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Post by mijapxman on Dec 9, 2017 18:29:58 GMT
Got a good deal on a marantz cd63 mark2 signature edition cd player and a Rega planer 3, turntable ( record player 😉), just hooked up the cd player and about to fit a new belt
to the Rega.
Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Stadium Arcadium album is sounding good on cd, Denon amp and Tannoy floorstanding speakers and early Christmas present hifi rack that came yesterday,
Just need better speaker wire as inter connection cables have been uprated already.
Used to be right into hifi years ago, so still had some stuff tucked away, speakers, amp, cables etc, my mate gave me the bug again, by selling me the Rega for £120 a few weeks ago, then spotting the cd player in cash generator of all places for £100.
Mij☺
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Post by mijapxman on Dec 9, 2017 18:54:49 GMT
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Post by citydaz on Dec 9, 2017 20:22:53 GMT
Nice kit Mate. Have you got a mains conditioner? Also does your amp go up to 11  |
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Post by ianmartin40 on Dec 9, 2017 21:48:48 GMT
proper old school sound system great, why would anyone want to stream music when you can dig out a piece of vinyl you have had since the days when you had hair and listen to it!
I still love listening to old records, there may be a few crackles but they have been there for years. Call me old fashioned (and I am) but I still like to look at album artwork and hold it in my hand, always better stored in a cupboard than a cloud in my opinion.
So now the weather is proper winter, time to enjoy a bit more time indoors listening to the sound system,
hope you enjoy it Mij.
Ian
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Post by ironsloth on Dec 9, 2017 22:23:22 GMT
I agree ianmartin40, sometimes the grainy crackle of vinyl adds to the atmosphere, and I especially agree with hold and viewing the artwork properly! Unfortunately I have downloaded a few albums but I could still break out the old Captain Beefheart records if needed!! Oh, and my hairs intact (so far so good.... 😆).
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Post by ianmartin40 on Dec 10, 2017 22:17:18 GMT
Hey ironsloth it is fairly obvious that we will prefer records and maybe even cassettes cd`s etc as we are the folk who are running around on scooters that are still very similar to their original designs from the 50`s, most of us like objects designed in the past so why should music format be any different.
Will I be thrown off the forum if I admit to having an auto scooter as well? At least it is 2 stroke!
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Post by mijapxman on Dec 11, 2017 21:53:43 GMT
citydaz,thanks for the reply,no don't have a mains conditioner, can you recommend a cheapish one?, have it on a power surge plug in tower tho😉.👍
Only goes up to 11 if my neighbors and wife are out and I'm listening to Spinal Tap lol😂.
ianmartin40,thanks for your reply, audiophiles seem to think vinyl sounds warmer and more involving.Agree with you about vinyl being more tactile etc.👍
ironsloth, agree with your take on it too.👍
I also have all my own hair 😂, ( hope I haven't spoke too soon 😉).
Out of the 5 or 6 guys I know that are into hifi,( 3 of them are scooterists) my system is the most basic, so when any of them rip the pish out of mine, I just say " no point in me spending loads of ££££, as my tinnitus stops any further improvement 😉.
Did add £21 worth of cheap speaker cable tonight as can't find my old cable and it would be too short to use where my rack and speakers are placed now.( To stop my Mrs from nagging 😉😂).
Happy listening to you all.
Jim☺
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Post by citydaz on Dec 12, 2017 19:54:46 GMT
Hi Ive got a couple of Tacima mains conditoners from maplins. One for my hi-fi (cambridge azur 640 audio amp, arcam cd, project carbon turntable), and one for my TV, dvd, soundbase.
Only about £35 and it gets 5 stars from what hi-fi.
They really do make a difference, even the wife noticed the improvement.
Dont worry about having a "basic" set up, you can improve the weakest component as you go. In a moment of madness I once paid £100 for the power lead into my CD!!
Try to make make friends with an audio buff - that way you can get his cast-offs for cheap!
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Post by ironsloth on Dec 12, 2017 22:23:31 GMT
What's the last 3 albums you bought, and what format was it? These are mine (don't stick them into YouTube, I have a very wide taste in music) :-
Belzebong -Greenferno (Digital Download-was cheap)
Professor Elemental - Father Of Invention (Digital Download-actual cd was nearly £20!)
Maggot t**t - 8 Bit Apocalypse (Digital Download-couldn't get the cd)
Most annoying really, as I prefer a hard copy.
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Post by citydaz on Dec 13, 2017 9:03:57 GMT
Iam afraid my choices are a bit predictable and stereotyped:
The Jam - 1977
The Who - A&B sides
Northern Soul - a cheap compilation CD
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Post by mijapxman on Dec 13, 2017 18:39:11 GMT
citydaz,thanks for the info on mains conditioners, very much appreciated. That sounds like a nice system you have 👌👍. Totally true about getting stuff from hifi buffs, had many good deals when I was into it before. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Marantz-PM-66SE-KI-Signature-Edition-Integrated-Stereo-Amplifier-Phono-Stage/272980795946?epid=7006753542&hash=item3f8eec622a:g:FBEAAOSwm3paMI8h I Want one of the above 👆, when money permits,to go with my cd player, one of my mates has this amp but won't sell lol. ironsloth and citydaz, haven't bought any music recently, but today listened to : The Who, live at Leeds on vinyl. The Jam Beat Surrender on cd. My scooterist/hifi mate, that sold me the Rega and found the Marantz Cd player for me, bought me... Pink Floyd, the wall on Cd, he knows I'm not into them but also gave it a good listen today and surprisingly enjoyed it. Just now, listening to... Elbow, The seldom seen kid on cd. Like you ironsloth, I also have a wide taste in music 😉. All the best. Jim☺ |
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Post by mushroom on Dec 14, 2017 12:37:09 GMT
Since getting the internet in '98 I stopped buying CDs, Napster, limewire and emule were all good sources for mp3s back in the early days before iTunes Probably the last CD I bought was Bjork - Post  I've still got all my old vinyl ( 200 12" singles , 300 7" singles and about 500 LPs )although the stereo is a bit loud for everyone except me Currently have a NAD 3130 amp Bang & Olufsen Beogram 1202 ( from freecycle about 10 years ago) Kenwood CD player (just tried it and doesn't read discs anymore) KEF Concord IV floorstanding speakers Amp is hooked up to my old Xbox media centre so I stream music from my PC Some of my old vinyl 12" Neon Lights in luminous vinyl  12" singles  10" Killing Joke Madness Nutty Boys comics that came with the first editions of Los Palmas 7 12" edition  |
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Post by mushroom on Dec 15, 2017 19:55:09 GMT
These are my desert island discs, 4 I couldn't live without  |
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Post by henri on Dec 16, 2017 8:01:09 GMT
have to admit ,ive never got into hi-fi stuff ,so most of the above tech speak lost me .the mrs has all her vinyl still,i wanted more portable an collected tapes .went to listen to some recently an theve faded badly ,not happy .
