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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 2, 2016 14:26:58 GMT
I'd get the system, any system working somehow, anyhow. Climbing over stuff while I do complete it all  Agreed - surely that's what the Gales or the little full range speakers you built for your pc are for? To paraphrase my motto - lower-fi is better than no-fi! Any fi Give me patience but make it soon ! There is also the ladder you can set up and climb as you improve the system bit by bit. |
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Post by MartinT on Nov 2, 2016 14:54:32 GMT
I feel differently about it. I want everything perfectly so before I play the first album in there. I can be very patient if I see the target ahead of me |
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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 2, 2016 20:53:46 GMT
I need my music fix and I need it now !
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Post by MartinT on Nov 2, 2016 21:16:06 GMT
I'm getting a fix at work and on my computer. It'll do. First tunes should emerge on Saturday |
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Post by jandl100 on Nov 3, 2016 7:20:53 GMT
Yes, Martin has sufficient access to music to have given my November Classical Album Choice a good pasteing.  |
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Post by MartinT on Nov 3, 2016 9:43:42 GMT
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Post by Barrington on Nov 3, 2016 10:02:28 GMT
Sort the CD towers back into order (the removal men put them all out of sequence) A mischievous sense of humour me thinks  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2016 11:43:27 GMT
Sort the CD towers back into order (the removal men put them all out of sequence) A mischievous sense of humour me thinks My OCD would not allow me to have left them for this amount of time... I getting twitchy just knowing about it  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2016 11:44:42 GMT
CENTRE CHANNEL? Pah! Speak not of this surround nonsense. You really aren't a Surround Sound fan are you Martin... I think it has a place, but is certainly not Hifi, more Lowfi or really just a gimmick! |
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Post by MartinT on Nov 3, 2016 11:59:07 GMT
Surround sound audio and 3D video are the same kind of thing to me: frillery designed to take your attention away from the deeper meaning. I don't need them.
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Post by Slinger on Nov 3, 2016 14:05:02 GMT
Surround sound audio and 3D video are the same kind of thing to me: frillery designed to take your attention away from the deeper meaning. I don't need them. I dare say that some people thought the same about stereo when it was introduced. As far as I'm concerned if my Blu-ray is recorded in 5.1 it is for a reason. The problem is, and I've held this belief for a long time, a lot of 'serious' hi-fi people cannot dissociate themselves from what they perceive as the stereo norm. People need to treat listening to their music and watching films as two totally separate experiences. I don't want a sub-woofer on my hi-fi, but when watching a film it makes sense, because part of the soundtrack is optimised for use with a sub. It's the same as having the speakers at the four corners of the viewing area. I might not want to sit in the middle of an orchestra but hearing a voice, or a door creaking, to the left and slightly behind me when that's where it is actually positioned in relation to centre-stage just works a lot better for a more immersive experience in my opinion. They are, if not exactly apples and oranges, most certainly Granny Smiths and Golden Deliciouses to me. That's my £0.02 worth anyway. |
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Post by MartinT on Nov 3, 2016 14:20:43 GMT
Sure, Paul, and I respect that. It's one good reason why my new music room has no TV, because I no longer wanted to compromise music reproduction with the video stuff.
I will setup the TV in our sitting room and that has different requirements and may well end up as a surround system. Right now I'm just trying to get the Sky box working - the previous owner had the dish setup for Astra!
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Post by badsoden on Nov 3, 2016 14:23:16 GMT
Sorry if you have already been asked but are you putting Ethernet in? I thought from earlier discussions that you stream music as well.
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Post by MartinT on Nov 3, 2016 14:49:58 GMT
I do stream music using a Raspberry Pi2 and Volumio. I was hoping the house might be wired for ethernet but it uses wi-fi throughout so I'm going to have to compromise for the moment.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2016 15:29:52 GMT
I have to say I'm loving this thread and enjoyng all the experiences it's the prowling up, it's the first thread I look for when I log on. The great thing is that I expect it will run for ages yer and provide much more enjoyment!
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Post by MartinT on Nov 3, 2016 16:11:13 GMT
'prowling up'?
Glad to keep you entertained! I keep looking at that damned speaker thinking surely I can lift it, but nope. I'm keeping busy with putting the PicturePanels up.
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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 3, 2016 16:25:20 GMT
I do stream music using a Raspberry Pi2 and Volumio. I was hoping the house might be wired for ethernet but it uses wi-fi throughout so I'm going to have to compromise for the moment. Have you tested sound quality with wired v's wireless. Had't occurred to me it would make a difference |
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Post by MartinT on Nov 3, 2016 16:41:23 GMT
Wired sounds better both on my previous Touch and with the Pi. Less jitter and lag. With the Pi, a wi-fi dongle runs on the USB subsystem, too.
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Post by Clive on Nov 3, 2016 16:47:03 GMT
Martin, I'm waiting for Saturday when you first hear your system in the new room....I won't hear but I'm keen to know how it goes! The room is so important and this should be a decent one.
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Post by John on Nov 3, 2016 16:55:21 GMT
I went from cat 5 to 6 to 7 when I usual a 2 pv set up and each one was a step up playing standard wav files you could even try cat 8
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