Originally Posted by nat8808
Hey! That was essentially my message to you..
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Hey! That was essentially my message to you..
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Well, it's a start.That's not a collection!
2 of the 3 were bought for their looks alone. Yummy Marantz receiver and butch Rotel amp.The Alto was for its sq reputation, but I love the looks, too.
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It's easy to tell the music fans from the equipment fans. The former don't list their kit!
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Pish... It's a damn sight quicker than listing my music collection!!
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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I long ago lost track of mine. I measure it by the yard for insurance purposes.Pish... It's a damn sight quicker than listing my music collection!!
Marco.
There's a photo somewhere of my brother, aged 12 or so, proudly standing next to our combined record collection of about a dozen LPs. Those I remember being in the photo include the Rolling Stones compilation 'Through The Past Darkly' in the octagonal sleeve, 'Cosmo's Factory' by Creedence Clearwater Revival; Sergeant Pepper and 'Best of Cream'.
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Same here... I've given my collection and turntable to my teenage daughters and embarced on an infinite discovery of dematerialized music which to me is the way to go at the moment.
Even Spotify at high bitrate isn't good enough to get rid of a proper collection!
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maybe, but i listen to waaaay more good fresh music nowadays.. mind you, spotify is not my only source. And it doesn't sound that bad either with a good DAC which has replaced my old thorens td 125mk2. But agreed, if the Internet goes down, which is extremely rare, the streaming stops.. I have a backup of all my CD rips and other stuff on a NAS though. It's just so much more convenient to me.
That having been said, I respect the purists who cherish their vinyl collections and who love the LP listening ritual.
Last edited by r100; 22-05-2014 at 16:38. Reason: added some ideas.
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