rjw63 Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Looks like ED209 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted July 19, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted July 19, 2019 5 hours ago, Xann said: A pair of these will set you back over $600,000. A friend of mine had a pair of Wilsons, not the WAMM of course but a WATT/Puppy. Stunning-ugly speakers. But my god do they sound good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 On 19/07/2019 at 22:56, Tegis said: A friend of mine had a pair of Wilsons, not the WAMM of course but a WATT/Puppy. Stunning-ugly speakers. But my god do they sound good In the silly money category - A sound engineer friend auditioned a pair of Flare Audio monitors this year and reckons they're the best units he's ever heard. Don't know the model, or even if they're out yet? Do know the price though - £135,000, though there's a domestic version @ £20,000. https://www.flareaudio.com/pages/pro-audio Another world 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Very productive weekend of me time. The amount of space for records in my man corner was ok, but I have to rotate what I've got out and what I've got stored fairly regular. They were just kept in a stripped out cupboard so it wasn't very space efficient. So, this weekend it was clear that corner of the room, strip out the current built in cupboard and start fresh. So in round numbers I've just doubled the amount of records I have 'out'. Or at least I will have, new shelves are built but haven't added any extra records yet. I'll sort something out in the week. The domestic politics of that might be interesting! actually seeing a few hundred extra records out on show. Whilst everything was in bits I had a play with a turntable too. Got one of the Lenco's out, took it apart, rubbed it down, painted the plinth, rubbed and painted and rubbed and painted some more. Not finished, lots of detail to do. But up and running and all working. So a tidy weekend. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Hifi Fanboi It's a fun club ennit? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Thinking about getting one of these? It'll get a load of stuff off the floor and make my record deck less of a ball ache to get at. Cornish company that sells on E-Bay - https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/kernowcarpentry-sounddesks/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 (edited) Would you specifically want one of those, or basically are you just after some shelving, or open storage? I’ve just made something fairly similar out of ply and it would have cost less than £50 to buy the materials. I basically made two tables and put one on top of their other. Photos were taken during the exciting ‘how much weight can this take?’ test, and then mid paint job. Note how I’ve thoughtfully painted around some records. Edited August 23, 2019 by chrisp65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 4 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: I’ve just made something fairly similar out of ply and it would have cost less than £50 to buy the materials. She's pushing the deal through. I did offer I've got a handsaw. Mine effort would be more right angley. It's actually suspiciously right for the intended space in size and function. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 (edited) I just resurrected my old Stack system from the loft as Mrs H has decided she wants to play vinyl records instead of them gathering dust ( she'll be turning vegan before I know it ) My preference would be to Bluetooth * some speakers to the Amp rather than run wires everywhere, I tested it via the Amazon Echo and it worked but needless to say an AMP is pushing out too much power for the Echo so its distorts I just want a reasonable amount of volume and sound quality but without going into silly money , Any suggestions ? My mate suggested a pair of Sonos speakers but at £200 a pop that seemed a bit excessive , I'm not really going full audiophile here ... I thought about a sound bar as it would give a decent(ish) stereo output from the one device , but i got the impression they were better suited for TV than a HI Fi System ? if I went for bluetooth Speakers would the Amp kill speakers like this ? I do have a soundbar underneath my TV but alas it isn't Bluetooth and I've been unable to find any HDMI Bluetooth adapters to give it a cheap quick fix , guess if a Soundbar would do the trick I could upgrade it and kill 2 birds with one stone * my amp doesn't do Wifi so that isn't currently an option Edited September 27, 2019 by tonyh29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 1 hour ago, tonyh29 said: I just want a reasonable amount of volume and sound quality but without going into silly money , Any suggestions ? There's quite a few ways to do this. Many don't involve your stack system, if you're looking to avoid wires? You don't need an amplifier for active speakers. You don't need a source select for Bluetooth speakers. Trouble is, sonically your stack may piss over anything wireless you're likely to buy at that budget. If your stack has got an Aux? You can connect your Echo to it and play records - Outlay one cable. You might decide you can put up with the speaker wires then? Otherwise, maybe a visit to Richer Sounds? Take note of what you've got already though. They'll be aware of the pitfalls of linking old and new kit You can decide on the balance of convenience/sonics/budget you want to take? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Another indication that the modern HiFi buyer should seriously consider purchasing a DAC. It's almost a no brainer now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 (edited) I got a dragonfly DAC but it broke in the last few days. Pretty good whilst it lasted though, going to have to try and take it apart and see if I can see what's wrong, not hopeful of fixing it. Edited January 2, 2020 by useless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 7 minutes ago, useless said: I got a dragonfly DAC but it broke in the last few days lol. Nooooooo. Which colour was it? You like it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted January 2, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted January 2, 2020 17 minutes ago, Xann said: Another indication that the modern HiFi buyer should seriously consider purchasing a DAC. It's almost a no brainer now. We've been using DACs since the CD was introduced 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 It was the black one, I liked it probably sounded better than any CD player I've had, but then again I've never had a fancy CD player. I've just noticed if I push down on it whilst it's plugged in then it works again, so it might the usb port that's broke, although memory sticks still work so not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 1 minute ago, Tegis said: We've been using DACs since the CD was introduced True enough, but now there's a whole world beyond Red Book. Just now, useless said: It was the black one, I liked it probably sounded better than any CD player I've had, but then again I've never had a fancy CD player. I've just noticed if I push down on it whilst it's plugged in then it works again, so it might the usb port that's broke, although memory sticks still work so not sure. Probably had a knock or two. Maybe a snug little USB extender, Male to female? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 It got knocked just before I noticed it wasn't working anymore, so probably that. Will try one of those USB extender things. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted January 17, 2020 Moderator Share Posted January 17, 2020 On 23/08/2019 at 11:26, Xann said: Thinking about getting one of these? It'll get a load of stuff off the floor and make my record deck less of a ball ache to get at. Cornish company that sells on E-Bay - https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/kernowcarpentry-sounddesks/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from= Late I know but IKEA Kallax shelving unit, 8 Cubes about £65 Many other sizes available. . Yadda Yadda corporate blah blah but Still haven't seen anything else as simple and good at the job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Hope you avoided those Sonos speakers @tonyh29! I fancy they might have just self destructed unless they pivot very quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 11 minutes ago, Sam-AVFC said: Hope you avoided those Sonos speakers @tonyh29! I fancy they might have just self destructed unless they pivot very quickly. still procrastinating on the whole thing so no sonos products in the house at the mo I'll get around to it one day , thinking I'm due a new TV ( and soundbar ) at some point ...so then I can wireless pair the hi-fi system to the soundbar and job done ... but it will probably take me 6 moinths to decide what TV i want as there are so many to chose from !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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