What kind of sound system rig do you have?

Batty · 11-30-2010, 08:50 PM

1st post, so no pics yet:
I also have 2 systems (3 if you count home theatre)
Primary is a Townshend Elite Rock mkII Turntable with rewired RB250 arm and Goldring 1042 cartridge. Copland CSA14 hybrid stereo integrated Amp and a pair of Castle Howard speakers. I also plug a Western Digital HDTV into the amp for my FLAC files.

PC system consists of the coax output from PC, a DIY DAC, a Topping T20 tripath amp into a pair of Castle Richmond speakers.

P.S. heaps of bass from the PC.

s_k · 11-30-2010, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Batty

1st post, so no pics yet:
I also have 2 systems (3 if you count home theatre)
Primary is a Townshend Elite Rock mkII Turntable with rewired RB250 arm and Goldring 1042 cartridge. Copland CSA14 hybrid stereo integrated Amp and a pair of Castle Howard speakers. I also plug a Western Digital HDTV into the amp for my FLAC files.

Ah, the 1042. Rich man, I could only afford a 1022.
Wise choice

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s_k · 11-30-2010, 08:55 PM

@ papercutcheeto

hahaha, I don't know what it's like overthere, but when you know your stuff, you can buy a really good amplifier, a set of fine speakers, a good cd player and a good record player for about 150 dollars. You just have to know where to look and what to buy.

Having an audioset that sounds really good doesn't have to be expensive.
It's a pity people are giving large amounts of money to buy speakers from sony or bose or some other piece of crap when the old AR's, JBL's and Infinity's are left to rot in the scrapyard. People like new and shiny stuff and tend to forget the fact that even back in the fifties they were able to make recordings that sound just brilliant. Not much improvement there. It just got smaller

Batty · 11-30-2010, 08:59 PM

took me a while to save for it though. It's actually the cheapest part of my main system

s_k · 11-30-2010, 09:05 PM

mmm... I bought it for about 100 us dollars with only seven hours of playing time.
Most expensive part of my system is my amplifier (an audiolab 8000se).
I always wait for something dead cheap to come by. Haven't got the money to buy this stuff new. I got really lucky with my Sony PS-X70 which I bought for about 50 dollars at a thrift store. I'm not really into sony, but this sounds brilliant. And it's a lovely combination with the Goldring

Batty · 11-30-2010, 09:14 PM

the copland has a valve preamp in and sounds awesome.

The setup on my PC cost less than $100 if you don't count the speakers or PC, DAC $30 and amp $50 both new.

s_k · 12-01-2010, 07:18 PM

I chose to buy a good soundcard so I don't really have to use an external dac.
Still, your option is a lot cheaper. My soundcard on it's own is more expensive than your DAC and AMP.

Batty · 12-01-2010, 08:28 PM

I bought the DAC as a kit and built it then put it in a $20 case, the kit was like $11.

s_k · 12-01-2010, 08:30 PM

Hahaha. I would have made the case from an old cigar box, just to keep the price down

Is it any good, compared to quality standalone dacs?

Batty · 12-01-2010, 08:39 PM

It's as good as the DAC in my Denon minidisk player I was using before I bought it. The connectors are card mount so I bought a box designed for the card so the connectors poke through holes in the case. I have never tried a 'decent' stand alone DAC, same as I have not tried a stand alone phono stage with my record player (read I'm skint).

11-30-2010, 08:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Netherlands Posts: 2,206	@ papercutcheeto hahaha, I don't know what it's like overthere, but when you know your stuff, you can buy a really good amplifier, a set of fine speakers, a good cd player and a good record player for about 150 dollars. You just have to know where to look and what to buy. Having an audioset that sounds really good doesn't have to be expensive. It's a pity people are giving large amounts of money to buy speakers from sony or bose or some other piece of crap when the old AR's, JBL's and Infinity's are left to rot in the scrapyard. People like new and shiny stuff and tend to forget the fact that even back in the fifties they were able to make recordings that sound just brilliant. Not much improvement there. It just got smaller __________________ Have some music recommendations!

11-30-2010, 09:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Netherlands Posts: 2,206	mmm... I bought it for about 100 us dollars with only seven hours of playing time. Most expensive part of my system is my amplifier (an audiolab 8000se). I always wait for something dead cheap to come by. Haven't got the money to buy this stuff new. I got really lucky with my Sony PS-X70 which I bought for about 50 dollars at a thrift store. I'm not really into sony, but this sounds brilliant. And it's a lovely combination with the Goldring __________________ Have some music recommendations!

12-01-2010, 07:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Netherlands Posts: 2,206	I chose to buy a good soundcard so I don't really have to use an external dac. Still, your option is a lot cheaper. My soundcard on it's own is more expensive than your DAC and AMP. __________________ Have some music recommendations!

12-01-2010, 08:30 PM	#9 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Netherlands Posts: 2,206	Hahaha. I would have made the case from an old cigar box, just to keep the price down Is it any good, compared to quality standalone dacs? __________________ Have some music recommendations!

11-30-2010, 08:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
Batty Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Australia Posts: 194	1st post, so no pics yet: I also have 2 systems (3 if you count home theatre) Primary is a Townshend Elite Rock mkII Turntable with rewired RB250 arm and Goldring 1042 cartridge. Copland CSA14 hybrid stereo integrated Amp and a pair of Castle Howard speakers. I also plug a Western Digital HDTV into the amp for my FLAC files. PC system consists of the coax output from PC, a DIY DAC, a Topping T20 tripath amp into a pair of Castle Richmond speakers. P.S. heaps of bass from the PC.

11-30-2010, 08:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
Batty Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Australia Posts: 194	took me a while to save for it though. It's actually the cheapest part of my main system

11-30-2010, 09:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
Batty Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Australia Posts: 194	the copland has a valve preamp in and sounds awesome. The setup on my PC cost less than $100 if you don't count the speakers or PC, DAC $30 and amp $50 both new.

12-01-2010, 08:28 PM	#8 (permalink)
Batty Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Australia Posts: 194	I bought the DAC as a kit and built it then put it in a $20 case, the kit was like $11.

12-01-2010, 08:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
Batty Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Australia Posts: 194	It's as good as the DAC in my Denon minidisk player I was using before I bought it. The connectors are card mount so I bought a box designed for the card so the connectors poke through holes in the case. I have never tried a 'decent' stand alone DAC, same as I have not tried a stand alone phono stage with my record player (read I'm skint).