From Sham Beam Sent Thu, Apr 30th 2015, 08:54
get a new virus scanner? On 4/30/2015 5:27 PM, Wim Vogel wrote: > My virusscanner doesn't like xmplay... > > > > Wim Vogel > > On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 11:17 PM, Clint Anderson <xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx > <mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx>> wrote: > > no one asked but > > i use xmplay > un4seen.com <http://un4seen.com> > > > Clint Anderson > Systems Engineer > > On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 12:51 PM, Dimitrij > <xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx <mailto:xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>> wrote: > > for mac I never found a better player than http://cogx.org/ > does not need any "library", just your music folder, light as > hell, plays flac.... fuck I love it. > > I'm listening on Cabasse Moorea 420 + AMC Amplifier or Adam A7X > / Babyface in the Studio. > > @Clint I got 3 original dynaco a25 woofers in fine condition, > which I would sell. > Just if you need them one day. > > > 2015-04-29 19:40 GMT+02:00 Claes <xxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx > <mailto:xxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx>>: > > Which player do you recommend for flacs on mac and pc > respectively? > > > > 28 apr 2015 kl. 08:04 skrev Michael Bramwell > <xxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx <mailto:xxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx>>: > > > > In the lounge rooms its: > > > > 2 x Technics 1210 Mk 2 > > Digital comes from a macbook pro via audio8 soundcard > (flacs are > > preferred but mp3s are fine as well) > > > > 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. > > > > On the bus to work its just some tunes via my droid and some > > Sennheiser CX 300-II Precision ear buds. > > > > My first choice is always vinyl, followed by flacs, cds > never as they > > quickly get scratched beyond use in mine and my kids hands. > > > > On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 9:51 AM, karl poechlauer > > <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx > <mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx>> wrote: > >> Technics 1210 Mk 2 > >> > >> BEHRINGER MICROPHONO PP400 phono preamp > >> > >> Schiit Vali Tube Headphone Amp > >> Sennheiser HD 380 Pro headphones > >> or Klipsch G-17 Air Stereo speaker > >> > >> I put this together to be as compact as possible, I can > hide the preamp and > >> headphone amp underneath the turntable. And the Klipsch > speaker sounds great > >> for how small it is. But for vinyl I usually use the > headphones. > >> > >> 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. > >> > >> Quit CDs around 2005. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Apr 27, 2015, at 5:00 PM, Clint Anderson > <xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx <mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx>> wrote: > >> > >> there is another lesson here which is always use really > good locks to lock > >> up your stored shit > >> > >> > >> Clint Anderson > >> Systems Engineer > >> > >>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 6:58 PM, Clint Anderson > <xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx <mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx>> wrote: > >>> > >>> 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 ago > >>> 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 but > >>> 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 > >>> > >>> > >>> Clint Anderson > >>> Systems Engineer > >>> > >>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 6:51 PM, kent williams > <xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx <mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx>> > >>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> 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 in the > >>>> platter. It works (as all electric motors do) by > electromagnets > >>>> repelling/attracting magnets to produce motion. > There's some ripple built > >>>> into the process because the electromagnets in the > stator switch magnetic > >>>> 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. > >>>> > >>>> 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. In > >>>> other words, audiophiles complain about things they > may actually just be > >>>> imaginating to justify spending thousands on fancier > turntable. > >>>> > >>>> As for the bearing -- which is in the center of the > platter -- I've never > >>>> heard of anyone replacing them. It is a part that > audiophiles do have fancy > >>>> replacements for, on the theory that if it has less > frictional resistance it > >>>> will sound better. Dunno about that either. > >>>> > >>>>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 6:34 PM Clint Anderson > <xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx <mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> 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 :) > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Clint Anderson > >>>>> Systems Engineer > >>>>> > >>>>>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 6:24 PM, kawayama > <xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx <mailto:xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx>> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I thought it was the vibrations from the motor, > which could conceivably > >>>>>> be heard through the pick-up, that was the problem > with direct drives? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> > >>>>>> constant shallowness leads to evil. > >> > >> > > > > -- Sham Beam