Hifi, Lofi - Show us What you Listen With…...
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Wish I had some good turntable recs. I went all in on vintage gear when I had my vinyl renaissance. I could probably get in on a convo around that side of things.
As mentioned before a Rega or AT is a solid choice to get the records spinning. But most of my turntable and amp/ receiver experience is with old pioneer, Marantz, and Luxman gear.In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...
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@Crispy-Heron @GraemeE @Aetas @68degreesorless @endo @J-IV @Mizmazzle Moved the discussion here.
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@Mizmazzle I'm not into vinyl, but I really like Darko's approach to hifi. I know he's done a few tt reviews in the past few years with a focus on pragmatist hifi or something like that. I think he has a website but I've only ever followed him on YouTube. He's got a good ear in my experience when I've listened to some of the same gear and I like that he has a really varied taste in music and isn't snobby about anything. Might be worth seeing what he recommends to help generate a short list for you to look into more.
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I have about 4 of these naims dotted around the house not as good as separates but not too bad either.
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Honestly, vintage is the way. But that takes time and effort. -
@Mizmazzle @Crispy-Heron when I decided to get my vinyl back out I picked up an AT LP5. I run it through my Marantz NR1510 (which is actually a home theater receiver but has a phono preamp). Then my dad gifted me a set of SVS Sound Prime bookshelves and matching sub a while back. Anyway, the AT5 turntable has been great and didn’t break the bank. Been pretty happy with this setup but would ultimately like a devoted listening room.
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@68degreesorless …but the question is, how did it sound?
"I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)
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If you don't mind shopping secondhand, my set up is Linn Sondek LP12, NAD 3020A, TDL speakers and a Pioneer CD player. It all sounds great and came in well under a grand - although the Linn was by far the most expensive item. My ears aren't good enough to appreciate a really nice set up.
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@Crispy-Heron - i have Technics 1200MK7, bought it couple of years ago to run it wirelessly with Sonos Port and streaming it to various sonos speakers i have in my flat.
the setup works far above any of my expectations. It was my first move into modern tech after having old marantz with Jamo speakers for eternity. -
@goosehd sounded very good. Needed to be turned up louder to tell if truly spectacular but I didn’t want to be that guy. Had the place to ourselves for a couple of records, which was great since no one was talking. That’s my most frequent issue with hifi bars…
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+1 for Technics SL1200. I've been enjoying the more recent SL1200GR with an Ortofon Blue stylus for a few years now, no issues and sounds good to me.
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