Posted by nev on 03/03/06 04:34

On 2/3/06 16:25, in article _%ENf.28779$wl.23730@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk,
"DH" <nowhere@nohow.com> wrote:

> 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

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

CD Player/Power Supply: Naim CDX/XPS

Nev

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