|
Post by zippy on Jun 22, 2015 11:29:24 GMT
Many Forums do not allow you to leave as such - you're stuck forever.
I've been tempted many times to 'leave' a couple of forums which seem to specialise in turning everything into a slanging match or where a simple question is replied to with a request for your whole life history.
I have ceased to participate in a (non hifi) forum which was totally dominated by a small number of individuals, and every reply I posted resulted in them querying my ability or my judgement.
|
|
|
Post by zippy on Jun 21, 2015 8:51:26 GMT
I kind of agree that they're good machines but being Microsoft means that they're not cheap and there are some alternative real bargains in the tablet market.
I recently bought for my wife a Linx 10 inch tablet - came with keyboard and full Windows 8.1 (upgradable for free to Windows 10 when it arrives). OK so it's not quite as fast as a Surface, but it's less than half the price and for most people it's perfectly good enough..
What I'm saying is don't just go for a Surface without thinking about it as you could save yourself a lot of money.
|
|
|
Post by zippy on Jun 16, 2015 11:44:47 GMT
I have tried to keep memorabilia, but in every case it has got thrown out (accidentally or otherwise) when I wasn't looking. Or in more than one case been sneaked off to boot sales including some rather valuable old books - someone got a bargain there. I've still got my stamp collection which I was convinced would be worth a fortune by now (after 50 years) but alas not Sold all my records 25 years ago..
|
|
|
Post by zippy on Jun 15, 2015 8:07:41 GMT
Interesting read, but some of it not necessarily what I'd call 'affordable' !
($4800 per 2.5m cable ?)
|
|
|
Post by zippy on Jun 9, 2015 7:29:12 GMT
Tastes pretty much have to change if you're going to keep buying music - there will come a time when you have all the 'oldies' that you want/need so if you want more music you'll need to acclimatise to new sounds.
Just don't fall for all the new releases by old artists that seemed to dominate last year (Rod Steward, 'Pink Floyd', Mike Oldfield, Madness) most of which sound rubbish to me (one exception - Ian Anderson).
|
|
|
Post by zippy on Jun 6, 2015 10:08:15 GMT
What surprised me is that these kids taken that exam should have even complained that it was difficult. What kind of education standard have we got these days compared to when we on the forum were at that age? Worries me too: at the risk of being controversial and showing my age, seems that kids** want it all served on a plate these days.. (took me about 10 seconds) **I use the term loosely, to include University students too - I only recently retired from a Uni job and our students there for example expected printed copies of lecture notes handed to them rather than having to write their own. How do you learn that way ?
|
|
|
Post by zippy on May 27, 2015 14:17:15 GMT
From another North Eastener (by fate not by birth) Good Luck to you with your op - I myself have an op scheduled for a couple of weeks time and it seems the hardest part is the waiting for it to happen. I'm looking forward to being well enough to pester Lintone for more speaker listening. I presume Newcastle is your nearest place for retailers - did you know Newcastle hifi have moved to Kingston Park ?
|
|
|
Post by zippy on May 26, 2015 9:45:16 GMT
I had one of the earliest Marantz players. If the marketing was to be believed these were basically Philips players but with some of the circuitry upgraded. Sounded OK at the time, although I quickly moved on to using external DACs like the Meridian. There was, I recall, even then numerous arguments about whether CD was better than Vinyl. To me the convenience of CD and total lack of background hiss, rumble, clicks and pops sold me on CD immediately, and I sold my turntable not long after..
|
|
|
Post by zippy on May 16, 2015 10:52:43 GMT
The 'slammiest' speaker I ever had was the old Mission 770. The upper bass/lower midrange really used to hit the spot with the right recording. I think it's because they were easy speakers to drive, and the cones had quite a big travel distance so could move a lot of air, quickly. Or maybe it was the polypropylene construction (novel in those days).
|
|
|
Post by zippy on May 4, 2015 8:16:58 GMT
In many years of car ownership I've never had a car with even a half decent stereo as standard. First job for me on getting a new car always used to be to replace the head unit and front speakers immediately. I used to find Alpine were best VFM. I would greatly have preferred if cars came with no stereo at all so you could just slot in the one you want.
