital can come from the RIAA equalization used in preamps for vinyl. I can barely hear anything anymore so I really don't know precisely or hear differences.  |
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Post by hippo008 on Mar 17, 2022 11:49:48 GMT -5
RIAA equalization can make a difference in terms of tone, however I am in a similar situation. I dont have particularly sensitive ears, I cant hear the differences and nuances others proclaim to be able to hear. I tested out some very high end hifi systems at a local HiFi shop and most all of them sounded the same to me. Im sure if I did true double blind testing I wouldnt have noticed at all.
Ive found that well mastered source material is essentially the most important part of your audio system regardless of what youre listening on. I have two pressings of Steely Dan's Aja. One is an original pressing that Donald Fegan mastered and the other is a budget re-press from the 90s. The difference is astounding
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Post by pili on Mar 17, 2022 19:57:39 GMT -5
RIAA equalization can make a difference in terms of tone, however I am in a similar situation. I dont have particularly sensitive ears, I cant hear the differences and nuances others proclaim to be able to hear. I tested out some very high end hifi systems at a local HiFi shop and most all of them sounded the same to me. Im sure if I did true double blind testing I wouldnt have noticed at all. Ive found that well mastered source material is essentially the most important part of your audio system regardless of what youre listening on. I have two pressings of Steely Dan's Aja. One is an original pressing that Donald Fegan mastered and the other is a budget re-press from the 90s. The difference is astounding Steely Dan definitely has some of the best recordings out there. Katy Lied is one of my island albums. Aja, Can't Buy a Thrill, Pretzel Logic..all great stuff and so very well recorded. |
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