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Posted by DH on 06/14/43 11:41
nev wrote:
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> On 2/3/06 16:25, in article _%ENf.28779$wl.23730@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk,
> "DH" <nowhere@nohow.com> wrote:
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>>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...
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>>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
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> Unless you use a lossless format most digital conversions into itunes or
> whatever you're using have compression, which is of no interest to a hifi
> enthusiast. I have ripped most of my music to put on my ipod for use in the
> car or while I'm travelling in full knowledge that the amount of external
> noise will cause as much distortion as the file compression. But where ever
> possible I always use vinyl or CD.
>
> Turntable: Linn LP12
Thats just showing off now :-)
(green here)
DH
> CD Player/Power Supply: Naim CDX/XPS
>
> Nev
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