+ Reply to Thread
Page 35 of 40 FirstFirst ... 253334353637 ... LastLast
Results 341 to 350 of 396

Thread: Top CD player wanted

  1. #341
    Join Date: Feb 2013

    Location: W Lothian

    Posts: 99,005
    I'm Grant.

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Hi Stewart,



    Lol... And I bet you it performs WORSE as a phone, than your old Nokia did! That's because they're not designed to be good phones, especially when they're bogged down with apps; they're designed to be good at everything else other than what should be their primary function!!



    Lol - indeed! It would be comical, if it weren't so sad, what has now become 'the norm'. Thankfully, like you, I don't live in a 'virtual world'. And as for nothing should be that urgent, absolutely, but folks now have been conditioned to believe that they must be 'connected' 24/7.

    How many folks with smartphones do you think keep them switched on, even at night in bed...? It's just another form of being brainwashed by 'the system', and should be shunned at all costs...

    Marco.
    lol... mine is on all the time and with me when i go places; yes even bed...i might need it
    Regards,
    Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
    .... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
    FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -

    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


    ***SMILE, BE HAPPY***

  2. #342
    Join Date: Jan 2008

    Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK

    Posts: 110,012
    I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.

    Default

    Yes, if you're elderly or infirm, that makes sense, but for everyone else, no. Get to bloody sleep, and enjoy some peace for a change!!

    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!!!


  3. #343
    Join Date: Feb 2013

    Location: W Lothian

    Posts: 99,005
    I'm Grant.

    Default

    less of the elderly and infirm..im firmish you can either put them on silent or incommunicado at touch of a button you know
    i keep mine close in case sommat happens. also if i have to lie down but not sleep i can keep an eye on this place
    Regards,
    Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
    .... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
    FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -

    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


    ***SMILE, BE HAPPY***

  4. #344
    Join Date: May 2016

    Location: Notts

    Posts: 2,741
    I'm Geoff.

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Pharos View Post
    Geoff I did not mean to be derisive or legalistic when I used the word hearsay, I meant it loosely, rather to describe the fluctuation and diversity of opinions, not rumour mongering or tittle tattle, and certainly not in a critical way.

    There have been so many posts since my last and most contain very relevant gems on the business of digital technologies, that I cannot recall all of the points which resonate with me, or the few with which I disagree - too tired.

    I agree with Marco about a smartphone, I do not even have a mobile phone, and joke to people that I leave home if the phone rings to avoid it. I worry that so many people are glued to their phones that they are in effect missing material reality; that which those abstract representations are dealing with, and there is evidence of this damaging children's health.

    I also had Norton take over my computer a few months ago, and watched them do things before my eyes to fix problems, this is very useful as a facility. In a Formula 1 race they now adjust settings remotely during the race.

    There have been views expressed both ways on the relative quality of CD vs. streaming, so no clear winner it seems, but I think that the corporations will try to keep the CD format going because it is so profitable.

    My ideal will be a new 65" TV (10' viewing distance for Emails), for all viewing in comfort with good stereo for films, and music streaming by separate device.

    I agree that with investment in expensive toys there is always the risk of redundancy.

    I get the impression that the rate of change of digital technology is so high, and has so many specialist subdivisions, that it is impossible for enthusiasts to keep up on all of them.
    No problem. I was not suggesting that you are being derisive only that the term hearsay was inappropriate to describe what is diverging first-hand subjective reporting.

    As to corporations maximising profits, I think previous experience conflicts with your assessment. The introduction of CDs back in the mid-80s was an opportunity for the record companies to resell us, at a much higher price, albums that we'd previously purchased on vinyl, cassette tape, or heaven forbid, eight track. I wonder how many people on this forum remember just how expensive CDs were when first introduced? IIRC most discs sold for around £14 or more. I will leave you to do the arithmetic as to what the equivalent cost is in today's money.

    Don't get me started on redundant technology or the built-in obsolescence that underpins most technology these days. This deserves a thread all of its own.

