My virusscanner doesn't like xmplay...
Wim Vogel
On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 11:17 PM, Clint Anderson <clinta@gmail.com> wrote:
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> no one asked but
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> i use xmplay
> un4seen.com
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> Clint Anderson
> Systems Engineer
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> On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 12:51 PM, Dimitrij <dekantierer@googlemail.com>
> wrote:
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>> for mac I never found a better player than http://cogx.org/
>> does not need any "library", just your music folder, light as hell, plays
>> flac.... fuck I love it.
>>
>> I'm listening on Cabasse Moorea 420 + AMC Amplifier or Adam A7X /
>> Babyface in the Studio.
>>
>> @Clint I got 3 original dynaco a25 woofers in fine condition, which I
>> would sell.
>> Just if you need them one day.
>>
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>> 2015-04-29 19:40 GMT+02:00 Claes <claal67@gmail.com>:
>>
>>> Which player do you recommend for flacs on mac and pc respectively?
>>>
>>>
>>> > 28 apr 2015 kl. 08:04 skrev Michael Bramwell <mbramwell@gmail.com>:
>>> >
>>> > In the lounge rooms its:
>>> >
>>> > 2 x Technics 1210 Mk 2
>>> > Digital comes from a macbook pro via audio8 soundcard (flacs are
>>> > preferred but mp3s are fine as well)
>>> >
>>> > The above go through an Xone:92 mixer and out to some Behringer Truth
>>> > B2031A monitors, which unlike everything else behringer make are
>>> > pretty nice, at least to my ears.
>>> >
>>> > On the bus to work its just some tunes via my droid and some
>>> > Sennheiser CX 300-II Precision ear buds.
>>> >
>>> > My first choice is always vinyl, followed by flacs, cds never as they
>>> > quickly get scratched beyond use in mine and my kids hands.
>>> >
>>> > On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 9:51 AM, karl poechlauer
>>> > <karljpoechlauer@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> >> Technics 1210 Mk 2
>>> >>
>>> >> BEHRINGER MICROPHONO PP400 phono preamp
>>> >>
>>> >> Schiit Vali Tube Headphone Amp
>>> >> Sennheiser HD 380 Pro headphones
>>> >> or Klipsch G-17 Air Stereo speaker
>>> >>
>>> >> I put this together to be as compact as possible, I can hide the
>>> preamp and
>>> >> headphone amp underneath the turntable. And the Klipsch speaker
>>> sounds great
>>> >> for how small it is. But for vinyl I usually use the headphones.
>>> >>
>>> >> I also have an iPhone on which I listen to 320 mp3s on Nocs earbuds
>>> that I
>>> >> got from Bleep.com, while riding my bike or working.
>>> >>
>>> >> Quit CDs around 2005.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> On Apr 27, 2015, at 5:00 PM, Clint Anderson <clinta@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> there is another lesson here which is always use really good locks to
>>> lock
>>> >> up your stored shit
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Clint Anderson
>>> >> Systems Engineer
>>> >>
>>> >>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 6:58 PM, Clint Anderson <clinta@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> i'll take your word for it, you have a good ear ;)
>>> >>> i had two 1400s just for my own listening but they got ripped off
>>> long ago
>>> >>> so i replaced them with the lp60 which had good reviews for a
>>> sub-$300
>>> >>> turntable
>>> >>> audio technica also makes an lp120 which is a weird clone of the
>>> sl1200,
>>> >>> your guess as to what quality it is, it seems to cheap to be that
>>> great but
>>> >>> at the same time has solid reviews.
>>> >>> i just listen to one record at a time now, but i wish i had things
>>> like a
>>> >>> replacable cartridge, or adjustable weight, pitch control
>>> >>> at the time it didnt seem worth $100-150
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Clint Anderson
>>> >>> Systems Engineer
>>> >>>
>>> >>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 6:51 PM, kent williams <
>>> chaircrusher@gmail.com>
>>> >>> wrote:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> A 1210 has a fixed motor, which has 2 parts: A Brushless DC Stator
>>> is
>>> >>>> fixed to the base (AKA the plinth) and the Rotor is actually
>>> embedded in the
>>> >>>> platter. It works (as all electric motors do) by electromagnets
>>> >>>> repelling/attracting magnets to produce motion. There's some
>>> ripple built
>>> >>>> into the process because the electromagnets in the stator switch
>>> magnetic
>>> >>>> polaritys to push/pull the magnets in the rotor(platter). This can
>>> be
>>> >>>> damped by adding mass to the rotor, and the SL1200 does this, but
>>> the
>>> >>>> platter is relatively light so it isn't perfect.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> All the complaints from audiophiles like this mention 'coloration of
>>> >>>> treble' and collapse of their much-loved 'soundstage' -- a properly
>>> >>>> maintained SL1200 has very little ripple or vibration that's
>>> audible. In
>>> >>>> other words, audiophiles complain about things they may actually
>>> just be
>>> >>>> imaginating to justify spending thousands on fancier turntable.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> As for the bearing -- which is in the center of the platter -- I've
>>> never
>>> >>>> heard of anyone replacing them. It is a part that audiophiles do
>>> have fancy
>>> >>>> replacements for, on the theory that if it has less frictional
>>> resistance it
>>> >>>> will sound better. Dunno about that either.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 6:34 PM Clint Anderson <clinta@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>> that too
>>> >>>>> motor wears the screw/screw wears the motor
>>> >>>>> if kent says it hasnt made a difference in 20 years i guess ill
>>> assume
>>> >>>>> maybe it only applies to shitty non-technics direct drives :)
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>> Clint Anderson
>>> >>>>> Systems Engineer
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 6:24 PM, kawayama <kawayama@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>>> I thought it was the vibrations from the motor, which could
>>> conceivably
>>> >>>>>> be heard through the pick-up, that was the problem with direct
>>> drives?
>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>>> --
>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>>> constant shallowness leads to evil.
>>> >>
>>> >>
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