Hifi, Lofi - Show us What you Listen With…...

[Nik]

Rega Planar 1 and Kanto YU6

[BarclayBeach]

Sansui G-6000 … overbuilt Japanese engineering!

[jordanscollected]

@Giles I have a Sonos setup at home that I love. I have the Sonos 5, the sub, and 2 sonos Amp: Connect powering ceiling speakers throughout the house.

What is your review of the Roam?  We take an old Jambox mini out on the boat and when we are swimming/floating around the boat the sound doesn't hold up. I was thinking of adding the Roam if it had enough power to give us a better sound in open air. I've considered the Move too, but it's a bit bulky to pack for the boat every time.

[pechelman]

Cool thread!

Adding a bit here from the DIY / tube side of the house.
Single ended / ultra-linear switchable KT88 with a split rail power supply power amp (about 8wpc) and a 300B preamplifier based on a bottlehead beepree2.  There's a bottlehead crack just below for HD580 headphones just peaking through, a schiit gungnir multibit dac hidden beneath, and a roon endpoint feeding it all out of the frame tucked away.  Speakers are a set of floor standing omega single drivers in sapele.  I also made a first watt aleph j that sounds terrific but it doesnt quite fit in the shelving, so I only use it on occasion.

[setandsetting]

@pechelman nice tube gear! I just entered the tube game with a Luxman LX-380 and a pair of Zu Omen II speakers. Sounding pretty good in here!

[pechelman]

Thanks @setandsetting, your setup looks great too, and excellent cable management!
Have read great things about the Zu's but never the chance to listen. Looks like a nice space to enjoy them in as well.

[Mizmazzle]

This is my kind of thread. Love me some vintage audio gear!!
My pride and joy set up. Stunning sound.
Luxman PD 277
Marantz 2325
JBL 4312

[oblivion.sila]

I been spoilt with Streamer lately.

After putting some time to create proper listening space at new place, I hope I could be more ear to my P2 with exact stylus. I still remembered the warmth to my ear from vinyl.

[goosehd]

@oblivion-sila Beautiful setup!

[pechelman]

Vinyl's great but I love roon. It's very hard to argue with my inner pragmatist to sit back and swap albums with a tap on a screen. Great setup @oblivion-sila !

[Mizmazzle]

@oblivion-sila Im actually going to a listening party tomorrow night for the 50th anniversary of DSOTM. A local vintage hifi equipment shop is going to debut a new release of a live performance of DSOTM from Wembley 1974. Can’t wait to hear this on the highest end vintage equipment ever!! Should be a treat!!

[oblivion.sila]

Thank you @goosehd @pechelman
Vinyl is worth it but yeah need a lil bit more effort. Not sure we are in good era but surely we are so spoilt with streaming.

[pechelman]

completely agree!

I've learned so much more about music from roon and found things I'd never in a million years if I had to go to a record shop but I still enjoy the simplicity of vinyl when I go to a friend's place to listen on occasion.

[oblivion.sila]

@Mizmazzle It sounds mysterious. I found some stuff back visiting Worthing but when you say vintage, that will be surely older than those. Please share us your experience. ️

[Mizmazzle]

@oblivion-sila I will man. I just hope to god I don’t end up spending 10k on a McIntosh tube amp haha. They have so much amazing shit at this store. Fortunately or unfortunately, I don’t have 10k at the moment haha

[pechelman]

@Mizmazzle Mac makes great stuff, but I'd highly recommend going the DIY route if you're at all interested in tube stuff on a budget. Bottlehead makes great kits if you arent otherwised electrically inclined that are easy to follow and they sound fantastic.

[Inorganic]

@Mizmazzle very clean set up. The warmth of a Marantz is so kind to the ears & soul. Here's my set up:
receiver: Marantz 2275
table: Marantz 6100
speakers: Dahlquist DQ-20s (if you're in the Portland, OR area I'm selling these - my wife is over how big they are...lame!!...holler at me and I'll give you a hell of a deal. they sound amazing, drink power and were just refurbished )

[Mizmazzle]

@pechelman thanks for the info! I’m def wanting to move into a tube set up next. Would be sweet to build my own! Sounds like a fun project! And it doesn’t cost $10k

[Mizmazzle]

@Inorganic yeah bro!!! Love it!! I agree with your take on Marantz. Also, they are drop dead gorgeous!!