    Geoff

  5. #345
    Join Date: Jan 2008

    Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK

    Posts: 110,012
    I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    less of the elderly and infirm..im firmish you can either put them on silent or incommunicado at touch of a button you know
    i keep mine close in case sommat happens. also if i have to lie down but not sleep i can keep an eye on this place
    Lol... If you've got a sensible reason for using your phone in that way, then go ahead. But not if it's simply to keep in touch with your 'mates' on Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or whatever.

    They'll still be there in the morning, so go and get some bloody sleep!!

    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!!!


  6. #346
    Join Date: May 2016

    Location: Notts

    Posts: 2,741
    I'm Geoff.

    Default

    I was a very late and reluctant adopter of mobile phones. As a kid my family couldn't afford a (landline) phone and at Uni I couldn't get one because of a shortage of new lines at the BT exchange, resulting in an indefinite waiting list. As a result, I did not grow up as a regular phone user (other than occasional use of the stinky phone booth at the end of our street).

    I reluctantly purchased my first cell phone about 20 years ago (a Siemens S35 I think, which was at the time a pretty up market WAP phone). The impetus was that having gone self employed and travelling extensively for work, I needed to be easily contactable, and to quickly confirm my availability for projects. Initially, I was not impressed and resented the intrusion into my life of after work calls and messages. Gradually, I began to change my work practices and realised I did not have to take calls just because the phone rang. As the technology has developed, my work practices changed further. My phone is now my main tool for email communications, and has displaced standalone gps devices because of the real time route info. Years back, I acquired a good quality folding bluetooth keyboard, which allows me to make productive use of time spent waiting for trains, either composing emails, or adding to word documents or reports. Although, I would never use my phone for serious photography, it is an invaluable tool for capturing documents when a photocopier is unavailable, or for sending forms back as attachments. Over the last ten years, I have found a number of apps, which, although I may not use them frequently, have been immensely useful at times (not least Google translator).

    The point is that as the notebook came to be an alternative to desktop pcs; and, as the tablet became an alternative to notebook pcs; the phone has become an alternative to the tablet. I fully understand that there may be many who do not require a pocket computer and there are many good quality basic phones that are available for £20-30. Indeed, I carry such a device for when I am working overseas and need a basic phone with long battery life. For many, such a device is sufficient, but for me they are a useful complement to a smartphone.

    Many of the comments on this thread seem to relate to how smartphones are used, and the type of apps users favour. To me this is irrelevant. If somebody wants to spend half their life on whatever the latest instant messaging service is, that is their business. For me, the great advantage of the smartphone is its flexibility. I can load only the apps that are relevant to me; and incredibly, can install an app near instantly as a specific need arises. Yes, I get irritated, when I see idiots crossing the road with headphones on without checking for oncoming traffic; and, apoplectic when I see drivers on the phone or, worse, texting! Other than that, I say each to their own devices, whether that happens to be a £20 Nokia or a £1000 smartphone.

    Geoff

  7. #347
    Join Date: Mar 2017

    Location: West Sūþsēaxe

    Posts: 2,015
    I'm Edward.

    Default

    Oh dear, I'm beginning to feel I'm in a minority of one.

    Love my Samsung phone, Sennheiser Momentum headphones, Tidal and various podcasts whilst walking. Also the Waze app for navigating around the busy roads. And Whatsapp is awesome for keeping in touch with friends and family worldwide.
    Current: [P20] Roon/Tidal > Custom PC> Chevron Paradox NDF16 > Phast Pre > Neuro. 686 > Tannoy Berkley (RFC tweaks)


  8. #348
    Join Date: Aug 2009

    Location: Staffordshire, England

    Posts: 37,773
    I'm Martin.

