I'm bored with hi-fi.

[Gray]

Wow, that's extreme Gray.

It is PP and seemingly over-dramatic and ridiculous. But I should give some context.

I'm very slowly recovering from a long overdue bout of something (sent to cane me severely for managing to avoid all colds / flu / Covid, for at least 5 years)......meaning that I've currently got muffled hearing - think about what you might hear with your head in a bucket of water.

Listening to the hi-fi the other day lacked all of the qualities that makes hi-fi worth owning.

Then there's the news I got of a baby boy in the extended family - weeks into his life, tests indicate that he may have 80% hearing loss.
I've been on the verge of tears thinking about the fact that he may never hear anything more than my bucket of water analogy.

Although my normal hearing is less than perfect, I never take it (nor any other aspect of health) for granted - and being bored by hi-fi is not a possibility for me.

Having said that, I fully understand what you and others are saying about blowing hot and cold.
As we've said before, a change is as good as a rest.

In the right mood, playing the right music, whatever it cost, our hi-fi is worth every penny 👍

 

[Gray]

Since I got my ears cleared out, they have been sounding really good again!

That's when you really appreciate what you have ✅

 

[matthewpianist]

You could argue that even the cheapest streamer and streaming service is enough to tell you whether you like something enough to buy.

Yes, but some music can certainly engage differently in higher quality sound. TIDAL's top tier is coming down in price in April, so it isn't an expensive subscription. A WiiM Mini would sound pretty decent with that, at £89.

 

[DougK1]

Still love the sound of my bundles, have used it sparingly over the last couple of weeks. Hope I'm not falling out of love with the kit. Perhaps I've had the amp too long, I don't really know - I'm scratching for an answer.

I'll give you a £grand for your amp and speakers

 

[The_Lecht_Rocks]

in boredom, i've bought 4x off 400x300x15mm granite cutting boards at £10ea to try to clean up my speaker presentation !
may make the P5s really blast.....

 

[matthewpianist]

Mood also plays a big part in all this, after all we are human beings and everything that life brings has an impact on everything else. Some of the changes I've made over the years would have been avoided if I had just waited a little longer for my mood to change.

 

[DCarmi]

reading and listening simultaneously 😱.....unthinkable to me.

It's an anti-distraction thing. When you have other people in the house any noise they make is an annoyance and distracts from whatever you are doing. I think it is part of our natural survival instinct. Music masks those noises.

The best music, for this, is stuff I know quite well but not necessarily something I'd choose to sit down and really listen to, preferably instrumental.

Now, if I were to get rid of the others in the house, I could choose to read in silence or blast out some prog rock! Hmmm...

(As I type this the dog is with me cleaning her nails after a walk. That noise is really distracting!)

 

[Gray]

in boredom, i've bought 4x off 400x300x15mm granite cutting boards at £10ea to try to clean up my speaker presentation !
may make the P5s really blast.....

Is that the PMC Prodigy 5?
Any chance of posting a link to the chopping boards you've bought?

 

[plastic penguin]

I'll give you a £grand for your amp and speakers

Don't be silly.

 

[jonboywalton75]

in boredom, i've bought 4x off 400x300x15mm granite cutting boards at £10ea to try to clean up my speaker presentation !
may make the P5s really blast.....

Please let us know how that goes, probably go for a couple of those myself for my focals👍

 

[12th Monkey]

sometimes silence is all I want to hear,

When we walk the dogs separately, Mrs 12th loves listening to music (one earpiece so she's 'aware') - I love the (relative) silence.

 

[12th Monkey]

Next week I'm going to look at a Lotus for sale.

Do tell - an Elise?

 

[hifi]

Mood also plays a big part in all this, after all we are human beings and everything that life brings has an impact on everything else. Some of the changes I've made over the years would have been avoided if I had just waited a little longer for my mood to change.

👍

 

[Gray]

Please let us know how that goes, probably go for a couple of those myself for my focals👍

Apologies for straying off the thread subject - but I was unable to post the picture on a private message.

Just wanted to say that these are 290cm square, by now probably more than the £5 that I paid in B&Q.
(You can see why I might be interested in something different 😉).

 

[jonboywalton75]

£13.99 each from Amazon, no idea what they would do for the sound 🤔
Granite btw

 

[jonboywalton75]

Apologies for straying off the thread subject - but I was unable to post the picture on a private message.

Just wanted to say that these are 290cm square, by now probably more than the £5 that I paid in B&Q.
(You can see why I might be interested in something different 😉).
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Just out of interest, what was the impact sound wise?

 

[The_Lecht_Rocks]

Is that the PMC Prodigy 5?
Any chance of posting a link to the chopping boards you've bought?

Yes, my PMC's. Wonderful speakers to be fair, I'm bowled over by their deep deep grip !

Dunelm for the granite blocks......;

Black Granite Work Top Surface Protector | Dunelm

Avoid getting unwanted scratches and stains on your worktops with this glossy granite surface protector, featuring an attractive mottled effect that is both dur...

www.dunelm.com

 

[Friesiansam]

As I always listen to music with headphones, any thoughts on whether I might benefit from a granite slab under my chair? 🤣

 

[ianrjones]

Back to the boring theme, I suffer with bouts of depression. I find new or at least interesting music by recording Joules Holland shows. After searching for something to play for about 20 mins, with no joy, I watch an episode or two. Then order something online.
I had a long period of low satisfaction with everything. So decided to uprade my kit. But ended up replacing the entire system. I'm not sorry, and the process of buying and waiting for the deliveries, gave me positive thoughts. I'm not alone, as 20% of us are living life undiagnosed.
When you are told that " My neuro senders are rusfusing to fire dopamine across the synapses." And only drugs can make a difference.

 

[The_Lecht_Rocks]

As I always listen to music with headphones, any thoughts on whether I might benefit from a granite slab under my chair? 🤣

definitely. flux capacitor on the balanced HP output too will help

 

[jonboywalton75]

Yes, my PMC's. Wonderful speakers to be fair, I'm bowled over by their deep deep grip !

Dunelm for the granite blocks......;

Black Granite Work Top Surface Protector | Dunelm

Avoid getting unwanted scratches and stains on your worktops with this glossy granite surface protector, featuring an attractive mottled effect that is both dur...

www.dunelm.com

Cheers for the link, did they do much for the sound?

 

[Gray]

Just out of interest, what was the impact sound wise?

Couldn't tell you to be honest Jonboy.

Did it to keep spikes out of the floorboards - not that I think there's much energy reaching them.

 

[Al ears]

As I always listen to music with headphones, any thoughts on whether I might benefit from a granite slab under my chair? 🤣

Is the chair fitted with spikes?

 

[Dom]

As I always listen to music with headphones, any thoughts on whether I might benefit from a granite slab under my chair? 🤣

You will hear better sound quality if you stop your heart. However, you have about 20 seconds before you lose consciousnesses, and the onset of death after about 5 minutes.

 

[jonboywalton75]

Couldn't tell you to be honest Jonboy.

Did it to keep spikes out of the floorboards - not that I think there's much energy reaching them.

Already spiked my floorboards (don't tell my other half🙄)