On Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:52:45 -0500 Nick Lidakis <nlida...@verizon.net> wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 03:40:33PM +1300, Chris Bannister wrote: > > On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 08:51:52PM -0600, Paul E Condon wrote: > > > On 20091015_144147, Nick Lidakis wrote: > > > Equipment: > > > Adcom GTP-450 Tuner > > > Adcom GCD-700 CDcarousel/player > > > Adcom GFA-5000 dual audio amp > > > Vandersteen Model 2 woofer/mid/tweeter combo (2 ea) > > > > > > I want to listen to classical music in the family room after my twin > > > 8yr old grand-daughters have gone to bed. So dedicated listening but > > > not dedicated space. No interest in whole-house sound system. No > > > interest in 'quality' head-phones. > > > > > > I have been out of touch with the high-end audio world since I bought > > > this system. I had never heard of Pass Labs until you mentioned them > > > > Get yourself a "qood quality" turntable, Linn Sondek comes to mind, and > > some decent vinyl and then you are talking "high end." > > > > More and more people are turning back to records as they realise > > anything else is just a compromise. > > And don't forget a good quality phono preamp, as I'm sure that much gear > these days does not have such facilities. Might as well throw in "good > quality" > record cleaner, stylus gauge, and record brush. And if anything else is just > a compromise then you might as well throw in a good quality turntable speed > controller. VPI makes for a penny under a grand USD. You'll also need a good > quality turn table stand to isolate it from mechanical vibrations. If you've > got problems with floating floors, etc., then you'll need something with more > mass and possibly fillable with lad shot, i.e., something a 'lil better than > good > quality. > > Don't get me wrong; I *love* the sound of my VPI turntable, but sometimes, > like at the end of wicked sixteen hour shift, the last thing I wanna do is > futz with the record brush, stylus cleaning solution, etc., etc., when I need > to salve my soul. 'Tis easier to pickup the Nokia N800 (instant on) and play > some tunes via my tubed USB DAC. And please don't think for a minute that a > quality USB DAC playing FLAC files is that far removed, these days, from a > decent vinyl setup. > > Paul, if you're still following, did you happen to hear about the Devilsound > Labs USB DAC? Link: http://www.devilsound.com/DAC/ If you're going for a USB DAC, how about this one: http://www.usbdacs.com/ :drooling: ... > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org