Moving on . . . ?

[CJSF]

. . . I have been listening to music all day, all digital source, a bit of Spotify this morning, CD's all afternoon. Most has been either new or a long time since last played so very fresh. I have not had such an enjoyable long session for a long time, the phono amp was turned on and warm but one never felt the need to put vinyl on . . . Looking forward to when I put the damping pannels up, see what effect they have in comparison to the make shift folded blankets I am curently using?

Curently listening to a 'John Williams Collection', 36 great tracks, especiay the ones on which he accompanies Cleo Lain, magic . . . *ok*

Are we moving on . . . ? CJSF

 

[drummerman]

I am not quite sure what you are trying to achieve (and I lost touch with most of whats been happening on here since I loose interest in hifi during the summer in pursuit of my cycling)?

If you are trying to bring the two, vinyl and digital, closer together in terms of sound signature, then I think you may be following the wrong path. The 'best', also read usually most expensive vinyl systems, can do just that.

So you spend thousands on your vinyl replay system to end up with something resembling the playback quality of an entry level cd player ... .

For me, vinyl replay is different, in its entirety, from my other sources. With all its flaws etc it has something the others don't.

I have currently 5 TT's, all sounding very different to each other. Amplifier, cable or digital source changes would never achieve that. Speaker changes would but the hassle involved just wouldn't be worth it.

I love my vinyl.

regards

 

[matthewpiano]

I think accepting the differences between vinyl and digital is the sensible way forward. One doesn't have to replace the other.

Most of my listening is digital - lots of CD and increasing amounts of Qobuz Hi-Fi, Spotify Premium, and the Berlin Phil Digital Concert Hall - but I still enjoy taking the time to settle the stylus onto a slab of the black stuff, sit back and relax. I did just that for 90 minutes this afternoon and played Never For Ever, and The Dreaming by Kate Bush. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

I have 3 turntables and, as Drummerman says, they all sound distinctly different, which is part of the fun of analogue.

 

[CJSF]

I dont know what you two gents have been reading but its not me going for digital. I have improved the sound of my digtal sources by calming the digital 'ping' that I get in my room, to the point where I am happy to listen to CD's and Spotify with out the urge to go for vinyl.

All mediums have their strong points, I like to think I am now capitalising on these good points. The convenience of Spotify, the quality and economy of Cd and the uniquness that is analogue, all for me have a musical presentation that is idividual, but one does not feel one is loosing out which ever medium is listend to.

Because of the adition of a Dac to the CDP and room treatment, I have a much wider choice of pleasure in listening to music. I have been simply trying to sugest that others might try a folded blanket or two in their listening enviroment, it costs nothing to experiment?

My moving on is to the real thing in room treatment panels and enjoying the wider choice that I have in music.

The implication is you listen to more than one TT . . . that must be very laborious and frustrating in the setting up each time, even a P&P TT takes a time to check out and get properly right?

Hay-ho, each to his own . . . The way I see it, the crux is, for a relitivly small amout of cash, I'm getting a lot out of my system . . . *pardon*

CJSF

 

[boshk]

I think accepting the differences between vinyl and digital is the sensible way forward. One doesn't have to replace the other.

.......

I have 3 turntables and, as Drummerman says, they all sound distinctly different, which is part of the fun of analogue.

How do you keep 3 TT's? are 2 of them on the same system?

I assume you use a certain TT depending on the type of music you listen?

 

[Rethep]

TT might have many differences in (analogue) sound, but they have one thing in common, a 'crackilng campfire' and noise on all (quiet) music. Since cd arrived i sold all my lp's and never looked back. For the analogue sound i have a nice valve-amp. A 'heaven of sound' is the result!

 

[CJSF]

TT might have many differences in (analogue) sound, but they have one thing in common, a 'crackilng campfire' and noise on all (quiet) music. Since cd arrived i sold all my lp's and never looked back. For the analogue sound i have a nice valve-amp. A 'heaven of sound' is the result!

Mmm . . . cant disagree, however a decent cartridge/arm/TT, properly set up reduces the 'crackle' to a level I can accept as the od pop and tick, I certainly do not have a continuse crackle. Agree with the 'valve amp'.

I'm just happy that I feel I am getting to the bottom of 'my' digital and analogue sounds, where others are at, I do wonder sometimes?

CJSF