Problem in the past few years has been that the stereo is usually linked to the trip computer etc etc so it's no longer a simple thing to replace it.
|
|
|
Post by zippy on Apr 29, 2015 11:52:52 GMT
|
|
|
Post by zippy on Apr 26, 2015 9:13:30 GMT
I think the real problem with upgrading in stages is that you might pick something (e.g. speakers) that works well with your other components, but then if you upgrade them, you may find it doesn't work so well with the new ones ! I'm a 'source first' believer so in your position I'd probably go for a decent CD player first (assuming CD's is what you want). As ChrisB says, your listed components don't seem right (Isn't the Pioneer 1060 a car stereo ) - maybe we can help more if you clarify them.
|
|
|
Post by zippy on Apr 22, 2015 18:43:56 GMT
From what I read, the actual amount of movement of the speaker cones is so small (maybe bass drivers excepted) that even an iron girder fixed in concrete won't stop them moving that much.
|
|
|
Post by zippy on Apr 17, 2015 8:36:11 GMT
If you're going to worry about whether to turn it off or not, I suggest worrying about things you can't control so easily.
My Linn Kairn died because (I later found out) it had an internal battery soldered to the circuit board which leaked and destroyed the circuits. £1000 amp killed by a £5 battery.
|
|
|
Post by zippy on Apr 16, 2015 12:44:48 GMT
I forgot my favourite fix which works so many times for so many things electrical and mechanical Turn it off, turn it on Hifi Computers Printers Lawn mowers Ovens Humans It seems to be a standing joke these days, but after too many years in ICT support I can confirm that the majority of computer, audio and video problems can indeed be cured by 'turn it off and back on again'
|
|
|
Post by zippy on Apr 16, 2015 11:32:48 GMT
I'd say unless your equipment manufacturer specifies, then do whichever suits you best.
|
|
|
Remote
Apr 12, 2015 9:42:59 GMT
Post by zippy on Apr 12, 2015 9:42:59 GMT
It's just so rare Not if you have a Logitec Harmony remote - then it's pretty much a weekly occurence..
|
|
|
Post by zippy on Apr 2, 2015 11:55:53 GMT
Though strangely Cadence on my ipad still shows the Radio 7 logo rather than the R4 extra one.
|
|
|
Post by zippy on Mar 29, 2015 10:10:47 GMT
Only real change to the system is that I had a home theatre system running parallel to the main stereo, there were two common components, the SACD player fed it's two channel out to the main system and so did the Blu-Ray for stereo Real Audio discs. Viv and I decieded that the benefits of surrond sound movies were not that great and I got the Cambridge Audio TV2 sound base. I like the sound from it's BMRs quite a lot. May upgrade to the TV5 and put the TV2 with the bedroom telly. SACD now is dedicated to stereo duty and the Blu-Ray still feeds to both. The move has sllowed for an increase in software storage woth more of the core vinyl and CD collection at home rather than in the storage unit so I'm rediscovering some old friends, while unpacking boxes. Interesting - I thought I was maybe the only person who dumped their surround sound because it 'wasn't worth it'
|
|
|
Post by zippy on Feb 21, 2015 16:19:04 GMT
I think a lot of people have expectations of a hi-fi system that they simply cannot fulfil. When you come to the realisation that a hifi, no matter how good, is never going to reproduce most types of music well enough to replicate a real performance and come to terms with that, the hifi becomes much more enjoyable. I'm fully 'at peace' with my system Out of interest I wonder if they have such variety on knitting pattern or cake making forums that we have on Hi Fi fora? Yes there's big knitting arguments about which type of cable stitch gives the best results.
|
|