newton_john
Responses from newton_john
| Why don’t more members post their systems in their profile? @viridian You make a good point about posters with a wider range of experience of hifi in say retailing. There’s nothing to stop anyone putting these things in the system details or comments if they wish. Nevertheless, it is extremely helpful t... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Yes - 90125 Yes - Big Generator Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly | |
| Are you hearing the instruments or the music? @tcutter This is one of the interesting threads that has attracted me to this place. Please correct me if I am misunderstanding you, but I see them as attempting to explore what it is we like about listening to music - the visceral experience of... | |
| What is your vinyl commitment? @saugertiesbob Your choice, of course. Whichever way you chose to enjoy music is fine by me. Although I am a little saddened that you’re missing out on so much of the pleasure. But why the need to present such an over the top and one sided just... | |
| What is your vinyl commitment? @rbstehno I did the same, but came to regret it. I am back into vinyl again now and have never been happier listening to music. The truth is we need both digital and vinyl to get the most out of it. They both have their pros and cons and comple... | |
| CD's or Vinyl? Man cannot live by digital alone. I tried for five years and failed. Now it makes up only a small percentage of my listening. So, if you’re putting that gun to my head, I choose vinyl. | |
| What is your vinyl commitment? Last year, I spent the equivalent of about $15,000 on acquiring a used Klimax LP12 and bringing it up to the then current spec. This included a new plinth, Karousel bearing and Radikal 2 motor/power supply upgrade. All in, that’s about half the co... | |
| Vinyl Warm Up Time Thanks for all your replies, everyone. I am not sure that I've got a definitive answer on warm up. There are multiple factors involved. One thing is clear, the longer a listening session goes on, the better it gets. That wasn't always the case be... | |
| Vinyl Warm Up Time @pkatsuleas Some albums are what they are. It’s a question of whether the system is getting the best out of them or not. Is it possible to get through to the music? Yes are a curious case. They have shown me the benefits of vinyl. I did try to ... | |
| Phono Stage - The great analog tragedy @pani That's no reason to privilege the phono stage. Replacing any component with a "poor cheapo" item will spoil the sound. | |
| Phono Stage - The great analog tragedy @gbmcleod We can't improve on what's on the record. What you may or may not be hearing in the concert hall is irrelevant to this. | |
| Phono Stage - The great analog tragedy @pani you say "Coming back to phonostages. I think it is the next most important component after a TT. If the TT is good, a $500 cartridge with a Rega arm into a top class phono will sound superb. But if the phono is poor cheapo, a $5000 cartridg... | |
| My Favorite Tweaks, What is yours? IsoAcoustic Gaias supporting loudspeakers IsoAcoustic Oreas and Mini Pucks supporting electronics Synergistic Research Tranquility Pods under electronics Melco S100 Ethernet Switch with Sbooster BOTW power supply for Streamer and Roon Optimised... | |
| Phono Stage - The great analog tragedy @lewm I agree that it is snobbery. Speaking as someone who has played an unamplified acoustic instrument for several decades, I would never claim that this somehow gives me better judgement than anyone else on what constitutes excellent sound q... | |
| Phono Stage - The great analog tragedy @theophile Well put. As I said four weeks ago early on in this thread, the turntable hierarchy is: bearing > power supply > sub-chassis > tonearm > cartridge > phono amp |