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radiosgalore
27-03-2008
usually at home music is played via the PC thats wired to the hi fi. out and about it's usually my mobile - Nokia N95. I work nights so can plug the phone into a mini fm transmitter and listen at a decent volume and semi decent quality. I have no vinl, no CDs and no casettes. i'm one of those who hates old technology
alan stepney
27-03-2008
Either, Garrard 301 torntable with SME arm and Shure V15 111 cartridge into a valve amp (twin Williamsons), with JVC tuner, tape, and CD players, or Ferrograph reel-to-reel.

Or, in other room, Pioneer stack system from the 80's.
liblob
27-03-2008
A Panasonic cinema surround system. I also a USB turntable. I bought it intending to put all my vinyl on CD through the PC. I haven't got around to doing it yet but it does have the leads to plug into the surround system as well.
Finky
27-03-2008
On my laptop, or I plug my Creative Vision M into some i-scream speakers I picked up for a tenner. I can't really afford anything more decent! When I'm travelling though I have these smashing headphones that are so big they make me look like I'm receiving orders from the Mothership They have excellent sound quality and the cord is retractable. I got them for my last birthday. Yee-haw.
highwayman_ne
27-03-2008
Originally Posted by ChristineCagney:
“imac and ipod.”

I thought that was hair removal cream
Glawster2002
27-03-2008
At home..

Hi-fi..

Rega P3 turntable in to a Cyrus Phono X Preamp
Pure DRX-702ES DAB/FM/AM tuner
Cyrus CD8X CD player
Cyrus Pre VS2 preamp
2 x Cyrus X Power power amps
Monitor Audio RS8 speakers

All Cyrus components have a Cyrus PSX-R Power Supply.

Home Theatre..

Nakamichi DVD-10s DVD player
Yamaha DSP-A1 surround sound amp
Cyrus 8 Power amp for the Centre Speaker
Cyrus 8 Power amp for the rear surround sound speakers
M&K VS 7 Mk II Subwoofer
Mission 77 Series rear surround speakers
Monitor Audio RSCLR Centre Speaker
I use my hi-fi for the front speakers

On the move..

A Creative Zen
gadders
27-03-2008
Originally Posted by Glawster2002:
“At home..

Rega P3 turntable in to a Cyrus Phono X Preamp
Pure DRX-702ES DAB/FM/AM tuner
Cyrus CD8X CD player
Cyrus Pre VS2 preamp
2 x Cyrus X Power power amps
Monitor Audio RS8 speakers

All Cyrus components have a Cyrus PSX-R Power Supply.

On the move..

A Creative Zen”

I like you
Alt-F4
27-03-2008
Anything but ipod.

I have a zen vision for commuting, at home a pretty good speaker setup on the PC, no stereo. I haven't bought a CD for a long time.
Glawster2002
27-03-2008
Originally Posted by gadders:
“I like you ”

I like the whole Cyrus philosophy, that a hi-fi should last a life-time and not be thrown away after a few years. Their upgrade policy is great, I've got a CD 8X and I hope to have the money to upgrade it to the new CD 8SE later in the year, no "mass market" manufacturer would ever offer that service.
RAINBOWGIRL22
27-03-2008
iPod or stereo at home, PC at work!
SheepdogNo1
27-03-2008
Project debut2 turntable , Micromega stage 4 cd player (nordost solar wind intcnts) , sony minidisc deck & a Rotel RA-03 int amp driving a pair of bi-wired Morduant Short 904 floorstanders. The micromega can be a pain but once its been one a while , its a fantastic bit of kit & produces a warm , rounded sound very reminiscent of vinyl.

Mrs Sheepdog would happily make do with a ipod & dock or a noisebox.
Dan Sette
27-03-2008
I guess I fall into the old fashioned brigade too.

At home:-

SME 10A / M10 Turntable / Tonearm - Ortofon Rohmann cartridge.
Meridian G08 CD player
Denon TU1800 tuner
Tascam 32B reel - reel
Audio Research LS3PH pre amp
2 x Audio Research D200 power amps
B & W 802D speakers.

