Wax Treasure (Vinyl)
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@GraemeE it’s like we’re living the same life bro!!! Haha. Actually, my lady really digs the whole vinyl thing. When we first started dating I wooed her with late nights drinking wine and listening to records.
It’s more the wearing of 25oz denim jeans and heavy wabash shirts to lounge around the house in after work she rolls her eyes at.
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@Mizmazzle don't get me wrong my wife loves records (and denim for that matter)
She just approaches both like a regular /well adjusted human
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A couple pics — first, the collection in its swelling corner of my living room. There's another one of these Ikea shelves behind me that's also full of records. I'm out of space with this current setup, been thinking of having a friend build me some nice modern ply shelves, preferably taller so I'm not having to stoop all the time (old, shitty back).
Turntables are a Music Hall MMF-5 and a 1200. Integrated Amp's a Rega Elicit R, speakers B&W 683. The latter are ok but I've had them about 15 years and would like to looks for a new pair.
Lastly, a record I just recently finally got around to picking up — an old fave from my college years. Tracking one down on Discord for a decent price wasn't too hard.
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@popvulture love it! Diggin everything in those pics (including that lounge chair
)I'm as ugly as you
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@popvulture small peak at 10k hz legend - excellent
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Yo @popvulture that’s an incredible space you’ve got there. Looks like many an evening spent enjoying your cherished albums. What it’s all about!!
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YeAh, @popvulture how do you like that Eames chair for listening? I’ve been thinking about getting one for my music room.
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Thanks y’all! It’s definitely the most important space in the house
I picked up that Air record not too long ago, was a good find. I think it’s a reissue — I’ve got an orig of Moon Safari but it’s in horrid shape. Maybe one of those cleaners would give it some help.
The Eames chair was the first thing I bought when I moved to Austin, was finally able to have some room and wasn’t paying a fortune to live after being in NY for a while. I got it during DWR’s Herman Miller sale and financed it — I think it felt pretty extravagant at the time but I’m kinda glad I was young and reckless enough to pull the trigger. I think they’re literally double the price now, which is more than egregious…
On the table at the moment - Donato Dozzy Plays Bee Mask. Really beautiful ambient record, been looking for it for a while but it was too hard to track down, then alas a nice reissue just dropped. Highly recommended.
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@Mizmazzle it’s the most comfortable listening / reading chair ever! Go for it, man. Just keep an eye out for a deal, for sure.
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@popvulture do your ears sit above or below the head rest? I know on the shitty IKEA chair I’m using my ears are below. Makes a noticeable difference in sound quality when I remove the headrest and the sound isn’t blocked behind my ears…not sure if any of this makes sense.
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Haha I will say I am sort of the lousiest audiophile, like I appreciate a nice setup but become sort of ignorant when it comes to the science of placement etc. For example, my speakers are in a totally ridiculous place in my living room, but it’s the only config I can really put them in from a functional standpoint, so I’ve just sorta lived with it.
TLDR I haven’t noticed re: the headrest. I will say it’s pretty wide though.
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Love the stereo/media pics. Here’s a couple of mine. (excuse the junk/tissues)
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@setandsetting all beautiful! Do you have the Rega phono stage bc you’re using a MC cart? I’ve thought about doing that, always wondered how they sound vs MM.
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A very underrated one:
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@popvulture said in Wax Treasure (Vinyl):
@setandsetting all beautiful! Do you have the Rega phono stage bc you’re using a MC cart? I’ve thought about doing that, always wondered how they sound vs MM.
I'm using the internal phono stage on the Luxman integrated and it is an MC cart: Denon 103R. The Rega box you're seeing is the speed controller or whatever it's called.
This is my first ever MC cart. It sounds good but honestly if you asked me the difference between this and the Ortofon 2M Black I had before I don't know that I could really tell you.
