What's that owing to...?I went yesterday but I’m afraid the nuances between each speaker in the same price bracket we listened to was unnoticeable to me.
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My bad ears perhaps Den, I'm afraid it gets too geeky for me. I think tbh there are two types here, someone who loves the 'ins and outs' of all home audio gear and is their main hobby and someone who loves listening to music. I fall into the latter one.What's that owing to...?
Guess that's what I was thinking, but wasn't sure...There's probably nothing wrong with your ears, just the differences were too small or not impactful for you.
At that kind of price point you're well into the law of diminishing returns.
C
Oscar Peterson
As an idiot, in the late 90s or early 2000s while exiting a relationship I sold allllllll my vinyl. Because who was ever gonna listen to it again, right? And my old man had cobbled together an amazing catalog, which was the only thing I got from him besides the flag that draped his coffin and a paperweight and a letter opener and a pinky ring. He had 45s from the 50s and 60s; first pressings of Meet the Beatles and Sgt. Pepper's...just so much good stuff, and I just sold it all.Decided I should treat myself to some fresh vinyl. Old music, just new copies. A few staples from the likes of Pink Floyd, Dire Straits, Bettye LaVette, Oscar Peterson, AC/DC, etc.
I now discover records are about £25 each, which was a surprise. Last time I bought any (late 1980’s) I recall them being £5.
I simply bought these off Amazon. But are there any particular specialist vinyl dealers (on line) that I should look at?
Anyway, am still waiting for the hi-fi chap to come over and set it all up and bring the new cartridge, so still haven’t actually listened to any of my new kit.
He decided it wasn't his speakers letting the side down and ended up buying a Gryphon amp.Nintronics, Welwyn Garden today
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Vinyl is just silly money these days. I think when it started to come back into fashion prices were up because most were bought out as limited runs but now everything is vinyl and prices are still high.Decided I should treat myself to some fresh vinyl. Old music, just new copies. A few staples from the likes of Pink Floyd, Dire Straits, Bettye LaVette, Oscar Peterson, AC/DC, etc.
I now discover records are about £25 each, which was a surprise. Last time I bought any (late 1980’s) I recall them being £5.
I simply bought these off Amazon. But are there any particular specialist vinyl dealers (on line) that I should look at?
Anyway, am still waiting for the hi-fi chap to come over and set it all up and bring the new cartridge, so still haven’t actually listened to any of my new kit.
Though obviously still small compared to digital purchases,
Thisstream in CD quality?
Said it before. Perceived sound quality of the recording itself has a high impact. Some stuff just sounds bad to me but it might have been recorded like that on purpose. I listen to my collection on shuffle quite alot these days and some stuff sound yuck but others, fantastic in comparison. If I didn't know my hifi better I'd be chucking it out sometimes!
Eb
The cassette tapes I have to play in my old 400i are fantastically awful. Not only because they are tapes, but mainly because they are pirate versions bought in the Middle East back in the early 1980's!
These days it is only in the car I listen to music and must say I do like getting a CD as I did with LP’s. Having something physical is so much better but I get the steaming thing but not a convert to that yet. Maybe it is an age thing.Just read that vinyl outsold CD’s last year for the first time since 1987. Though obviously still small compared to digital purchases, let alone subscription streaming.
But other than to listen to in a car with a CD player (which is why I still occasionally buy one), why buy a CD (say, for home use) when you can now stream in CD quality?