In the car:-
Radio 4

At work :-

whatever I'm confronted with!
sancheeez
27-03-2008
(At work so I can't remember model numbers!)

In the living room:

Laptop (HP Pavilion DV2000) running MediaMonkey steaming MP3's wirelessly from the upstairs PC.
Connected to a Yamaha amp and 4 Eltax speakers (2 floorstanders, centre and sub) and 2 Wharfdale surrounds.
Also have a turntable (Ariston one IIRC) but thats still in it's box in the garage at the moment.

In the computer room:

Main PC connected to 6 speaker Cambridge Soundworks speaker system.

In the bedroom:

Sony CD/radio alarm or Pure DAB radio alarm.
Although, my old Xbox is soon to be softmodded and XMBC installed so that may take over.

In the Kitchen:

Sony Micro Hi-Fi system connected to my old Creative Muvo2 MP3 player.

On the move:

Cowon A2 PMP or Sony W950i phone if I'm going to the pub and don't want to take the PMP.

In the car:

Built in stereo (radio/tape head unit & 6 CD changer in the boot) usually connected to an MP3 player via tape adapter.

Cheeky_Chappie
27-03-2008
On the move:

1st gen 4GB iPod Nano (although would now prefer a Samsung YP-P2)

At home:

NADC340 Amp
Arcam Alpha 7SE CD player
B&W 601S2 speakers
Sony MD Deck (can't remember the numbers)
Sony FM radio (would like to upgrade to DAB)

Has been serving me well for the last 8 years!
Chris..
27-03-2008
80Gb iPod Classic with a pair of Sennheiser Mx550's.
Jorda
27-03-2008
mostly my ipod nano

jo x
Pepperoni Man
27-03-2008
Originally Posted by Yosemite:
“... and a thing of exquisite beauty too.

It almost justifies its purchase price on looks alone (says a former Linn LP12 owner). ”

I must admit that the looks were one of the things that drew me to the Syncro and at the time I couldn't afford a Gyrodec. Perhaps for sound quality alone I should have gone for a Linn but I would only have been able to afford the Axis. Almost went for a Pink Triangle LPT - whatever happened to Pink Triangle ?
Pepperoni Man
27-03-2008
Note to Mods - Why in the name of all that is sane has this thread been moved to the "Portable Devices" forum when the majority of posters are talking about listening to music on proper equipment that is anything but portable ?
Sananda Maitreya
27-03-2008
Thorens TD160 Super turntable, SME Series 3 tonearm, Linn K5.
Arcam Alpha 5 CD player
Aura VA100 Amp
Systemdeck speakers

and none that ever gets used!

ipod shuffle at the gym
ipod or iphone went out
denon mini thing when in the study.
Pepperoni Man
27-03-2008
Originally Posted by radiosgalore:
“ I have no vinl, no CDs and no casettes. i'm one of those who hates old technology”

I hope you aren't as tedious as most people who hold this view
Yosemite
27-03-2008
Originally Posted by Pepperoni Man:
“I must admit that the looks were one of the things that drew me to the Syncro and at the time I couldn't afford a Gyrodec.”

Pity - the Gyro is outstanding & looks equally good (if not better).

Originally Posted by Pepperoni Man:
“ Perhaps for sound quality alone I should have gone for a Linn but I would only have been able to afford the Axis”

In that case, I think you probably made the right decision.

I've never rated the Axis & it has always seemed odd to me that Linn would introduce such a product. A pared down LP12 ? This is entirely contrary to Ivor Tiefenbrun's stated philosophy of "engineering without compromise".

Methinks that the attraction of the moolah got to him.

Originally Posted by Pepperoni Man:
“ Almost went for a Pink Triangle LPT - whatever happened to Pink Triangle ?”

