What kind of sound system rig do you have?

Freebase Dali · 11-23-2010, 09:23 PM

Yea there's just too much dynamic information being truncated in the conversion to 16bit digital for CD, not to mention the sample rate itself.
I don't know whether to call it fortunate or unfortunate that most people won't notice anyway, either because they've never heard better or because most music now days is so processed that it wouldn't matter anyway.

Ah, have a good one.

s_k · 11-23-2010, 09:33 PM

Lots of people I know are happy to listen to their music via their laptop speakers.
And that hurts

.

Nighty!

s_k · 11-25-2010, 06:09 PM

I couldn't post links to pictures up till now, so here goes. These are the pictures of the rig I'm talking about in this posting

Haven't cleaned up and these pictures were taken while grabbing a beer, so don't expect too much photographic quality:

The Sony PS-X70 with Goldring 1022GX playing a Flogging Molly record

Audiolab 8000SE amplifier with the Teac PA4 Phono Preamp on top of it.
There's a DBX decoder Unit next to it that I still need to hook up to my tapedecks.
Then there's the Yamaha CDX-880 CD player and my Finearts tuner that I don't think is even connected

Sony MDS-JB940QS Minidisc player with a 3com switch and an external HDD on top.
Underneath that is my Akai Equalizer (that I use as a tapeswitch) and then there's the Denon DRS-600 cassette deck.

XBOX ans VHS Videorecorder. The only part of my audio setup shown on this picture is the PC.

Two tapedecks. There's different ones all the time.
The left one is an Akai GX-635D, 4Track running at 9,5/19cmps (3 3/4 or 7 1/2 IPS)
The right one is an Akai GX-630D, 2 track running at 19/38cmps (7 1/2 or 15 IPS)

IMF Super Compact II

May not look too impressive, but they sound just wonderful.
Haven't got a clue why they're so cheap (about €80, new mid surrounds include). I haven't found a better second hand speaker under €500 so far

s_k · 11-25-2010, 06:10 PM

Upstairs, where I am now:

Can't get the whole room on the picture.
Musicbanter is on the screen

.
The tapedecks you see up high are not connected.
There's a lot more tapedecks.
There's a cabinet on the other side of the room with some decks on it:

But that's not all. I'm not sure how many I've got. 50? 60?
Should make a list sometime soon

A closer look at the mixing console, amplifier and tapedecks

And there's my beloved tannoys and tiny little wharfedale actuve monitors.
I removed the fronts so you can have a look at these weird tannoy DC Units.

That's it for now. Hope you like what you see

Zer0 · 11-30-2010, 04:34 PM

^^^^ A very impressive collection of equipment you have there!

This is my current set-up

On top is just a regular JVC hi-fi unit which i connect to the amp to play cds. I'm going to get a CD separate pretty soon so i can listen CDs with a better output quality. Below that is a Toshiba turntable which i currently have no stylus for, hoping to get it up and running soon. Below that is a JVC cassette deck which is pretty old but still sounds great after all these years, and at the bottom is my Toshiba amplifier which has my ipod hooked up to it with a jack. It's well over 30 years old but it still sounds great.

Here you can see my speaker setup where i have a pair of Wharfedale speakers and a pair of JVC speakers connected to the amp.

12-12-2015, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by s_k

Upstairs, where I am now:

Can't get the whole room on the picture.
Musicbanter is on the screen

.
The tapedecks you see up high are not connected.
There's a lot more tapedecks.
There's a cabinet on the other side of the room with some decks on it:

But that's not all. I'm not sure how many I've got. 50? 60?
Should make a list sometime soon

A closer look at the mixing console, amplifier and tapedecks

And there's my beloved tannoys and tiny little wharfedale actuve monitors.
I removed the fronts so you can have a look at these weird tannoy DC Units.

That's it for now. Hope you like what you see

Are you an NSA contractor? Are you listening in on our phone conversations?

Nice hoard you got there. Nicely done!

s_k · 11-30-2010, 06:30 PM

These wharfedales look like they could actually sound pretty good

.
Getting rid of the JVC sounds like the right thing to do ;D.
You might want to look for a Philips CD 6xx series player. They are incredibly reliable and cheap to buy overhere (below 10 dollars). The 624 and up also sounds pretty impressive

.
About the stylus for your record player: When you can't find the original stylus, check if you can find an Audio Technica AT95 cartridge. They are cheap to buy (about 30 dollars, new) and sound really good for the money. I have this cartridge under my Technics SL-1200 and a 350 dollar Goldring Cartridge under my Sony PS-X70 in my living room so I do have some reference

And I still can say the AT95 is a very good sounding thing.

When you take a picture of your record player cartridge, I can see if i've still got a stylus for you. I've got quite a couple of them. When I do, you can get it for the shipping costs (which I don't think are all that expensive to Ireland).
Can't promise anything, but if you're interested, send me a message

PapercutCheeto · 11-30-2010, 08:29 PM

I just have a 1x15 powered speaker that we line in everything to. haha

s_k · 11-30-2010, 08:30 PM

One speaker you line in everything to?
You're missing a lot of music man

.

