Audiophiles hifi appreciation thread old and new

I have a few bandcamp releases on tape, but nothing to play them on . . .

I wanted the release, I like having the object associated with it. At some point I might pick up a tape deck if I see one cheap that would go in a kallax.

Tapes have been a thing with indie hipsters and small scale electronic releases for a while.

Reel to reel has had a little comeback in audiophile circles too. I'm sure they sound great, but the scarcity of music makes them seem pretty pointless to me.

Next up - minidisc.

Don't think so.

I loved MiniDisc back in the day! Even got the first portable recorder Sony put out (and a handful of other recorders / players after that)

It was so much better than tape back then, but nowadays who needs a compressed digital version in a dedicated player when your phone can give you lossless anyway.

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actually now I remember I missed the first one back then but did get the second version -

..and, when that broke, the third one as well -

I remember what a blessing it was to even have a jog-dial for naming tracks etc. 😅

I think a resurgence of interest in CDs is not far away if it isn't happening already

I remember what a blessing it was to even have a jog-dial for naming tracks etc.

Mini disc hi-fi that you could plug a keyboard into was the ultimate for this.

Minidiscs felt so futuristic at the time. The Sony tube remote on my R55 with the backlit lcd display was magic!

:) I was joking.

So many amazing dead formats. Apparently laserdiscs were great. 8-track? DAT or DCC digital tapes?

We had a good nerd chortle the other day in the office when an email went round asking if anyone had a zip drive.

Might have to dig my PS1 out of storage for curiosity sake...

Reputedly they were really great CD players but I wasn't old enough at the time to know. Always wondered back on it.

Still have that MD player with that remote and around a hundred disks.

I did mention some time ago there's never been a better time to collect CD's.

Also never mind about the specs of your phone. If you like the sound of minidisc, cd, tape, vinyl your old soundblaster card, whatever it is - enjoy it and try not to build a whole belief system around it.

Apparently laserdiscs were great

They were, when the alternative was VHS. We've moved on about three times since then.

Pretty sure this has been covered multiple times, but:

I want a cheap device (with digital and analogue line level outputs) that will let me listen to Spotify using spotify connect - and one that will support "HiFi" / lossless when its available...

Raspberry PI 4 with a DAC hat (e.g. Hifiberry) running RopieeeXL?

This is what I use sans the DAC. RopieeeXL has been very stable with Spotify Connect so far. Volumio would be another option but I haven't tried it personally.

I had no idea that worked with Spotify. I've just built a second one with HiFiBerry dac and it's really nice, first one has the 7in screen. I'm using them as roon endpoints.

I ask for tape deck recommendations and get pictures of minidisc players?

Nevermind, I'm off the idea now. Just quite liked the idea of the option to play tape occasionally, but it's not worth it.

flea market/car boot is the play here I think. I’m going to pick one up just to play the occasional thing from band camp but don’t want to pay over £30 really. might even just get a walkman and connect it to amp via line out tbf

I'll buy one when I see it in the form factor I want and the right price, so possibly never. I think you're on the right track (I also have ~4 tapes)! Can't imagine there's much difference between them really.

I always fancied a Nakamichi 600

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Apparently there is a difference between them that, that's fucking lovely

Did Nakamichi make anything else apart from tape decks? Friend had one back in the day, probably still has it.
Chucked all my homemade mixtapes ages ago, but still have all my mini discs. I may play a couple this afternoon.

I've said this before, but akai made some excellent tape decks that don't have the brand cachet of nakamichi.

My flatmate had a marantz sd2020 back in the day (early 00s), the front panel flips down and the tape was loaded on a tray. I know it was pointless wankery but it was pretty cool for making shit mixtapes.

I always fancied a Nakamichi 600

quite nice, alas it won't fit into his Kallax

Sweet little parts bin kitchen setup. I’ve now got 3 chromecasts linked for simultaneous play throughout the downstairs, or will have when I sort this latest eBay job out which apparently isn’t UKDM and won’t play nice with my wifi.

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Don't suppose anyone has a Sonos promo code as I'm interested in pre ordering the Sonos roam that's coming out. Ta very much

https://www.filter.design/nakamichi-system-one

Whole systems! Love the huge dial on the tuner

If you know someone signed up to Unidays they can get one.