From Claes Sent Wed, Apr 29th 2015, 17:40
From Claes Sent Wed, Apr 29th 2015, 17:40
Which player do you recommend for flacs on mac and pc respectively? > 28 apr 2015 kl. 08:04 skrev Michael Bramwell <xxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx>: >=20 > In the lounge rooms its: >=20 > 2 x Technics 1210 Mk 2 > Digital comes from a macbook pro via audio8 soundcard (flacs are > preferred but mp3s are fine as well) >=20 > The above go through an Xone:92 mixer and out to some Behringer Truth > B2031A monitors, which unlike everything else behringer make are > pretty nice, at least to my ears. >=20 > On the bus to work its just some tunes via my droid and some > Sennheiser CX 300-II Precision ear buds. >=20 > My first choice is always vinyl, followed by flacs, cds never as they > quickly get scratched beyond use in mine and my kids hands. >=20 > On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 9:51 AM, karl poechlauer > <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote: >> Technics 1210 Mk 2 >>=20 >> BEHRINGER MICROPHONO PP400 phono preamp >>=20 >> Schiit Vali Tube Headphone Amp >> Sennheiser HD 380 Pro headphones >> or Klipsch G-17 Air Stereo speaker >>=20 >> I put this together to be as compact as possible, I can hide the preamp a= nd >> headphone amp underneath the turntable. And the Klipsch speaker sounds gr= eat >> for how small it is. But for vinyl I usually use the headphones. >>=20 >> I also have an iPhone on which I listen to 320 mp3s on Nocs earbuds that I= >> got from Bleep.com, while riding my bike or working. >>=20 >> Quit CDs around 2005. >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> On Apr 27, 2015, at 5:00 PM, Clint Anderson <xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote: >>=20 >> there is another lesson here which is always use really good locks to loc= k >> up your stored shit >>=20 >>=20 >> Clint Anderson >> Systems Engineer >>=20 >>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 6:58 PM, Clint Anderson <xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote= : >>>=20 >>> i'll take your word for it, you have a good ear ;) >>> i had two 1400s just for my own listening but they got ripped off long a= go >>> so i replaced them with the lp60 which had good reviews for a sub-$300 >>> turntable >>> audio technica also makes an lp120 which is a weird clone of the sl1200,= >>> your guess as to what quality it is, it seems to cheap to be that great b= ut >>> at the same time has solid reviews. >>> i just listen to one record at a time now, but i wish i had things like a= >>> replacable cartridge, or adjustable weight, pitch control >>> at the time it didnt seem worth $100-150 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> Clint Anderson >>> Systems Engineer >>>=20 >>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 6:51 PM, kent williams <xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> >>> wrote: >>>>=20 >>>> A 1210 has a fixed motor, which has 2 parts: A Brushless DC Stator is >>>> fixed to the base (AKA the plinth) and the Rotor is actually embedded i= n the >>>> platter. It works (as all electric motors do) by electromagnets >>>> repelling/attracting magnets to produce motion. There's some ripple bu= ilt >>>> into the process because the electromagnets in the stator switch magnet= ic >>>> polaritys to push/pull the magnets in the rotor(platter). This can be >>>> damped by adding mass to the rotor, and the SL1200 does this, but the >>>> platter is relatively light so it isn't perfect. >>>>=20 >>>> All the complaints from audiophiles like this mention 'coloration of >>>> treble' and collapse of their much-loved 'soundstage' -- a properly >>>> maintained SL1200 has very little ripple or vibration that's audible. I= n >>>> other words, audiophiles complain about things they may actually just b= e >>>> imaginating to justify spending thousands on fancier turntable. >>>>=20 >>>> As for the bearing -- which is in the center of the platter -- I've nev= er >>>> heard of anyone replacing them. It is a part that audiophiles do have f= ancy >>>> replacements for, on the theory that if it has less frictional resistan= ce it >>>> will sound better. Dunno about that either. >>>>=20 >>>>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 6:34 PM Clint Anderson <xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrot= e: >>>>>=20 >>>>> that too >>>>> motor wears the screw/screw wears the motor >>>>> if kent says it hasnt made a difference in 20 years i guess ill assume= >>>>> maybe it only applies to shitty non-technics direct drives :) >>>>>=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> Clint Anderson >>>>> Systems Engineer >>>>>=20 >>>>>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 6:24 PM, kawayama <xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:= >>>>>>=20 >>>>>> I thought it was the vibrations from the motor, which could conceivab= ly >>>>>> be heard through the pick-up, that was the problem with direct drives= ? >>>>>>=20 >>>>>>=20 >>>>>> -- >>>>>>=20 >>>>>> constant shallowness leads to evil. >>=20 >>=20