this is also dumb but one of the things i sort of wish they had was 72
minute long single sided records so you didnt have to get up and flip them
:)
Clint Anderson
Systems Engineer
On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 2:21 PM, kent williams <chaircrusher@gmail.com>
wrote:
quoted 107 lines I love vinyl, but I think CDs were a stopgap, unloveable format. I've
> I love vinyl, but I think CDs were a stopgap, unloveable format. I've
> thrown away more unplayable CDs than vinyl records, and I've been buying
> records since I was 9 years old in 1966. When I was listening to CDs most
> of the time, I kept having trouble with picky CD players. Record players
> are remarkably reliable and durable if they don't get beat up on. A friend
> of mine has a pair of old Technics 1200s that saw 3-4 nights use in a gay
> bar for 20+ years. CD players in general go bad way before that.
>
> Any more I'm more comfortable with digital if for no other reason that I
> have as much vinyl and CDs that I don't want any more cluttering up the
> house.
>
> If I'm doing 'deep listening' I like to have CD or better-quality source,
> but for background listening Spotify is just fine.
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 1:59 PM Clint Anderson <clinta@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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:
>>
>>> 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.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>