What's your audio system like?

ViRedd

ViRedd

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Man, I'd forgotten about this thread ... and I started it. ~lol~

You vinyl junkies are welcome at my place anytime. You too Wavels. ~lol~

Father Jack ... Steve Hoffman is a sound, sound engineer. ~lol~

For the jazz buffs ...

A lot of the 50's jazz has been reissued through Fantasy in Berkeley. Lots of stuff on the Contemporary label is just GREAT sounding and teriffic performances as well. Fantasy has been bought out by Concord records. Look for the Fantasy reissues in the better used record stores. You'll see the company's name on the back of the jacket. They reissued many of the great jazz recording that were done by various studios. Most of them got the golden treatment by the Fantasy engineers on the remastering ... and they sound GREAT!

Lots of great recordings are being remastered and reissued by other studios as well. Here's one: CompleteCatalog

By the way, a friend came by last night with a CD, digital recording, of a high school percussion orchestra that was simply amazing! It sounded like the very best of analoge with NO noise. Digital done right can be truely amazing. The problem is ... most of it is engineered like crap.

Vi

 
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chiknmunky

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Foobar2k (flac or 320kbs mp3) or zune (with dock)
sony amp
Stax Sr-lambdas or grado sr-80



not the best system but it gets the job done.
 
Father Jack

Father Jack

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I guess it's better than a ghetto blaster eh. Whatever makes your ears happy is what counts.

I tend to not even have the sound on while I'm on the comp..as I find it annoying. Of course I don't have a pair of Stax hooked to my comp.

Love the Cake sticker by the way. Very under appreciated band.

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R1c3K1LL3R

R1c3K1LL3R

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No matter how technologically advanced stereos get,NOTHING sounds better then a old set of paper cone speakers....I actually look for old fishers and stuff when I am lookin for stereo equipment.
 
natmoon

natmoon

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R1c3K1LL3R said:
No matter how technologically advanced stereos get,NOTHING sounds better then a old set of paper cone speakers....I actually look for old fishers and stuff when I am lookin for stereo equipment.
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Thats technically not true but i understand what you mean.
Your a purist,valve amps and paper coned wooden framed speakers,lovely warm sound,nothing like todays systems.
You should look into units like this to mix with your old speakers when you find them unless you can afford a genuine working real valve amp these are cool.
Vox Tonelab
 
R1c3K1LL3R

R1c3K1LL3R

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I've kind of bi-amped my stereo,so I've got it running through an old Sony amp,which is awesome sound,granted it's not 5.1,but I like a deep resonance with my music (plus I like heavy bass),and I just can't get it with newer speakers.The only time I really go with new speakers is for my car,which is funny because the speakers in my room are about as old as my car is (74 Chevelle).
 
natmoon

natmoon

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R1c3K1LL3R said:
I've kind of bi-amped my stereo,so I've got it running through an old Sony amp,which is awesome sound,granted it's not 5.1,but I like a deep resonance with my music (plus I like heavy bass),and I just can't get it with newer speakers.The only time I really go with new speakers is for my car,which is funny because the speakers in my room are about as old as my car is (74 Chevelle).
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If you love the warmth and bass of old systems you would love a switchable valve amp.
I know where your coming from and all though i crave new technology i also miss the old warmths.
This is something that they are now addressing with the new releases of valve amp technology.
I dont know if they will ever go back to the old speaker designs though mainly because there greatest flaw was that they rip easily:blsmoke:
 
R1c3K1LL3R

R1c3K1LL3R

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Yah,I don't mind the L5 or L7 series for cars (kicker and auidobahn is all I use for my cars),and actually have a 15" L5 sitting in my room,basically barely being used seeing as it is 1500 watts (can't remember the RMS) and it's being powered by a 400 watt amp.
 
natmoon

natmoon

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R1c3K1LL3R said:
Yah,I don't mind the L5 or L7 series for cars (kicker and auidobahn is all I use for my cars),and actually have a 15" L5 sitting in my room,basically barely being used seeing as it is 1500 watts (can't remember the RMS) and it's being powered by a 400 watt amp.
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I built my own subwoofer with a fairly cheap 15" cone but i liked the warm bass it gives of.
Its a car sub but i have it in my bedroom.
I have a 14 year old aiwa stereo and an old jvc 5 disc cd player that i rescued from someones dustbin about 5 years ago:mrgreen:
 
DND

DND

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iblazethatkush said:
You should of just titled this thread 'Who's an old motherfucker' haha J/K:mrgreen:
I don't know what the hell your talking about, though, sounds like your talking a foreign language.
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My laugh of the day :mrgreen: I cracked up when I read this blaze...ty for that!
 
YungMune

YungMune

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my car audio right now is a weak jl w3 with a generic 1000watt amp, i use to run a kicker s12l7 with a memphis mojo 1000 mono block. but all that is gone now:neutral:
 
Father Jack

Father Jack

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R1c3K1LL3R said:
No matter how technologically advanced stereos get,NOTHING sounds better then a old set of paper cone speakers....I actually look for old fishers and stuff when I am lookin for stereo equipment.
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Stick to pre-1970 for Fisher. Like alot of great audio companies back then..they got bought out by a Jap company...and everything went to shit. The old Fisher tube gear is still well regarded in the industry. Speakers...not so much.:blsmoke:

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jesus3

jesus3

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ViRedd said:
I'm into vacuum tubes and vinyl. My belief is, digital ended what transistors started; the complete ruination of reproduced music in the home. Agree or disagree?

Vi

PS: Digital sucks. :blsmoke:
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the best sound ever:hump::hump::hump:.
 
R1c3K1LL3R

R1c3K1LL3R

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Yeah I don't go for any fisher newer then about 72,from what I told everything past then is mostly shit.I do wanna build a box with a couple of the new subs from MTX.I heard that they are proven to play to absolute max power before blowing.Not so cheap,but I want reliability.I guess I could go with some Klips from Germany.
 
Father Jack

Father Jack

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R1c3K1LL3R said:
Yeah I don't go for any fisher newer then about 72,from what I told everything past then is mostly shit.I do wanna build a box with a couple of the new subs from MTX.I heard that they are proven to play to absolute max power before blowing.Not so cheap,but I want reliability.I guess I could go with some Klips from Germany.
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Loud isn't the main criteria when it comes to any speaker...even a sub. At least not to me. When building your own..there are alot of things to consider regarding cabinet size, resonance(sp?), rolloff, amp matching etc etc. A sub should hit the lowest of low notes with ease...not a rumble...which is what I detect when I hear alot of subs. I use 8" subs....and they kick the ass of most large beefy 12" or bigger. Not that a large one can't be good...but alot are really just noise. Go to a good local store and listen to some Higher end velodynes or something similar....then shoot for that.

Rule of thumb I have for buying or testing speakers. find the best sounding speakers to your ears that you can find.....regardless of price...then find something that sounds as close to that as possible in your price range. You won't know whats out there for a target sound if you don't audition the good ones.

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