The Audiophile/reference music thread.

[Wyatt Earp]

Anyone here interested in a set of Martin Logan speakers?

 

Seller wants to put them on Gumtree but wanted to see responses here first.

 

Bud, join this group and mention it there .

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/284674658361999/

[Fruity]

I'd like to get my hands on a set of these shoX Duo, for when I'm on the move with my phone.. I have the shoX mini, and for such a small speaker, it produces very good sound.

http://www.tevo.co.za/product.aspx?pid=41

Edited March 11, 2015 by Craig N

[Fruity]

Then of course I'd like to save up some moola and purchase this baby for the home PC... The Logitech Z906.

http://www.logitech.com/en-za/product/speaker-system-z906

 

[gummibear]

Bud, join this group and mention it there .

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/284674658361999/

 

 

Thanks

[Wyatt Earp]

Thanks

Also AVSA, not the forum the actual web page .

[Stretch]

An durbanites know where i can take my Amp for an overhaul....we have had some construction work done recently and my amp has been pretty much packed away for about 6 months...fired it up the other night and a sliver of smoke came out (i literally fired it up!)...quickly turned it off..opened it up and inspected...and noticed that there are a whole heap of capacitors etc that are in dire need of replacement...anyway gave it a blow and put it back together and it was fine again..but it is noticeably battling to amplify now....I could go and get myself a new one because it is now almost 30 years old...but....its been part of me for most of my life and if I can fix it then I will...its a NAD 3020i

[Wayne Potgieter]

Selling my ENTIRE vinyl setup and records.

 

Exclame 100 amp

Passion pre amp

Rega rp3 highly modified turntable and plinth

Anti vibration stand

Ortofon moving coil cartridge

Dali ikon 5 speakers

Vinyl cleaning machine

About 150 to 200 vinyl about half new (i spent 18k over the last three months on vinyl)

100 vinyl sleeves.

All cabling and interconnects

 

Due to emigrating i have to make choices about what comes and what stays.

 

I am after R38,000.00 for everything.

 

Trust me, its a really good deal.

 

This stays.

[Kranswurm]

Selling my ENTIRE vinyl setup and records.

 

Exclame 100 amp

Passion pre amp

Rega rp3 highly modified turntable and plinth

Anti vibration stand

Ortofon moving coil cartridge

Dali ikon 5 speakers

Vinyl cleaning machine

About 150 to 200 vinyl about half new (i spent 18k over the last three months on vinyl)

100 vinyl sleeves.

All cabling and interconnects

 

Due to emigrating i have to make choices about what comes and what stays.

 

I am after R38,000.00 for everything.

 

Trust me, its a really good deal.

 

This stays.

Thats a nice set up.Çan see who had a hand in that.Might be interested without the albums

[Kranswurm]

Selling my ENTIRE vinyl setup and records.

 

Exclame 100 amp

Passion pre amp

Rega rp3 highly modified turntable and plinth

Anti vibration stand

Ortofon moving coil cartridge

Dali ikon 5 speakers

Vinyl cleaning machine

About 150 to 200 vinyl about half new (i spent 18k over the last three months on vinyl)

100 vinyl sleeves.

All cabling and interconnects

 

Due to emigrating i have to make choices about what comes and what stays.

 

I am after R38,000.00 for everything.

 

Trust me, its a really good deal.

 

This stays.

There is a pretty lively trade page on FB for vinyl  https://www.facebook.com/groups/528399867263870/

[Stretch]

Just come across these videos about BOP Studios. Helluva interesting. Anyone know what state they are in at the moment. Looks like they still trying to get funding support to fix the studios up

 

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/oct13/articles/bop.htm

 

 

[Patchelicious]

There is no audible or visual difference in digital cabling....

Edited April 20, 2016 by Patchelicious

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

There is no audible or visual difference in digital cabling....

Nor analogue. It's a signal, nothing more. The speaker makes the ultimate difference. Oh - and in the case of an LP - the table & arm, not to mention head. 

Edited April 20, 2016 by Myles Mayhew

[Patchelicious]

Nor analogue. It's a signal, nothing more. The speaker makes the ultimate difference. 

There is on analogue cabling, it is however much much much smaller, so I agree that the biggest THD is within the speaker itself.

 

What gets me is when a sales"person" tries to sell me a R5k HDMI cable because it offers better visual performance, but the sales"person" cannot explain why though....

Edited April 20, 2016 by Patchelicious

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

There is on analogue cabling, it is however much much much smaller, so I agree that the biggest THD is within the speaker itself.

 

What gets me is when a sales"person" tries to sell me a R5k HDMI cable because it offers better visual performance, but the sales"person" cannot explain why though....

The science disagrees with you

[Patchelicious]

The science disagrees with you

There is a measureable loss of signal over analogue cabling, simple because there is resistance in the cable, or am I wrong?

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

There is a measureable loss of signal over analogue cabling, simple because there is resistance in the cable, or am I wrong?

True to an extent, but not nearly to the extent that they want you to believe. 

 

EDIT: Essentially, all you need to know is the thickness of cable required to carry the signal, and many high end cables have a higher effective resistance than cheap ass cabling. 

 

• Over very long lengths, cables can affect audio quality if the gauge of the wire is insufficient. Thin speaker cable at lengths of maybe 50 feet ^{(15 meters for those living in the 19th century or later)} or more will show a noticeable drop in quality.^[34] Similarly digital cable over very long lengths will show noticeable signal degradation. However these are issues that could only really affect very large venues such as stadiums and concert halls where industrial grade (and relatively cheap) cable is used. This is the grain of truth that is heavily manipulated to sell very expensive cable to the monetarily overburdened.

Edited April 20, 2016 by Myles Mayhew