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Post by pinkie on Oct 5, 2017 18:40:51 GMT
Mrs S has just asked to be trained.
So she can play records while I'm in the UK.
For a week.
Am I right in thinking most hi-fi geeks keep the great unwashed away from our record players?
Or is it a team sport at your gaff?
My deck is just a tad wobbly too. OK. Very wobbly
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2017 18:58:36 GMT
I would hit the roof if i knew the other half was using my Deck
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Post by ChrisB on Oct 5, 2017 19:06:15 GMT
Team sport here.
I think my daughter first used the TT supervised at age 12-ish.
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Post by John on Oct 5, 2017 19:12:31 GMT
I would love it if she showed the same interest as me
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Post by Slinger on Oct 5, 2017 19:20:03 GMT
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Post by ant on Oct 5, 2017 19:25:39 GMT
Im ok in that nobody else even gives the decks a second glance.
The missus well and truly destroyed a nude dl103r I had about 10 years ago and has never used my manual decks since.
She has used the JVC once or twice since I finished it though as its automatic.
You would have to be a special kind of cretin to damage a cart with this deck
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 5, 2017 19:33:29 GMT
I am grateful that nobody else in my family has shown any interest, so I don't have to say no ...  |
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Post by zippy on Oct 5, 2017 19:39:43 GMT
I have no problem with my wife using the hifi (no record decks incolved) in fact I'd be delighted, but...
Ever since we moved from CD to home streaming, she's lost interest. Not really sure if that's because of the big jump in complexity** or some other reason.
** i.e. used to be:
- switch on amps and CD player, scan through CD's in cupboard, dig required CD and insert, press PLAY.
Now it's:
- switch on power amp and regenerator mains, switch on regenerator output, switch on DAC/PRE, set input to Streamer, switch on power amp, switch on Android tablet, start up control app, scroll through albums, select, press PLAY.
...it's a wonder anyone who's not an enthusiast copes with it..
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Post by ant on Oct 5, 2017 20:59:23 GMT
The above is precisely why I dont really use the mac and beresford combo.
Dont get me wrong, it sounds nice enough, but its a pain in the arse sometimes
Just flick through the black plastic, pick one, drop it on the deck and play
Simpler, easier, to me more satisfying than trawling through the endless reams of music on the mac trying to pick something. I don't like clicking a mouse
Its just wrong......
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Post by MartinT on Oct 5, 2017 21:16:34 GMT
My deck is only touched by me  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2017 21:36:27 GMT
A physical finger print on any my fascias the balloon goes up  |
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Post by ChrisB on Oct 5, 2017 22:22:29 GMT
Wimps!
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Post by Slinger on Oct 5, 2017 22:53:22 GMT
I was quite happy with my missus using the downstairs system. It was only the rubbish that she played on it sometimes that concerned me.
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Post by MartinT on Oct 6, 2017 5:27:39 GMT
Ruth likes melodic and hooky music without any trace of dissonance or harshness. I'm getting better at knowing what to play her now. Shostakovich and Yello are out!
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Post by pinkie on Oct 6, 2017 6:06:45 GMT
Now trained and certified, with only one "fail" on her final exam (dropping the lp in its sleeve on the floor, after sanctimoniously saying how she was about to store it vertically rather than leave it flat on the unit to warp in the sun. This would have been an outright fail, but it was her Barbara Streisand lp she dropped)
She is aware of the price of that very fragile tip on the end of the arm...
Quite impressed in a way given the VERY bouncy suspension. Even Wonky bottled it
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2017 10:50:12 GMT
I didn’t want to break your expensive cartridge, and as a guest it was only right that you performed that duty.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2017 10:59:07 GMT
Wifey never uses my turntable as she doesn't trust herself, but does use the other components. Probably won't let Leo use the turntable yet, maybe in a couple of years |
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