Posted by DH on 03/02/06 16:59

dvdphile wrote:
> "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


No, that's the whole point, it is NOT psychological ! Im actually enjoying these
LPs. I have the same stuff on CD, and may yet try some blind AB tests soon... That's
how serious I am about this.

Still gobsmacked.... Beethoven 3rd now, Herbert Von and the Vienna Phil :-) Bliss.

DH

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