last 3 bought ,apart from xmas pressies for mrs (ac/dc radio sessions an metalica) , are the dead south "the dead south" , a dead kennedys an dr feelgood the singles .all on cd an from amazon i'm afraid .H
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Post by ironsloth on Dec 16, 2017 12:49:24 GMT
Ah, the dead kennedys!! What did you think of jello Biafra with the melvins?? 😆
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Post by swm on Dec 20, 2017 16:50:38 GMT
Ah, the dead kennedys!! What did you think of jello Biafra with the melvins?? 😆 Pish !
like the Dead Kennedys tho !
Cheers.
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Post by ironsloth on Dec 20, 2017 17:57:17 GMT
Swm, you've gone down in my estimations now.... 😄 I've seen them live, but was without Biafra, crowd went mental when holiday in Cambodia started.....
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Post by swm on Dec 20, 2017 18:30:00 GMT
Seen DK’s live back in the day (early 80 s)
Brilliant !
Hol in Cam one of my many “funeral songs “
Might start a thread to see others choices for the songs they ‘d like to be played at theirs !
Cheers.
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Post by swm on Dec 20, 2017 18:36:25 GMT
Right then “Funeral songs” see new thread !😄
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Post by mijapxman on Jan 4, 2018 7:17:53 GMT
Been listening to this👇, to start off my day 😂😂😂😂😂, a song about the American dream.
And this 👇Nam songs.
This makes me want to get a space from my shed 😉
Mij☺
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Post by mijapxman on Jan 4, 2018 10:10:15 GMT
Caution ⚠, sex education song for soul boys 😂
Mij.
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Post by mijapxman on Jan 14, 2018 12:16:30 GMT
Been listening to The Rubber Bandits today, I'm thinking about buying a horse, 😂😂😂😂.
Mij☺
And a quality Motorhead track.
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Post by mijapxman on Feb 21, 2018 21:17:53 GMT
tried some Kef floorstanding iQ5's on my system, not impressed after listening to my Tannoy floorstanders.
My mate brought me his Mission 731's with micrometer floor stands that I gave him in the 1990's, feck me they are sounding
good! Just asked him how much he wants for them and he said just to keep them as I've helped him with plenty of things in the past.Will try them for a few days then swap back to the Tannoy speakers before deciding what's working out best for my damaged (tinnitus) ears.
Oh and just put a motor thrust bearing kit on the Rega turntable, to go with the new uprated belts, so need to upgrade the cartridge next, I think and buy the mains conditioner that citydaz kindly told me about.😉
Happy listening.
Mij☺
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Post by citydaz on Feb 21, 2018 21:59:25 GMT
Sounds good !
what about the sub-woofer though?
You need some bottom end for maximum Massive Attack.
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Post by mijapxman on Feb 25, 2018 19:27:53 GMT
Citydaz, the Kef speakers I auditioned were very, very bass light and could have done with a sub lol, especially
when listened back to back with my Tannoy ( made in Scotland I believe 😉) floor standers, the winner for me tho,( so far)
are the Mission ( made in England 😉 ) speakers especially when hooked up to the Rega turntable plugged into the birthday present from my Darlin', a Rega A2D phono stage £89 well spent.👇
All the best.
Jim☺
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Post by citydaz on Feb 27, 2018 18:52:13 GMT
Yes , floorstanders are defo the way to go. Wanted a pair of mission floorstanders last time I upgraded my speakers, but with two young children crawling and toddling around I had to compromise with some mordaunt short wall mounted speakers. The mission sub-woofer gives a good balance since the mordaunts are a bit on the bright side.  |
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Post by citydaz on Feb 28, 2018 11:20:20 GMT
Quick Mijapxman,
get yourseff down to Maplins and offer them a fiver for a mains conditioner before they shut!!!
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Post by mijapxman on Feb 28, 2018 19:32:40 GMT
Trying to take my mind off stuff. Citydaz, just told my wife the info you gave me on the mains conditioner,when I saw it on the six o'clock news. Nearest shop is 20miles away each way, just had a look on tinternet, is it this one? Bud 👇 www.maplin.co.uk/search/?text=Tacima+mains+conditionerCheers. Jim. |
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Post by citydaz on Feb 28, 2018 21:53:48 GMT
yes thats the one.
must have gone up since I bought them since they were about £35
Try and keep strong for your mate.
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Post by mijapxman on Mar 3, 2018 21:28:36 GMT
Citydaz, thanks for the info, found it on sale other places for £33 with free postage, they do make a newer model but it doesn't get quite as good a review from What hifi.
Will try and keep strong.
Thank you.
Mij☺
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