Audiophiles hifi appreciation thread old and new

More like one of these>router>power line adapter>another powerline adapter> another RCA adapter> speakers, but it would rely on the router only pushing the audio signal to the powerline I think and probably still result in lag of it can be made to work. Le sigh, just gonna have to run cables.

If you open that up it will just be an adapter that connects the rca to the cat5 wires and back again, nothing smart about it and definitely won't work through a router (although it will have minimal lag).

If you're expecting to be able to drive some speakers (i.e. no additional amp) at the other end without dedicated wiring then you're out of luck.

If you open that up it will just be an adapter that connects the rca to the cat5 wires and back again, nothing smart about it and definitely won't work through a router (although it will have minimal lag).

but surely you'd also get massive interference with anything on the line?!

Right, thought that might be the case. Cheers.

I think the general idea with Audio over Ethernet is you run a dedicated line and so it's probably only really useful for running audio signals over large distances*

*I don't know what I'm talking about

More like one of these>router>power line adapter>another powerline adapter> another RCA adapter> speakers, but it would rely on the router only pushing the audio signal to the powerline I think and probably still result in lag of it can be made to work. Le sigh, just gonna have to run cables.

But i think in that case, you are using cat5 cabling - as in youre not using the internal wiring of the house via wifi extenders. Literally, youre using the cat5 cable instead of audio cable.

Yes, I was probably hoping a bit much of the technology. That said, converting an audio signal so it can be carried over a LAN doesn't sound too much to ask, but, I suspect there's not the need for the product or the ability to do it particularly well.

Definitely demo them. I mean... definitely try to demo anything you're buying, obviously, but these ones just weren't great for me. Definitely not all rounders IMO. I listened to a multitude of genres and the only stuff I listened to that was remotely engaging was classic rock. And the Denton's were even more dull.

In other news i rearranged my office around my hifi, given that the vast majority of my listening is done in here at my desk, not on the sofa.

The panels dont serve much purpose now the speakers arent both against a solid wall, will probably mount them for decoration behind the rack.. speaking of which i’m rapidly running out of vinyl space

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That looks lovely

I went for an Ortofon Black Plug and play on my 1200GR. Super easy to set up and remove when rogue children are about. Good to my ear but I'm no audiophile, I just know what I like.
The Blue and Bronze are available as Plug and play.

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PnPs are annoyingly discontinued, so i need to get a headshell i guess also, is there anything else in missing?

edit looks like i need the cables to connect headshell to cartridge too..

I'd keep the Concorde headshell and fit a better / non DJ cart:
https://www.ortofon.com/hifi/products/replacement-styli/

my current cart has no headshell its an all in one a la

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I've got Concordes and the stylus just pulls off the end.
You tried it?

oh yeah i could replace just the stylus i guess but not sure that would be the same as getting a hifi cartridge though right?

There's wireless transmit/receive things for this purpose but they are not so cheap you buy them without thinking.

I've considered them for a PA system but you can't beat wires in most situations.

It gets used a lot in PA systems. Dante is one of the beat. There are quite a few proprietary systems. I have one from Allen & Heath. There's also Waves or Motu. It's all way beyond your needs and I would suspect budget.

This reply is regarding audio over ethernet.

These are great.

https://www.audio-technica.com/en-gb/cartridges/line-series/at-vm95-series/at-vm95sh-h

Anything from that series is very capable and works well with the technics. Spend the rest of the money on a decent setup disk, stylus scale and cleaning kit.

Goldring 1042 worth considering.

Edit: I'd suggest that a good moving magnet cart in the £200-£300 range is about the sweet spot for an SL1210.

Once into £500+ moving coil carts, better arms / expensive phono stages become part of the equation.

They’re Tannoy Mercury M1’s. So passive i think?

Just to say that turntables can pick up noise from powerline adapters. I turn off my powerline adapters when listening to vinyl. It depends on lots of things, but test it first before committing.

Wouldn't go mental unless you have the rest of it to back up the gains (fancy cables all the way through, £££ phono pre etc).
Have a 70s Technics SL1300 that I got with super low hours on it, all the bearings are mint, put a better set of cables out from the tone arm post back and an Nagoaka MP200. Still a MM but has a Boron rod for its little arm.
Bought blind from literally just reading around and then picking one, very happy with it, big step up from previous setups I've tried (old 70's/80's upper budget/mid priced turntable with similar used cartridges on them, Pioneer, Hitachi, Denon, B+O and an absolutely hammered Linn from the 80s that was just mangled TBH, think someone had previously used it to demolish a building).

Does what I want it to do, deals with really fiddly technical sounds, isn't bothered so much by dust and dirt as others (infact only cartridge I've found that'll successfully play some rattier records), maybe its downfall is big/bold vocals, it kinda over analyses them if that makes sense? Whereas heard some peoples setup on similar Technics that really flatter those vocals.

Also its not fussy about setup, with a basic plastic protractor and 5 mins its good to go.

For me if I bother changing anything else it would be to put a fancier tone arm setup on it

Thanks all,

I've ordered a Nagoaka MP-150.

@BrickMan I got the wiring on my 1210 repaired and upgraded because it was broken anyway, didn't pay for fancy stuff but not the cheapest either.

Nagaoka is a good choice. I switched from them as a brand because their microline profile stylus is a lot more money than Audio Technica. I do still lust after the MP-500 though.