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:
quoted 88 lines i keep stuff until it breaks if its good :)
> 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.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>