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Posted by dvdphile on 03/02/06 16:39
"DH" <nowhere@nohow.com> wrote in message
news:_%ENf.28779$wl.23730@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> No, don't just dismiss me as a crank :-)
>
> Done a bit of rearranging around the PC of late, old Creative amplified
> speakers got sent back to PCW (for the second time) as they were faulty,
> and I decided to go the old fashioned HiFi separates route.
>
> Dug out my old home made ELAC (UK, not Germany) speakers, revamped the
> wiring, crossovers and added extra damping to the cabinet sides, repainted
> in gloss black (3 coats with sanding and final polishing) and not a bad
> job :-) Next I won a NAD 3020A off eBay, which arrived this morning.
> Brought my Pro-Ject turntable down from the upstairs studio, and hooked it
> all up.
>
> Bloody hell :-)
>
> I had actually forgotten how "nice" vinyl could sound. I only kept a dozen
> or so of my old LPs, those in very best nick, so I'm now listening to the
> Rite Of Spring by Stravinsky on my new hifi system, and I'm *really*
> enjoying it...
>
> Oh, and it plays my MP3s and DVDs rather nicely too, just to come back on
> topic.
>
> I wonder how many others of us use "real" hifi with out PCs to play
> multimedia stuff? A list of others kit might be interesting to see...
>
> PC: Creative Audigy, PowerDVD, various MP3 and media players
> ProJect Debut turntable, Ortofon cart
> NAD 3020A amp, 25wpc RMS
> ELAC drive unit speakers (1x 10" bass 1x 4" HF)
> Sennheiser HD600 cans
> Decent cables
>
> --
> Cheers
>
> David Harris
The last Vinyl I bought went in the bathroom.........on the floor! ;-)
Remember it's all Psychological! ;-)
Gary
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