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

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    • GraemeEG
      GraemeE
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      @68degreesorless just slightly out of my price range....

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      • goosehdG
        goosehd
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        @GraemeE …and mine and 99% of all of us.

        "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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        • goosehdG
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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.

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              • 68degreesorless6
                68degreesorless
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                @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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                • IH-GARYI
                  IH-GARY
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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.

                  My contribution, to urban blues…

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                  • ManiacLachyM
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                    @prpx I have a port setup on my hifi, and I use it to stream Apple music through the receiver and speakers, but I was never able to get it to go the other way and put the LP or CD play through to my Sonos speakers.

                    I thought maybe I misunderstood the capabilities and it didn't work both ways - but you've got it working? Maybe I need to revisit it, I've likely done something wrong.

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                      @ManiacLachy - hej, my turntable has a built in preamp. Output from turntable goes into port input. From port i stream to sonos speakers. If your turntable does not have a builtin preamp than plug it in the amp, amp to port and stream from there. You have to have sonos speakers for that setup. I have ikea bookshelf ones (4 of them) and a pair of sonos 3

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                      • Crispy HeronC
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                        Thanks all @Mizmazzle @68degreesorless @GraemeE @Aetas @prpx @IH-GARY @NickD (and others if I have missed you) for your suggestions. Off to Loud and Clear in Glasgow for a look/see. Technics SL1200 looks canny

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                        • AetasA
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                          @Crispy-Heron GR or MK7?

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                          • ManiacLachyM
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                            @prpx thanks, I accept it's likely user error!

                            I'll give it another try this weekend. The turntable doesn't have a pre-amp, but I think I'd want it connected to the amplifier anyway, so I can push any input, LP, CD, etc to the Sonos speakers - I have a Roam 2, and 2 Sonos One speakers.

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                              @ManiacLachy - sure, in that case you just put amp output to port and off you go streaming!
                              i know it sounds weird but their analog to digital conversion is lossless and wireless bandwith more than enough to guarantee signal transmission without any penalty. it is not romantic, but It is very satisfying 🙂

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                              • BrianB
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                                My poverty spec setup

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                                And to think 30 years ago I had a double set of technics sl1210 with numark mixer Jamo 365 speakers and a kenwood amp I was my neighbours worst nightmare on weekends when the parents went away

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                                • ChibsC
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                                  Here’s my main setup.

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                                  Klipsch Cornwall IV
                                  Hegel H390
                                  Dual SVS SB2000 pro subs.
                                  Lumin U2 mini going into a singer Su6 so I can use i2s port on my Denafrips Venus 2 DAC. Everything Running Roon. 😊

                                  Most components are hidden behind the right speaker.

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                                  • AetasA
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                                    @Chibs said in Hifi, Lofi - Show us What you Listen With…...:

                                    Here’s my main setup.

                                    Killer setup pic!
                                    Ton-sur-Ton!

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                                    • SKTS
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                                      @Chibs lord I bet that setup rocks

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                                      • GraemeEG
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                                        @Chibs I don't need to re-iterate the sentiments above on your setup but extra points for excellent choice of tunes to listen to on it

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                                        • ChibsC
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                                          Thanks guys! @SKT It’s been a long journey to get here but I won’t be changing a thing. Well maybe at some point, you know how it is 🤣 It sounds really really good though!!

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                                          • ChibsC
                                            Chibs
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                                            @GraemeE Thanks man, great track Roon just introduced me to. 🍻

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