What is on your hi-fi wishlist?

[DistortedVision]

I'm looking for a Thorens TD2035 in black for my Tag McLaren system. They never come up for sale on eBay etc. I don't think they were a popular model.

I've just bought a replacement Ortofon Cadenza Blue cartridge to replace a defective Kontrapunkt B. It was purchased 19 years ago but only had 100 hours usage so I was sad about its demise. Some consolation is that I only paid £430 and it had a trade in value of £285 against the Cadenza Blue.

I've had to put a tight control on my hi-fi spending as it got out of control.

 

[ianrjones]

On the subject of uncontrolled hi-fi spending, I pray nothing goes wrong with my car in the next three years.
I may become a pedestrian. And thanks to you all, I also purchased a mains conditioner/surge protector. There is going to be a lot of problems soon as here in the U.K. The National Grid is being massively overhauled. There will be hundreds of connects and disconnects. So take heed.
IAN.

 

[12th Monkey]

Wish list? My hearing from when I was 20. Eyesight too.

Can't see that cropping up on eBay any time soon!

 

[jjbomber]

A modern version of the Oppo DVD players!

 

[R2D2]

A modern version of the Oppo DVD players!

What about this player?

Magnetar UDP800 (Black)

Shop for UDP800 (Black) Universal UHD Blu-ray Player with Richer Sounds for expert advice and Lowest Prices Guaranteed

www.richersounds.com

 

[twinkletoes]

been happy with my system since 2018, can't really see me doing anything. Though if energy bills go sky high I might think about a less power hungry amp/system and take the opportunity to scale right back.

 

[good_enough]

A 'tardis' record storage solution where no matter how many you buy you can always find space - a Hilbert hotel for LPs.

 

[Cricketbat70]

Wish list? My hearing from when I was 20. Eyesight too.

Can't see that cropping up on eBay any time soon!

I second that.

 

[podknocker]

What about this player?

Magnetar UDP800 (Black)

Shop for UDP800 (Black) Universal UHD Blu-ray Player with Richer Sounds for expert advice and Lowest Prices Guaranteed

www.richersounds.com

Never seen this before and it does look incredible. There's also a bigger version:

Magnetar UDP900 4K Blu-ray player review

Physical media fan Jon Thompson celebrates the no-stone-unturned philosophy of this heavyweight disc-spinner We are often told physical media is dead, so 
when a new-on-the-scene manufacturer, Magnetar, announces a £2,699 universal disc spinner – one 
that's also a streamer for the media on your...

www.homecinemachoice.com

 

[R2D2]

Never seen this before and it does look incredible. There's also a bigger version:

Magnetar UDP900 4K Blu-ray player review

Physical media fan Jon Thompson celebrates the no-stone-unturned philosophy of this heavyweight disc-spinner We are often told physical media is dead, so 
when a new-on-the-scene manufacturer, Magnetar, announces a £2,699 universal disc spinner – one 
that's also a streamer for the media on your...

www.homecinemachoice.com

Magnetar UDP800

The Magnetar UDP800 offers universal disc playback and comprehensive HDR support, making it ideal for discerning cinephiles

www.trustedreviews.com

Review above. The bigger version looks awesome too.

 

[Al ears]

What about this player?

Magnetar UDP800 (Black)

Shop for UDP800 (Black) Universal UHD Blu-ray Player with Richer Sounds for expert advice and Lowest Prices Guaranteed

www.richersounds.com

Slightly cheaper there is this...

Reavon UBR-X200 (Black)

Shop for Reavon UBR-X200 (Black) Universal UHD Blu-ray Player with Richer Sounds for expert advice and lowest prices guaranteed

www.richersounds.com

 

[R2D2]

Slightly cheaper there is this...

Reavon UBR-X200 (Black)

Shop for Reavon UBR-X200 (Black) Universal UHD Blu-ray Player with Richer Sounds for expert advice and lowest prices guaranteed

www.richersounds.com

I think everywhere are discountinuing Reavon players now. On R/S says stock dependant upon store.

