What a negative effect the Yanks have had on the English language.
Location: Witney Oxon
Posts: 893
I'm Martyn.
What a negative effect the Yanks have had on the English language.
Indeed - but I've been saying much the same thing for years, especially about having fun and keeping an open mind, shunning badge snobbery, looking 'outside the box' and that there's no such thing as "the best"!
However, it's surprising how so many folk, judging from the input on forums, are still stuck 'inside their box' or who have completely disregarded the above...... They should definitely heed that guy's advice!
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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Bakoon 13r Denon DP80 Stax UA-70 Shure Ultra 500 in a Martin Bastin body with jico stylus, project ds2 digital Rullit aero 8 field coils in tqwt speakers
Office system, DIY CSS fullrange speakers with aurum cantus G2 ribbons yulong dac Sony STR6055 receiver Jvc QL-A51 direct drive turntable, Leema sub. JVC Z4S cart is in the house
Garage system another Sony receiver, cassette deck
System components are subject to change without warning and at the discretion of the owner.
Hmm. I don't think that was intended to offend, but perhaps it could have been phrased better.
The modern casual sprinkling of 'isms' into the English language is undesirable. Be they Americanisms, Gallicisms or whatever. These are just as bad as the 'street patois' that London youngsters employ in an attempt to communicate. Innit!
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!
It just seemed a bit obvious to me. But then again, I guess knowing what he says and heeding it are two different things..... especially when it comes to some forum "characters". Thankfully such people don't tend to thrive here and probably prefer other places.
Location: Witney Oxon
Posts: 893
I'm Martyn.
Location: nottingham
Posts: 328
I'm nigel.
It's the thinking outside the box that has kept me energised for so long.
For many years my box swapping went untrammelled (possibly made up word) and my racks...and back...groaned with each bigger, flashier, more powerhungry purchase.
Then a very drastic career change (from working to not!!!) and a equally drastic house downsize meant, as the Manics put it....everything must go.
So, from huge Denon pre/power biamped nonsense into erm...modded IMF wardrobes, i went Amazon Chi fi Dac and Tubes.
Goodbye helicopter assault delivery, with volume to match and hello "pipe and slippers".....and no listening fatigue.
Lol - dunno about that. Not into 'pipe and slippers', myself. Prefer a big fat doobie and some Doc Martens!
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
Protect your HUMAN RIGHTS and REFUSE ANY *MANDATORY* VACCINE FOR COVID-19!
Also **SAY NO** to unjust 'vaccine passports' or certificates, which are totally incompatible with a FREE society!!!