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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2016 0:30:09 GMT
Having not posted details of my set-up thought it time. This is how it was last July (2015). Nothing fancy - but I quite liked it  Under the desk is my Quad 303 that I was using at the time. To the left is a bay window with a pair of Q-Acoustics 2020i that I occasionally use. Most of the time I listen via the Quad L-ite desktop speakers or Senheisser HD 600. Tucked away behind the monitor is a Fiio DAC - since replaced with an audiolab Q-DAC. The Pi/IQAudio DAC has retired to the living room where it is used to stream radio via a Sony 'all-in-one', I have no further use for it.  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2016 0:39:35 GMT
A diagram of the current state of play as of March 2016. Will post a glossy photo at some point (maybe  As I mentioned, the Fiio DAC has been replaced by an audio lab Q-Dac. Other changes include: The Terratec pro-vinyl A/D converter replaced with an M-Audio Profire 610 for transcribing records. Quad 303 substituted with a 405-2 (better!) A Musical Fidelity V-Can headphone amp instead of my home brewed C-Moy effort ..........
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Post by Chris on Apr 3, 2016 4:10:44 GMT
That's pretty cool. I like how you've mixed the high tech stuff with the older quad.
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Post by John on Apr 3, 2016 4:17:11 GMT
Interesting set up
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Post by ChrisB on Apr 3, 2016 5:21:54 GMT
Interesting. So do you ever play records via the all digital route and have you compared to the analogue replay system?
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Post by MartinT on Apr 3, 2016 7:36:57 GMT
I plan on splitting the audio from video side when I move, making my main system audio-only.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2016 10:11:14 GMT
That's pretty cool. I like how you've mixed the high tech stuff with the older quad. Thanks Chris! (blushes) Wasn't a conscious thing really ... I've been messing with converting analogue AV material to digital (including old negatives) for well over a decade and have accumulated a load of A/D boxes and gizmos alongside the Quad gear and TT that I already had from way back, so the process was I suppose 'organic' rather than the result of rational design. Must admit though that I like to keep things small (and cheap) so have avoided large flashy boxes in stacks |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2016 10:20:04 GMT
Interesting. So do you ever play records via the all digital route and have you compared to the analogue replay system? I have Chris, the M-Audio is a Firewire mixer for analogue input and A/D conversion primarily but does have an SPDIF out via coax I can plug into my DAC. The difference is minimal really although I do prefer the 'straight' analogue flow via the 33 to 405-2. Also the digital route is a bit counter productive because it involves converting A to D and then back from D to A which is both fiddly and adds another process to the signal. |
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Post by ChrisB on Apr 3, 2016 10:22:19 GMT
Interesting, thanks.
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Post by John on Apr 3, 2016 10:27:05 GMT
A friend made me a switch so I could switch between direct digital and analogue but the sound was not great so I am just keeping to my digital set up at present
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2016 10:30:38 GMT
I plan on splitting the audio from video side when I move, making my main system audio-only. I rarely use this set up for TV or films Martin, preferring the larger screen we have in the living room. The better half has no interest in 'hifi-ing' the living room set up and prefers the sound coming straight from the TV and radio from a little Sony combo or the various DAB boxes we have dotted about .. so that is a no-go area  I used to use the TV tuner for radio via my Mac so I could record it but it is now pretty much redundant. As is the SVHS video player at the top of the picture which I used a good while back to convert (family) tapes to digital. |
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Post by MartinT on Apr 3, 2016 11:26:06 GMT
Oh no, TV speakers are entirely unacceptable!
I will either use my refurbished Gale 401s or Ruth's Wharfedale Diamonds for TV sound, with the Caiman-II DAC and her Sony amp.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2016 11:55:28 GMT
Oh no, TV speakers are entirely unacceptable! I use headphones so it don't bother me either way - a blessing for the mumbled dialogue prevalent in modern TV drama (think Happy Valley) I take an SPDIF output from the TV via a Beresford 7520 DAC ... |
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