Ollie in London saying hello

[Ollie Valcairo]

I don't have an audiophile system, exactly. Just - good enough.
from a
Riga Planar II
Rotel RCD 965BX
Raspberry Pi with an Audioquest Dragonfly
PC with a Creative Soundblaster Z
through a
Marantz PM6004 or a NAD 3050
into
Wharfedale Jade-5s

In music, a list of favourites -

'70s
Shakti - A Handful of Beauty
Patti Smith - Horses
Planxty - Planxty
Dr Alimantado - Best Dressed Chicken In Town

'80s
Meredith Monk - Turtle Dreams
The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow
Microdisney - The Clock Comes Down the Stairs
Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas & Blue Bell Knoll

'90s
Victory of the Better Man - L'Utopiste
Mouse on Mars - Vulvaland
Portishead - Dummy
Throwing Muses - The Real Ramona
Ministry - Psalm 69

'00s
The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike
MIA - Kala
Boards of Canada - The Campfire Headphase
Loop Guru - Bathtime With Loop Guru

'10s
dunno, but I like
St Vincent - St Vincent
Alice Smith - She
Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan
Gang Gang Dance - Eye Contact

[walpurgis]

Hi Ollie. Welcome to AOS.

There's no such thing as an "audiophile" system. I mean, where does one draw a line and say this is such? You can't. The term just implies a sort of snobbery. Sound systems are just as good as they are, no more or less. Nothing wrong with your gear anyway. :) Choose and use what you like I say!

Anyway, do you have any plans or changes in mind for the system? We'd like to hear about them if you do.

There are sections on AOS about just about every Hi-Fi topic, so I'm sure you'll find plenty to interest you.


Enjoy the forum,
Geoff.

[struth]

Welcome Ollie. Enjoy the forum :)

[Ollie Valcairo]

Plans for the system? Well when I got the Marantz amp I had Wharfedale Diamond 9.1 little speakers. Now I'm wondering if I should get a more powerful amp to drive the Jades. They sound great though, super good bass. Also, the Pi's power is marginal for BBC radio stations in a browser. It plays anything audio on a hard drive and most internet radio, but iplayer is heavy on the javascript. Maybe I'll get a new model Pi.

[Barry]

Welcome to AoS Ollie,

Don't worry about how others may perceive your system - it's your system, playing your tastes in music and listened to by your ears. That is all that matters.

Enjoy the Forum

Regards
Barry

[jollyfix]

Hi Ollie, welcome to AOS. Some great music on your list..

[Ollie Valcairo]

I can't start a thread yet, or PM. Is there something else I need to do?

[struth]

I can't start a thread yet, or PM. Is there something else I need to do?

you can start threads oli. just go to relevant section and click forum tools the start a new thread. pms will come available once youve do!e 5 or 6 posts

[Ollie Valcairo]

Actually, no. When I click 'start a new thread' I get 'you do not have permission to access this page'.

[struth]

Actually, no. When I click 'start a new thread' I get 'you do not have permission to access this page'.

I will look into it for you mate... very odd! where were you trying to post

[Ollie Valcairo]

Thanks, chief. It was in Technical. I've got a couple of dumb questions about wiring.

[struth]

you wont be able to post there. cables etc go in artists pallette. diy in drawing board. if stu k use blank canvas

[Ollie Valcairo]

Got it. Thanks. I'm not going to get any more perspicacious, you know.

[struth]

that was extremely sagacious of you;)

[Eagle owl]

Hello and welcome Ollie.

Geoff. :wave:

[Anthony K]

Hi Ollie