Amplifier advice

[fishfinger]

Oh, I didn't know that. I'd understood that some vinyl goes up to the mid-30KHz range (although I guess that it doesn't matter what the technical possibility is, if the master is EQed with nothing so high). If you're right, then it must be a 'placebo effect' somehow. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing. Will have to look into this a bit more.

Read this for some useful info:

http://wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index.php?title=Myths_(Vinyl)

 

[8ball]

Oh, I didn't know that. I'd understood that some vinyl goes up to the mid-30KHz range (although I guess that it doesn't matter what the technical possibility is, if the master is EQed with nothing so high). If you're right, then it must be a 'placebo effect' somehow. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing. Will have to look into this a bit more.

Let's not be too hasty about the 'no effect' hypothesis before we test properly. Maybe they emit pheromones which make you enjoy the music more...

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Read this for some useful info:

http://wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index.php?title=Myths_(Vinyl)

That's a great article

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Oh, I didn't know that. I'd understood that some vinyl goes up to the mid-30KHz range (although I guess that it doesn't matter what the technical possibility is, if the master is EQed with nothing so high). If you're right, then it must be a 'placebo effect' somehow. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing. Will have to look into this a bit more.

Vinyl may well be able to go that high but almost none of the equipment used to record the music will do. At pretty much every stage of the process stuff above 20KHz or so is being lost. By the time you get to listen to it there is nothing left.

 

[ViolentPanda]

I'm considering either that little Fatman thing if it sounds good on a little listen or maybe just something cheapish and solid and get a little DLNA box for it. I think you make a good point about something decently made that will last, though.

On our bedroom set-up it's just a CD player and the output from the soundcard of the computer, into a T-Amp (£15-50 quid, depending on whether you buy bare-bones or not, and who from), feeding a pair of 15-year old Goodmans speakers. It sounds great. I'm a big advocate of T-Amps.

 

[fishfinger]

That's a great article

Glad you liked it .

 

[8ball]

On our bedroom set-up it's just a CD player and the output from the soundcard of the computer, into a T-Amp (£15-50 quid, depending on whether you buy bare-bones or not, and who from), feeding a pair of 15-year old Goodmans speakers. It sounds great. I'm a big advocate of T-Amps.

Your post is the first I've heard of T-amps...

Bought a Denon thing similar to that in first post in the end. Less powerful version (40 rather than 50 watts) but still seems massively loud through my old Valdus 400 speakers - with the wooden floors the vibration goes a bit mad quite quickly - need to sort that.

 

[ViolentPanda]

Your post is the first I've heard of T-amps...

I think that there are a couple of threads mentioning them, including Crispy's thread where he makes a suitcase sound system.

Bought a Denon thing similar to that in first post in the end. Less powerful version (40 rather than 50 watts) but still seems massively loud through my old Valdus 400 speakers - with the wooden floors the vibration goes a bit mad quite quickly - need to sort that.

So you've got a choice of heavy stands (sand-filled for preference), or some other vibration absorption device between speakers and floor.

 

[Rebelda]

Update! I got the marantz pm6005 in the end finally set it up today. First listen so not really tested it fully, haven't connected the turntable yet. But wow, it's a lovely sound

Thanks for the advice

 

[8ball]

I think that there are a couple of threads mentioning them, including Crispy's thread where he makes a suitcase sound system.

Perfect for the Circle Line parties which sadly don't happen any more.

So you've got a choice of heavy stands (sand-filled for preference), or some other vibration absorption device between speakers and floor.

I got little sticky-backed bits of carpet-like stuff which cost less than a quid and fixed the vibration thing.

 

[mog1976]