re: Audiophile/Vinyl Thread - Post Pics, Advice, Questions, Setups, etc.

A musical gift from a friend.....GREAT rock ‘n roll record here!







Porno Wolves—“Renegade”...pornowolvesrecords, 180g LP, 2017.

I set up another temporary rig with some gear that needed to be powered up as they had not been used in a while...


Pre amp................Rotel RSP-1068
Power amp............Nakamichi PA-7
Cassette deck.......Nakamichi CR-7A
Speakers...............ELAC Debut 2.0 B6.2



Playing a pre-recorded 10,000 Maniacs cassette—Blind Man’s Zoo...

Had that Nach cassette deck in college. That was 30 years ago. Can’t remember what happened to it. Still have a Nach tape head de-magnetizer , but got nothing to use it on anymore.

100wpc Yamaha amp and some Savard's that were knock offs of some Klispch Hereseys. The folks downstairs at the apartment complex hated me.

Got out of school and got some LaScalla Professionals for $700. Neighbors hated me.

Live in the country now.

It depends...they have pressed in the U.K. as well as at Phillips in Holland. As far as Germany, I believe they are now pressing in Berlin, but I don’t know where.

They merged with Universal sometime in the late ‘90’s, so they could also be using some of UMC’s plants as well.

Marco,

Thoughts on Bryston amps? I though highly of them when I worked in a hifi shop a long time ago. There’s a pair of 7B ST monblocks for $2200 on Audiogon I have my eye on. 600 wpc should drive Dynaudio’s nicely.

I never recommend vintage to a noobie—I explained all the reasons why about 100 pages back in this thread.

It is extremely difficult to build a decent rig where amp, pre, speakers, table, and cables are all needed, for under $1200 (if someone else wants to piecemeal something together, have at it).

Marco, what is your ritual for listening to music with all of your top rated equipment?

Im assuming with the rigs that you have, you dont just have it on in the background while you are doing something else.

Im assuming that if you have something that high end, you basically sit in front of it and listen to an album like you were sitting on the couch watching a movie, with zero distractions.

How do you take in your music?

Marco:

I wanna burn some of my CD catalogue onto a Mac Mini. Would you suggest buying an affordable DAC ($25-$100 range) or is this an item that makes a great deal of difference? Would I have to sink a lot?

What should I be looking for?

...and yes, I can solder.

Can only get in one this evening, but it’s a good one...



Rush “Presto”, 2015 reissue