zagatoes30
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I had Blackstar belting out earlier but am finding I am going to ave to listen to all my favourites again to hear the improvement
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50 years from now real hifi, train sets, cars with petrol engines will all be in museums, young people buy hifi based on what it looks like not how it sounds
If you go to any car show apart from chavfest it's all men aged 50+ and their reluctant wives, whenever I see anything to do with model railways it's the same.
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All 3 ?
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Of that^ People always *did* buy hifi based on what it looks like. Some people then suddenly find out it can sound different....
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Couldn't resist agreeing a deal on a classic turntable earlier this morning. I'll collect it tomorrow evening.
It's a Transcriptor Hydraulic Reference, made under license by J.A.Michell in the early 1970's, and as used by Stanley Kubric in A Clockwork Orange. An uber-cool partner for the Michell amps recently acquired.
(The one I've bought is slightly different, as has larger black pads on the gold weights. The photo below is one I just took off Ebay to show as an example.)
It's a Transcriptor Hydraulic Reference, made under license by J.A.Michell in the early 1970's, and as used by Stanley Kubric in A Clockwork Orange. An uber-cool partner for the Michell amps recently acquired.
(The one I've bought is slightly different, as has larger black pads on the gold weights. The photo below is one I just took off Ebay to show as an example.)
"hydraulic fluid should be replaced; if it hasn’t already, it will have solidified into goo."
"If you do pay full price for one, make sure it works properly and maintains its speed; otherwise, you’ll find yourself using it only as a lovely addition to your bijou modernist living area!"
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"If you do pay full price for one, make sure it works properly and maintains its speed; otherwise, you’ll find yourself using it only as a lovely addition to your bijou modernist living area!"
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So, right or wrong I picked this up yesterday:
www.sonos.com
And have the new Como/Pro-Ject turntable running through it...and the Advents hooked up. So now there's four speakers and the Dayton Audio sub in the library, and I can stream vinyl throughout (including outdoors)...
Amp: The Wireless Streaming Amplifier | Sonos
With an output of 125 watts per channel, an HDMI input to connect your TV, Apple AirPlay 2 capability, and a striking compact form factor that fits standard AV racks, the new Sonos Amp is quite simply our most versatile and most powerful wireless amplifier yet.
www.sonos.com
And have the new Como/Pro-Ject turntable running through it...and the Advents hooked up. So now there's four speakers and the Dayton Audio sub in the library, and I can stream vinyl throughout (including outdoors)...
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That is so bizarre it has to be cool
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No panic - it comes with a pot of new fluid. And it works.
But even so, I've booked it to go to Michell in April for a full service and refurb. I discussed it Michell when I met them at the Bristol hi-fi show, as I was pretty confident by then that I was going to buy it. And as for "bijou and modernist", I don't think our Georgian house qualifies on either count!
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It's coming in thick and fast!
Just chatted to my local hi-fi shop owner, and am now the proud (?) owner of a Naim ND5 XS streamer. So my streaming music will be via Naim and Tidal, rather than Sonos and Spotify. It's the upgrade he suggested when I asked the question.
Hoping he'll be able to bring it round later this week and connect it all up.
Just chatted to my local hi-fi shop owner, and am now the proud (?) owner of a Naim ND5 XS streamer. So my streaming music will be via Naim and Tidal, rather than Sonos and Spotify. It's the upgrade he suggested when I asked the question.
Hoping he'll be able to bring it round later this week and connect it all up.
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good point , well made
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I asked my mate who works at AMS Neve in Burnley and he asked a couple of Neve analogue originals, Robin Porter and John Turner who he works with. They didn't recognise anyone but thought it could be from the new digital division. I don't know if they kept the analogue and digital divisions separate. Digital was obviously never going to catch on.
John thought the guy at the back in the middle might be Rob Frayling-Cork. Some of the faces are familiar to me, probably because I was interviewed for a job for the digital automation position.
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Absolutely beautiful Ewan , Im various shades of envy green , I just hope for your wifes sake your vinyl is in as good condition other wise you will be on the hunt for all those old favourites in perfect condition , maybe she will buy you that anorak for xmas ....just saying
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Wasn't it somewhere on this thread you posted about a stereo you hadn't used for years
Probably the best thing you've bought is the streamer, so much new music to discover