PapercutCheeto · 11-30-2010, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by s_k

One speaker you line in everything to?
You're missing a lot of music man

.

Yeah...haha. But it has a 5-band eq...bad excuse! I'm a college student? better?

My computer speakers are pretty epic though. I have the Harmon-Kardon Soundsticks II 2.1 system.

11-23-2010, 09:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Netherlands Posts: 2,206	Lots of people I know are happy to listen to their music via their laptop speakers. And that hurts . Nighty! __________________ Have some music recommendations!

11-25-2010, 06:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Netherlands Posts: 2,206	I couldn't post links to pictures up till now, so here goes. These are the pictures of the rig I'm talking about in this posting Haven't cleaned up and these pictures were taken while grabbing a beer, so don't expect too much photographic quality: The Sony PS-X70 with Goldring 1022GX playing a Flogging Molly record Audiolab 8000SE amplifier with the Teac PA4 Phono Preamp on top of it. There's a DBX decoder Unit next to it that I still need to hook up to my tapedecks. Then there's the Yamaha CDX-880 CD player and my Finearts tuner that I don't think is even connected Sony MDS-JB940QS Minidisc player with a 3com switch and an external HDD on top. Underneath that is my Akai Equalizer (that I use as a tapeswitch) and then there's the Denon DRS-600 cassette deck. XBOX ans VHS Videorecorder. The only part of my audio setup shown on this picture is the PC. Two tapedecks. There's different ones all the time. The left one is an Akai GX-635D, 4Track running at 9,5/19cmps (3 3/4 or 7 1/2 IPS) The right one is an Akai GX-630D, 2 track running at 19/38cmps (7 1/2 or 15 IPS) IMF Super Compact II May not look too impressive, but they sound just wonderful. Haven't got a clue why they're so cheap (about €80, new mid surrounds include). I haven't found a better second hand speaker under €500 so far __________________ Have some music recommendations!

11-25-2010, 06:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Netherlands Posts: 2,206	Upstairs, where I am now: Can't get the whole room on the picture. Musicbanter is on the screen . The tapedecks you see up high are not connected. There's a lot more tapedecks. There's a cabinet on the other side of the room with some decks on it: But that's not all. I'm not sure how many I've got. 50? 60? Should make a list sometime soon A closer look at the mixing console, amplifier and tapedecks And there's my beloved tannoys and tiny little wharfedale actuve monitors. I removed the fronts so you can have a look at these weird tannoy DC Units. That's it for now. Hope you like what you see __________________ Have some music recommendations!

11-30-2010, 04:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
Zer0 ∞ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,792	^^^^ A very impressive collection of equipment you have there! This is my current set-up On top is just a regular JVC hi-fi unit which i connect to the amp to play cds. I'm going to get a CD separate pretty soon so i can listen CDs with a better output quality. Below that is a Toshiba turntable which i currently have no stylus for, hoping to get it up and running soon. Below that is a JVC cassette deck which is pretty old but still sounds great after all these years, and at the bottom is my Toshiba amplifier which has my ipod hooked up to it with a jack. It's well over 30 years old but it still sounds great. Here you can see my speaker setup where i have a pair of Wharfedale speakers and a pair of JVC speakers connected to the amp. __________________ Last FM \| RYM \| The Final Sound

11-30-2010, 06:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Netherlands Posts: 2,206	These wharfedales look like they could actually sound pretty good . Getting rid of the JVC sounds like the right thing to do ;D. You might want to look for a Philips CD 6xx series player. They are incredibly reliable and cheap to buy overhere (below 10 dollars). The 624 and up also sounds pretty impressive . About the stylus for your record player: When you can't find the original stylus, check if you can find an Audio Technica AT95 cartridge. They are cheap to buy (about 30 dollars, new) and sound really good for the money. I have this cartridge under my Technics SL-1200 and a 350 dollar Goldring Cartridge under my Sony PS-X70 in my living room so I do have some reference And I still can say the AT95 is a very good sounding thing. When you take a picture of your record player cartridge, I can see if i've still got a stylus for you. I've got quite a couple of them. When I do, you can get it for the shipping costs (which I don't think are all that expensive to Ireland). Can't promise anything, but if you're interested, send me a message __________________ Have some music recommendations!

11-23-2010, 09:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	Yea there's just too much dynamic information being truncated in the conversion to 16bit digital for CD, not to mention the sample rate itself. I don't know whether to call it fortunate or unfortunate that most people won't notice anyway, either because they've never heard better or because most music now days is so processed that it wouldn't matter anyway. Ah, have a good one.

11-30-2010, 08:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
PapercutCheeto Groupie Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 9	I just have a 1x15 powered speaker that we line in everything to. haha

11-30-2010, 08:30 PM	#9 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Netherlands Posts: 2,206	One speaker you line in everything to? You're missing a lot of music man . __________________ Have some music recommendations!

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