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Sherwood View Post
    I was a very late and reluctant adopter of mobile phones. As a kid my family couldn't afford a (landline) phone and at Uni I couldn't get one because of a shortage of new lines at the BT exchange, resulting in an indefinite waiting list. As a result, I did not grow up as a regular phone user (other than occasional use of the stinky phone booth at the end of our street).

    I reluctantly purchased my first cell phone about 20 years ago (a Siemens S35 I think, which was at the time a pretty up market WAP phone). The impetus was that having gone self employed and travelling extensively for work, I needed to be easily contactable, and to quickly confirm my availability for projects. Initially, I was not impressed and resented the intrusion into my life of after work calls and messages. Gradually, I began to change my work practices and realised I did not have to take calls just because the phone rang. As the technology has developed, my work practices changed further. My phone is now my main tool for email communications, and has displaced standalone gps devices because of the real time route info. Years back, I acquired a good quality folding bluetooth keyboard, which allows me to make productive use of time spent waiting for trains, either composing emails, or adding to word documents or reports. Although, I would never use my phone for serious photography, it is an invaluable tool for capturing documents when a photocopier is unavailable, or for sending forms back as attachments. Over the last ten years, I have found a number of apps, which, although I may not use them frequently, have been immensely useful at times (not least Google translator).

    The point is that as the notebook came to be an alternative to desktop pcs; and, as the tablet became an alternative to notebook pcs; the phone has become an alternative to the tablet. I fully understand that there may be many who do not require a pocket computer and there are many good quality basic phones that are available for £20-30. Indeed, I carry such a device for when I am working overseas and need a basic phone with long battery life. For many, such a device is sufficient, but for me they are a useful complement to a smartphone.

    Many of the comments on this thread seem to relate to how smartphones are used, and the type of apps users favour. To me this is irrelevant. If somebody wants to spend half their life on whatever the latest instant messaging service is, that is their business. For me, the great advantage of the smartphone is its flexibility. I can load only the apps that are relevant to me; and incredibly, can install an app near instantly as a specific need arises. Yes, I get irritated, when I see idiots crossing the road with headphones on without checking for oncoming traffic; and, apoplectic when I see drivers on the phone or, worse, texting! Other than that, I say each to their own devices, whether that happens to be a £20 Nokia or a £1000 smartphone.

    Geoff
    Good post. I only use mine as a 'phone and an alarm clock but I couldn't care less if other people spend their entire lives glued to them. They'd only be doing something equally pointless with their time otherwise, so what does it matter?
    Current Lash Up:

    TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.

  9. #349
    Join Date: Jan 2008

    Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK

    Posts: 110,012
    I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Edwardlon View Post
    Oh dear, I'm beginning to feel I'm in a minority of one.

    Love my Samsung phone, Sennheiser Momentum headphones, Tidal and various podcasts whilst walking.
    Do you ever bump into things (lamp-posts, other 'iZombies' and shit) whilst you're 'enjoying' podcasts? How can you both see what's in front of you and stare at your phone?

    There are some hilarious videos around of 'iZombies' bumping into all sorts of things!

    Enjoy, but personally I couldn't think of anything more unnatural.

    Also the Waze app for navigating around the busy roads. And Whatsapp is awesome for keeping in touch with friends and family worldwide.
    Ah, London congestion syndrome... "Busy roads" round here usually only occur when rows of sheep are traversing from one field to the other. I'm with you though, on keeping in touch with friends and family worldwide - now that is a sensible use of technology!

    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!!!


  10. #350
    Join Date: Jan 2008

    Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK

    Posts: 110,012
    I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Macca View Post
    Good post. I only use mine as a 'phone and an alarm clock but I couldn't care less if other people spend their entire lives glued to them. They'd only be doing something equally pointless with their time otherwise, so what does it matter?
    Because it's symptomatic of a deeper, and more serious issue in today's society, which Dennis outlined earlier. Read what he wrote again, and let it sink in

    Post #338.

    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!!!


+ Reply to Thread
Page 35 of 40 FirstFirst ... 253334353637 ... LastLast

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •