thats a proper hifiQuote:
Originally Posted by jandl100
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thats a proper hifiQuote:
Originally Posted by jandl100
I'd be lying if I said they sounded as good as they looked - cos they look bloody perfect! :D
But they sound mighty fine. :thumbsup:
I've had the receiver for a while and use its phonostage for my vinyl rig and also the headphone socket for all headphone listening. Both capabilities are more than good enough.
I received the cassette deck today. I've been lusting after one ever since I got the receiver.
Ain't they purdy together. :)
Really do look good mate! They make my hifi look shite.
I remember as a spotty teenager staring lustfully and hopelessly through upmarket hifi showroom windows at these beasties - way beyond my means at the time!
These 2 are pretty much immaculate and look just perfect to my nostalgic eyes.
Well, this CDP arrived as a perfect match for my current amp de jour ....
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps06587c96.jpg
A NAD S500 CD player.
Sadly, it was not to be.
It sounded seriously good. But only when it managed to read a disc, which was rarely.
Must have been bumped and jostled by the courier or something.
On its way back for a refund. :(
But this has now arrived to brighten up my day ...
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps672d594a.jpg
A Wyred4Sound DAC1.
WOW :eek: it's a hi-rez device!
Yet another veil has been discarded from my system's sound.
A friend popped around and brought with him a TOSLINK cable he had been on about.
TOSLINK?
Meh, they always sound drab. :rolleyes:
But this little beastie was a glass TOSLINK cable. Ooo - another ballgame entirely! Allowed even more hi-rez texture through. Yum. I am now on the lookout for some glass optical cables to try. See classifieds for my Want ad. :eyebrows:
Well, one channel of my lovely Marantz receiver (used as a headphone amp :)) has developed "the rustles". :( I'll probably have it checked out one day, but I only really bought it as an ornament anyway and was surprised and pleased how well it performed as a 'phones amp and as a phonostage.
So, after a quick peek at ebay this beastie has arrived ....
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps67498371.jpg
Sexy and kool, as long as you like lots of knobs and buttons. :eek:
It's been recapped so should be fine.
Very pleased with it so far and have even hooked it up to my MBL speakers where it did not disgrace itself at all, a little on the forward side, ballsy and with really good bass.
And it sounds genuinely good as a headphone amp.
I seem to be turning a bit vintage these days, in more ways than one. :wheniwasaboy: :lol:
Yup I seem to have developed a taste for older gear . Not quite vintage but probably 20 or so years old . IMO it offers better sound and VFM (within my budget envelope ) . Problem is you're always taking a chance here that the unit may fail unexpectedly . Hope you can get it fixed cheaply Jerry :)
The HK looks like a bit of a beast . Nice though :)
Boxswap update. :popcorn:
I do like Pioneer DVD players as CD transports.
For a while now I've been using a Pioneer DV-636D, bought for a few tens of £ on ebay with very fine results.
But a Pioneer DV-737 appeared on the Wam classifieds last week - and as the ad said, 'battleship build', so I thought I'd give it a go having in the past had excellent results from a DV-717.
And here it is, top left, all nice and shiny and champagny ...
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That's my current line up of electronics .... Pioneer DV-737 via a certain co-ax cable into Wyred4Sound DAC1 via Epiphany Atratus 3 cables into NAD S300 integrated amp.
Bottom left is my Arcam DV29 DVD player, this actually used for DVDs! And under the Arcam my AG1500 mains regenerator which powers the whole setup, all fed with Nordost Magus / Blue Heaven power cables.
Sonic differences between the 636D and the 737? - simply more vivid, more presence and higher rez. The 636D is no slouch and imho beats most CD-only players/transports and the 737 simply takes this further.
Very pleased. :cool:
Loving the 737 Jerry.
I bought one of them new in the late 90s and would still have it today if the laser hadn't failed.
Great sound quality and one of the best backlit remotes ever.
The Arcam that replaced it never sounded quite so good.
I still have the matching champagne Pioneer VSA-E07 amplifier.
audio wise it is supposed to be the same as the 717. Great players and transports