plastic penguin said:
Cheers, CJ. - my problem is, in an ideal world, would love to own a Mitchell Gyrodec but as I only flit in and out of vinyl - I can go 2 or 3 weeks of playing records, then go 2 months without touching it, investment of that kind would be a waste IMO. Nevertheless I do want to significantly usurp the Pro-ject, but really caught in limbo on this front.
Mmm:? . . . have you thought PP, with an improved TT, you might want to listen to more LP's? Thats how it has worked for me, the better things have got the more I want to listen to vinyl. Lets be fair, just puting a CD on or pushing a couple of buttons to stream is not the hight of involvment or satisfaction? That my personal view, no finger pointing intended.
I do have the incentive of wanting to fiddle, as things are now, making all sorts of minor adjustments, then I sat down at 11 o'clock this evening and simply listened, 3 hours solid, most enjoyable, with a final conclusion; I prefered the settings I used yesterday. I'm satifying my love of music, hifi and the pleasure of tweaking.
I find I do use my computer for Spotify when I'm tierd or just want to 'slob', I use the computer when I want to listen to a play, usualy one on radio in the afternoon, listening to the Archers first with my Hazel, sarni, cup of tea, hifi quality Archer is very enjoyable. Then I tinker and/or listen to music for an hour or so after the play.
Turn off the hifi for tea, we have a bit of family type time, TV, chat etc., although there is only the two of us and Oliver the dog. Watch the 10pm news, turn off TV. Retire to the study/music room, on goe the hifi, a bit of Spotify on to warm things up, check out emails and forums.
In to Horlicks hour, mostly vinyl unless its been a hard day, there was a point when it was 75% Spotify, but upwards and onwards, fiddling and tweaking has changed all that.
True this can induce expenditure, but over the Christmas period, I have fiddled with the cartridge mass shims to very good sonic affect, cheap to buy. I have also modified the metal sub platter, did not cost a penny although required some inspiration, the results were amazing . . . thats the point mate, I think; 'fiddling' . . . I may not be doing it all the time, and the actions do not always work, but it certainly holds my interest.
CJSF