 

[Jasonovich]

My wish list?

I think I have everything, sure changing this or changing that might improve the sound further but keep hearing the little voice in my head, "No Jason". I was thinking of changing Panasonic 50" TV to 65" glorious OLED, "No Jason" Ask me again 6-12 months, hopefully I'm still holding on to the old Panasonic!

I was missing the harmonic distortion from vinyl, I even tried to write on a clean blackboard with chalk, cccceeeeek, ceeeek, ceeeek, nah wasn't the same, so I kept thinking harmonic harmonic harmonic distortion, where can I find it?
I don't want to spend guz-zillions on a turntable and starting up a new record collection. Man I need my shot, then the cat whacked me on the head with his food bowl, "FEED ME!"
Something clicked. Yes Eureka! Tube amps have harmonic distortion! Without further ado, I ordered my tube amp. I got my fix but maybe I need to show up at my local HiFi Anonymous Meetings, I need help man

 

[daytona600]

A modern version of the Oppo DVD players!
This is fab , used one for a few months now Rip your DVD/Bulray to a media player
you can store 100s of movies upscale to 4/8K

UHD8000

UHD8000

www.zidoo.tv

 

[daytona600]

EMT JPA66 MKII Phono Stage & Technics RS1700

 

[Jasonovich]

A modern version of the Oppo DVD players!
This is fab , used one for a few months now Rip your DVD/Bulray to a media player
you can store 100s of movies upscale to 4/8K

UHD8000

UHD8000

www.zidoo.tv

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I have seen this, pretty awesome from Eversolo's parent company Zidoo.

 

[daytona600]

Zidoo is a great bit of kit , one day , one day will get a Kaleidescape

Movie Players and Media Servers for Your Home - Kaleidescape

Kaleidescape movies are downloaded to a Terra movie server in your home and played back on Strato movie players throughout your home. Find out more now!

www.kaleidescape.com

 

[jjbomber]

A modern version of the Oppo DVD players!
This is fab , used one for a few months now Rip your DVD/Bulray to a media player

What do you use to rip DVD/Bluray?

 

[Fandango Andy]

A returm to about 20 years ago when charity shops were full of great albums from the 60s, 70s, and 80s for £1 each.

 

[skinnypuppy71]

On my wish list....These please

Franco Serblin Accordo Standmount Loudspeakers

Franco Serblin Accordo Standmount Loudspeakers, The beauty of limitations: how to surpass with a small speaker the evocative ability of a big one.

www.hificorner.co.uk

 

[daytona600]

What do you use to rip DVD/Bluray?

OWC Mercury Pro 16X with / handshake / authoring / some extra software Onto 14/22TB Hard discs ,
upscaled 4k-8k then Feed to JVC 8k Laser Projector
in a custom case to match the UHD8000 Nephew is a very clever IT Guy and he built a custom one one for me

 

[good_enough]

A returm to about 20 years ago when charity shops were full of great albums from the 60s, 70s, and 80s for £1 each.

CDs have that place now. Guess everyone's ripped what they want to whatever hard drive they have and they're out there for peanuts. Our local dump flat out gave me a bag of CDs cos they didn't have a market. But 50p to a quid is the going rate.

Classical vinyl LPs still cost zip. Obviously whatever floats your boat, but I find it a great way to discover performers and conductors. Ferenc Frisnay? No me neither but having picked up his very lively Don Giovanni for pence, discovered a great Beethoven 7th. His Figaro not so much. But it cost me nothing to find all that out.

 

[Revolutions]

I’m planning on picking up a Rega ND7 for my P6 next week. It feels a bit shortsighted though, as I have a feeling 2025 is going to be year of the LP12 (or similar beautiful looking & sounding turntable).

 

[Links]

Maybe a fully serviced early Linn Sondek LP 12.

 

[Jasonovich]

A returm to about 20 years ago when charity shops were full of great albums from the 60s, 70s, and 80s for £1 each.

So true. You don't see them any more and if you do, they're not going to charge you £1 for a record.