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From:
Clint Anderson
To:
kent williams
Cc:
Claes Algström , do id
Date:
Mon, 27 Apr 2015 13:59:10 -0500
Subject:
Re: How do you listen to recorded music?
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i keep stuff until it breaks if its good :) i also have a set of infrared noname headphones that i like basically i got those speakers and amp and i can hear every subtle nuance of a cd like Underworld's Dubnobasswithmyheadman, which is sort of my fidelity testing cd because its mastered very quietly which is rare and i've played it so many times i know every little detail of it. so when i listen to dark & long and can hear the super-low-quietly-mixed ambient elements in the background i know i'm getting everything, and i just really cant imagine anything 'better' i like the older speakers too like the altec lansings i also got an elliptical needle for my audio technics lp60 and i think it tracks better even on scratchy vinyl (also fyi the lp60 has a fixed 3 gram head weight) i realize this is stupid to a lot of people, and i get it, but i like owning physical media. there is to me a whole 'experience' (yes i know, throw rotten veggies at me) in putting in that media and listening to it from end to end. Clint Anderson Systems Engineer On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 1:05 PM, kent williams <chaircrusher@gmail.com> wrote:
quoted 61 lines Actually Clint you have a pretty sweet setup circa 1979. I'd re-cap the> Actually Clint you have a pretty sweet setup circa 1979. I'd re-cap the > amp and replaces the tweeters before I'd buy new! > > The UAC-202 is probably OK, but you can get a nicer DAC for not too much. > You can get a Native Instruments Audio Kontrol One for under $100 on EBay. > I use that for DJ'ing and playing live, and it sounds really good. > > > On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 12:28 PM Clint Anderson <clinta@gmail.com> wrote: > >> lol @ my setup >> >> audio technics lp60 turntable >> http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/turntables/9a7f42b88ee1e14b/ >> >> dynaco a25 speakers >> http://home.indy.net/~gregdunn/dynaco/components/speakers/ >> >> vector research va1100 amp >> http://www.iavscanada.com/product/vector-research-va1100-integrated-amp/ >> >> Clint Anderson >> Systems Engineer >> >> On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 12:00 PM, Claes Algström <claal67@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> I prefer cd. Have Nad amplifier and cd and Boston speakers. But they are >>> getting old. I thinking of buying Marantz 6005. >>> >>> I don't like scratchy vinyls, but I like album art. >>> >>> I also have a Nad 5.1 surround for FAX DTS cds, streaming and television. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 6:33 PM, kent williams <chaircrusher@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> What is your favorite listening system for music? >>>> >>>> Currently my living room setup is a Sony Home Theater Amp and Cerwin >>>> Vega RE25 speakers -- both purchased at the Goodwill. I just had to >>>> replace the foam surrounds on the RE25s, but they have 10" woofers and can >>>> shake knick knacks off the mantle. >>>> >>>> At work I have a Bravo Audio V2 Tube Headphone amp, Syba Sonic SD USB >>>> DAC, and Audio Technica M50 headphones. >>>> >>>> I have another DAC coming from China to test out. >>>> >>>> I've been gravitating toward buying and playing more lossless files, >>>> even though I'm not sure I can hear the difference. I accidentally bought >>>> the Bjork "Vulnicura" album at 24 bit/96khz resolution, and it sounds great >>>> played at full resolution, but I'm not sure I could tell it from >>>> 16bit/44.1khz in a double-blind test. For that matter, I've listened to >>>> 320kbs MP3s of this album and they sound great too. >>>> >>> >>> >>