PT went bust, but Arthur Khoubesserian (& most of his team) resurfaced a little while ago as :

http://www.thefunkfirm.co.uk/main.htm
Yosemite
27-03-2008
Originally Posted by Pepperoni Man:
“Note to Mods - Why in the name of all that is sane has this thread been moved to the "Portable Devices" forum when the majority of posters are talking about listening to music on proper equipment that is anything but portable ?”

I agree.

Whilst some of the replies refer to iPods etc., the original question was general in nature & it's interesting to read & discuss different options.

Who knows, perhaps we might introduce some younger listeners to "proper" hi-fi reproduction.
Dan Sette
27-03-2008
Originally Posted by Yosemite:
“Who knows, perhaps we might introduce some younger listeners to "proper" hi-fi reproduction.”

You'd have to wean them off the "iPod" first!
Yosemite
28-03-2008
Originally Posted by Dan Sette:
“You'd have to wean them off the "iPod" first!”

"Wean them off" ...

It's certainly sad that interest in the quality of music reproduction has declined.

Sure, I listened to a Dansette Monarch in the 60s, but I don't recall there being anything commercially available which was significantly better at realistic prices (Quad Electrostatics were out of the reach of most !).

But when hi-fi was "born" in the early 70s, quality became the Holy Grail & remains so for those who know what is possible.

Sadly, since digital formats became dominant, this seems to have changed. For most young people (certainly those under 20), quality really doesn't appear to be an issue, & the overriding factors now seem to be portability and the ability to share with others (legally or otherwise).

From my perspective, disinterest in quality seems to be directly related to the decline in recording standards of mainstream music. I'm referring in particular to the absurd levels of compression being applied by engineers to make music palatable on bandwidth-limited equipment & for the purposes of the "loudness wars" on commercial radio stations.

Whether this is a conscious decision by the engineers or if it is imposed by the producers is the subject of heated debate in hi-fi circles. Given your background (which I guessed before looking at your profile when you mentioned a Tascam reel-to-reel deck), I would be interested in your views on this subject.
SheepdogNo1
28-03-2008
The ipod is just style over substance. I have a ipod shuffle , but i ionly use it now & again, spend mor etime listening to minidiscs on the move or at work. Minidisc is ace for recording vinyl onto. Even for analogue recordings off my micromega is pretty good (micromega only has a coax & my minidisc deck only has optic!)

Quite agree that quality of sound is not the overiding issue , but that music as information that can be shared & picked up 24/7 , played back on sophisticated objects that are in the main style items is the main focus for a lot of people. My wife finds it potty that i need al, these 'boxes' as she puts it & that she would gladly have rid of it all for a ipod dock or noise box. Over my dead body!!! There is something about going over to the machine, opening the drawer or placing the record on the platter , putting needle on the record etc & then sitting down & listening to it & then reading the sleeve notes & then doing it all over again when its finished.

I have my dad to thank for getting me hooked on seperates as hed wnet down that path in the late 70's & i over vthe tears inherited his cats offs , until i started earning the pennies to get my own.

The loudness levels on music is appaling, things ive downloaded off itunes are miles louder than when bought on a cd. The difference in 'mastering' between US / Japanese / European CD's is all to apparent. I much prefer US made CD's as these sound as they should , whereas Japanese cd's often tend to have the emphasis on the vocals with a softer sound for the instrunentation, whereas British made cd's alaways seemed very bass heavy, & those made on mainland Europe are to be honest just even , but loud. Even vinyl made in differnet countries can be poles apart. the new 180-gsm pressings form Japan & the US are superb & show that vinyl technology can still be developed to produce stunning sounding records.

The digital era is all good & well , but its amazing how much stuff has yet to be put on CD. I recently bought a copy of the John Barry 'Americans' LP off ebay, made in 1975 , its still bever been issued on CD. My dad is serious collector of 'soul' music pref southern states, the amount of run offs of 45's onto CD recorders because the original tapes dont survive is amazing.

Long live real hi-fi
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