Audiophiles hifi appreciation thread old and new

well, i tried a friends 250 and liked the 606 more :-) but im sure something like a pair of 135's would cut the mustard but im not prepared to pay haha

i know this is probably going to sound sacrilegious on here but what is an sl1210 like in terms of sound reproduction?

i know it's direct drive but i'm looking to replace my turntable and am looking for something cheap and practical, with a good clean sound.

any other recommendations in the £100 ish bracket?

i also need a cd player if anyone has one going - again something that represents good value for money (a nad maybe) is my preference..

i know this is probably going to sound sacrilegious on here but what is an sl1210 like in terms of sound reproduction?

i know it's direct drive but i'm looking to replace my turntable and am looking for something cheap and practical, with a good clean sound.

any other recommendations in the £100 ish bracket?

It's very good if you get a good cartridge and upgrade the tone arm cables.

^ tell me more

Good article from an audiophile POV on the 1200 here http://www.tnt-audio.com/sorgenti/technics_sl1200_e.html

i also need a cd player if anyone has one going - again something that represents good value for money (a nad maybe) is my preference..

i have a pioneer pd 8700, if you're interested. i got it as part of a whole set-up (i just wanted the a400 that came with it.) it's one of the 'stable platter' versions.

it sounds great, and is in good nick, just no remote (i, know). pm me if you're keen - i need the space.

Firstly, apologies if this is a stupid question, but i can't seem to find a straight answer online.

I recently got my hands on a Pioneer SA5300 which I want to connect to some KEF iq70 speakers. The amp's got two sets of speaker outputs - two 8 ohms and two 4 ohms, and the speakers are 8 ohms. Am I right in thinking that to biwire the speakers, I connect two cables to each of the 8 ohms outputs and leave the 4 ohms outputs unconnected?

i could be wrong here, but i'm guessing that
8+8 =16
4+4=8
and your speakers are 8 ohms

i could be wrong here, but i'm guessing that
8+8 =16
4+4=8
and your speakers are 8 ohms

That would be wrong :) , speaker impedance is specified per speaker - so connect the 8ohm taps on the amp to the speaker

Firstly, apologies if this is a stupid question, but i can't seem to find a straight answer online.

I recently got my hands on a Pioneer SA5300 which I want to connect to some KEF iq70 speakers. The amp's got two sets of speaker outputs - two 8 ohms and two 4 ohms, and the speakers are 8 ohms. Am I right in thinking that to biwire the speakers, I connect two cables to each of the 8 ohms outputs and leave the 4 ohms outputs unconnected?

Correct, although biwiring is pretty much foo in my opinion (bi-amping is somewhat different and *can *bring sonic improvement).

Cheers all. I've read a lot about the benefits (or lack of) biwiring and only considering it as I've enough speaker cable to try. Now, fingers crossed it works...

I'm using a QSC RMX 2450 to play some low level music over a large ware house. I will be using a mp3 player / tuner / cd player for my input's. Will I need a proper pre-amplifier for this, or can I just use an input selector switch?

thanks, will.

And if you're digital word clocks are the future ;)

beauty

Mitchell Engineering Reference Hydraulic Turntable - YouTube

indeed - although its Michell rather than Mitchell :)

based on the old Transcriptors hydraulic reference turntable (which features in the film of Clockwork Orange)

Found a bang & olufsen 5500 system:-
beomaster 5500
beogram 5500 cd
beocord 5500 cassette
beogram 5500 turntable with mmc5 (cheapest one in rough looking condition)
beo???? 7000 (the big cassette deck thing)
beomaster controller
beo 60.2 redline speakers (no stands I don't think).

All in pretty scraped looking condition, been on the floor of a record shop potentially for years but assured working, though yet to see it myself.
From what I can dig up on the old interweb, its the less desirable silver coloured system (if it was white it would be £1k+), its not in the best condition, and finding ALL the din cables might be a bit of trouble. Despite this the guy seems to want £350 for it, which I think is a bit, neat.

Used to have a lush NAD + musical fidelity system built up in the late 90s but haven't had much since !
Reading about B&O stuff tends to look nice and do fancy things, but not always the cleanest sounding, personally I'm not after £20k krell's for what I have in store for it, but something half decent for the medium term.
Looked up the B&0 system with a mate who runs a hifi shop, he (struggled) to sell a similar 5500 system earlier in the year for £650 with 12month warranty and two sets of those speakers (for multiroom).
£150- £200 is what I was looking at for a 25yr+ old system thats in pretty shady cosmetic condition that hasn't been stored that well.

Do I sound sane? Or should i just bin the retro stuff and go for something modern thats half decent instead for similar money? (NAD + rotel + B*W)
lastly place I found it is Glasgow, they themselves seem spot on, but have had trouble with Glaswegians and deals before, namely they always ask way too high, then get physically offensive when you offer less, though likely just the natural Scot vs. English argument I reckon lol.

just picked up a Vitaaudio R4.
the gf has got Ofsted coming so I need something to entertain myself.
lovely warm sound going to enjoy favourite tracks for next few days between popping into work.
first impressions are a robust unit should last longtime although the ipod slot needs an additional holder to last the duration i reckon
anyone else got one,?

^ pics?

on ya email offline at mo.
still lounging.love music

I looked at the Vita but opted for the B&W Zeppelin as i didn't need a CD player and used the Tune in Radio app for Dab.

what kind of gear is everyone listening too ?

http://www.lfgss.com/thread2679.html?highlight=hifi

Don't like music.

http://www.lfgss.com/thread2679.html?highlight=hifi

yeah but that link is for someone after getting some gear not really about what folk have got already...thanks though . . .

what kind of gear is everyone listening too ?

I listened to some nice OG Kush the other day, but got bored and smoked it instead