Macca's Lash Up 2: Lash Harder

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Originally Posted by struth

aye after 6 pints they came close to 'fair':doh:...afer 7 or 8, even the 65 year olds became penelope cruz:D

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We used to have saying back in the day, “ if **** is looking good its time to home “

Fair

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Originally Posted by Gazjam

I remember Nightclubs, (adopts Morgan Freeman voice)

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https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incomin...E2B30FCC06.jpg

Not half! Ooh sorry, you said Morgan Freeman :doh:

Up and running - sounds good even through the sacrificial speakers!

https://i.ibb.co/hfmgmCW/20240106-105218.jpg

Check out the green LED built into the volume control - this is why Sony ES is better.

https://i.ibb.co/mbDywn9/20240106-104431.jpg

Pairs up nicely with the TEAC - matching LED colours. Sony built some great gear back then for the consumer market.

The remote has 90 buttons on it :)

Volume pot is motorised so it moves when you change volume with the remote. Nice.

47 page manual - and yes that's just the English bit. You can connect 5 VCRs simultaneously!

Now have it hooked up to proper speakers so will do a bit of SQ assesment. Bear in mind the DAC in this unit is 35 years old - will it matter?

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Originally Posted by Macca

The remote has 90 buttons on it :)

Volume pot is motorised so it moves when you change volume with the remote. Nice.

47 page manual - and yes that's just the English bit. You can connect 5 VCRs simultaneously!

Now have it hooked up to proper speakers so will do a bit of SQ assesment. Bear in mind the DAC in this unit is 35 years old - will it matter?

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I am sure the DAC will be just fine.:)

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Originally Posted by Macca

The remote has 90 buttons on it :)

Volume pot is motorised so it moves when you change volume with the remote. Nice.

47 page manual - and yes that's just the English bit. You can connect 5 VCRs simultaneously!

Now have it hooked up to proper speakers so will do a bit of SQ assesment. Bear in mind the DAC in this unit is 35 years old - will it matter?

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Well you're not short of standalone DACs, so no, it probably won't.

Looks pretty cool and a good visual match for the TEAC, be nice if it sounds better than the Philips, or at least as good.

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Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony

Well you're not short of standalone DACs, so no, it probably won't.

Looks pretty cool and a good visual match for the TEAC, be nice if it sounds better than the Philips, or at least as good.

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It converts all analogue inputs to digital - there's no pass-through. So there's no point using an external DAC with it, you'd just be adding an extra D-A/A-D stage.

Visually it's a great match for the TEAC - exact same shade of black, very similar feet, and same colour orange LEDs.

That is the important stuff, not some tiny nuance of difference in the SQ :)

Played a few albums through it so far and it's not let itself down yet.

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Originally Posted by Macca

It converts all analogue inputs to digital - there's no pass-through. So there's no point using an external DAC with it, you'd just be adding an extra D-A/A-D stage.

Visually it's a great match for the TEAC - exact same shade of black, very similar feet, and same colour orange LEDs.

That is the important stuff, not some tiny nuance of difference in the SQ :)

Played a few albums through it so far and it's not let itself down yet.

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But what analogue signals would you put into it? I thought you was CD only, coming from a transport, not a player. I was thinking it would be a toss up between the Sony's DAC and say, your Topping into an analogue input.

Edit: Just twigged with your "converts all analogue inputs to digital" comments. I get it, I think. My brain hurts now.