I love my vinyl as you may have noticed . . . :type: However, one has been thinking about all sorts, new speaker cables, revamping the computer side of my hifi . . at one point I even thought new speakers and CDp :O
Prior to this I was well wrapped up in getting the best from the TT/vinyl side of my system. Thats all been finished for a few weeks now. So the brain starts looking, what next?
The heresy of changing any boxes was soon put out of mind, I'd spent so long getting the sound balance the way I like. But the speaker cable could be looked at, hi purity OFC copper, silver is a no-no to me! Everything to gain, sale or return offer on 'Atlas Hyper 2'? The computer wants looking at anyway, it needs the software/hard drive tided, plus a new hard drive dedicate to down load music.
With all this sorted in my mind, I stated looking at the download options. I'm not adventurous where computers are concerned, so, as I sort-of understand Spotify, I started working on play lists. Hazel and I have out Horlicks hour or three!! we have been listening to Spotify recently, a lot, at low volume. I have cleared my mind of any prejudice against digital and down loads.
I have to admit to being impressed, we are really enjoying the music, in the context of late night relaxed listening. The fact that one can dive about choosing allsorts of music for that evening/nights Horlicks listen . . .
Even better when I get the laptop connected I can do the selection in real time as required. Sound quality has been surprisingly good . . . I'm still a vinyl freak but I'm changing my mind about Digital down loads . . . ?
I then ask the question 'why' . . . First the music I listen to, suited to my system, logical, thats how I have set it up. But a bonus, it appears that low volume listening is particularly revealing, the imaging, presence and detail we hear at these late night Horlicks sessions is spine tingling . . . Last night, the choice, 'The Best of Willie Nelson', not everyone's cup of tea perhaps, but from our point of view, 75% of what we heard was just great listening, performance wise and in hifi terms too.
Taking it a little further, a lot of the music we like is old recordings, 50's, 60's and 70's, recording techniques were far less intrusive in those days . . . ? I also find this on the classical music I'm listening to, preferring the 'older' recordings.
There you go, my open ended thoughts, not a full digital convert, but certainly, I have an open mind and am looking forward to the next stages.
CJSF
Prior to this I was well wrapped up in getting the best from the TT/vinyl side of my system. Thats all been finished for a few weeks now. So the brain starts looking, what next?
The heresy of changing any boxes was soon put out of mind, I'd spent so long getting the sound balance the way I like. But the speaker cable could be looked at, hi purity OFC copper, silver is a no-no to me! Everything to gain, sale or return offer on 'Atlas Hyper 2'? The computer wants looking at anyway, it needs the software/hard drive tided, plus a new hard drive dedicate to down load music.
With all this sorted in my mind, I stated looking at the download options. I'm not adventurous where computers are concerned, so, as I sort-of understand Spotify, I started working on play lists. Hazel and I have out Horlicks hour or three!! we have been listening to Spotify recently, a lot, at low volume. I have cleared my mind of any prejudice against digital and down loads.
I have to admit to being impressed, we are really enjoying the music, in the context of late night relaxed listening. The fact that one can dive about choosing allsorts of music for that evening/nights Horlicks listen . . .
Even better when I get the laptop connected I can do the selection in real time as required. Sound quality has been surprisingly good . . . I'm still a vinyl freak but I'm changing my mind about Digital down loads . . . ?
I then ask the question 'why' . . . First the music I listen to, suited to my system, logical, thats how I have set it up. But a bonus, it appears that low volume listening is particularly revealing, the imaging, presence and detail we hear at these late night Horlicks sessions is spine tingling . . . Last night, the choice, 'The Best of Willie Nelson', not everyone's cup of tea perhaps, but from our point of view, 75% of what we heard was just great listening, performance wise and in hifi terms too.
Taking it a little further, a lot of the music we like is old recordings, 50's, 60's and 70's, recording techniques were far less intrusive in those days . . . ? I also find this on the classical music I'm listening to, preferring the 'older' recordings.
There you go, my open ended thoughts, not a full digital convert, but certainly, I have an open mind and am looking forward to the next stages.
CJSF