I did say maybe. Not opposed to it across the board, but turntables are more delicate than most gear and can be fiddly. If you're knowledgeable enough to clean it and fix any issues, go for it.
― il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR), Friday, 1 September 2023 12:52 (nine months ago) link
Beats working on old amps ime. Though I put up with that too. My Kenwood C2 preamp ought to outlive me.
― maf you one two (maffew12), Friday, 1 September 2023 12:55 (nine months ago) link
Yeah, I sent the Audio Research SP-9 I inherited from my uncle back to the company for repairs a couple of years ago. I probably should have attempted it myself, but I'm a nervous nelly.
― il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR), Friday, 1 September 2023 13:15 (nine months ago) link
I follow someone on twitter who has been reading through speaker nerd forums and picking up sweet deals on facebook marketplace and similar spots and some of the oddball small speaker manufacturers created some interesting stuff!
― mh, Friday, 1 September 2023 13:21 (nine months ago) link
I'd like to hear what a magnepan speaker sounds like. Must need a sub in the system?
― maf you one two (maffew12), Friday, 1 September 2023 13:29 (nine months ago) link
i will never take stereo advice from a wine person, sorry
― budo jeru, Friday, 1 September 2023 13:29 (nine months ago) link
xxxp It's great when you can find official service for decades old gear. I had my father in law's Quad gear re-capped by a place not too far from him that the company directed me to. Not cheap but much nicer than I would have managed, and equivalent modern gear.
― maf you one two (maffew12), Friday, 1 September 2023 13:31 (nine months ago) link
funny seeing posts from "PBKR" makes me wish i could buy a Pabst around here.
― maf you one two (maffew12), Friday, 1 September 2023 13:33 (nine months ago) link
always makes me think of North Korea
― budo jeru, Friday, 1 September 2023 13:38 (nine months ago) link
I have a Linn LP12. It sometimes amuses me that I use this to play Discharge records
― Colonel Poo, Friday, 1 September 2023 13:39 (nine months ago) link
The guy I knew back in the day had Magnepan 20.7s in a 5.x or 7.x av system and sometimes in a second two-channel system. They are magical when it comes to vocals. He definitely used subs in the av system; don't recall in the two channel.
Magnepan's are notorious for needing a ton of power (4ohm speakers and 86db sensitivity on the 20.7s).
― budo jeru, Friday, September 1, 2023 9:29 AM (twelve minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
I get it. I swear I'm not one of those guys.
― il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR), Friday, 1 September 2023 13:46 (nine months ago) link
I’ll have to find the pictures I took, but I did pop open the Pioneer CS-A700 speakers that were passed down from my dad. I was thinking about re-capping them but those speakers have a couple level adjustment knobs to do EQ for different components, and the way they did that was by having a separate circuit chain for each setting so it’s… a lot of components. The crazy thing is that they were sealed so well it’s like a little time capsule inside. I think I was breathing air from the early 70s
― mh, Friday, 1 September 2023 13:56 (nine months ago) link
I have a couple of amps that need work and I'm dragging my feet on it. I have a big ass poweramp that just stopped working. It powers on but the little red light is dimmer than it should be, and it makes no sound at all.
I have a nice integrated amp that occasionally makes a SCHACK sound, even if the speaker volume is turned all the way down. Then it won't put out any sound. If I tap it it will make the sound again and usually work fine. Maybe a short?
It would probably cost more than it's worth to ship the things and have them repaired although they are nice. One day I might open them up to see if there's an obvious problem.
― Cow_Art, Friday, 1 September 2023 14:10 (nine months ago) link
How old are they? Both sound like possible capacitor issues. Does the power amp have a relay which usually clicks but now isn’t?
― assert (matttkkkk), Friday, 1 September 2023 19:57 (nine months ago) link
Apparently this is a thing now https://store.aconyrecords.com/products/the-harrow-the-harvest-reel-to-reelI’m fully prepared to believe this sounds awesome. I’m also not paying 700 USD for an album. If it were their entire catalogue for that price I’d be tempted. Not snake oil, but.
― The land of dreams and endless remorse (hardcore dilettante), Tuesday, 19 September 2023 00:03 (eight months ago) link
These 1/4" two track 15ips one-to-one duplicates are produced in real time from an original 30ips 1/2" master tape on meticulously calibrated ATR 102 tape machines through a custom distribution system providing proper impedance matching and the most direct path for the highest possible fidelity.
nah, it's 100% snake oil
― chihuahuau, Tuesday, 19 September 2023 00:35 (eight months ago) link
Been meaning to revive because I've been getting targeted ads on FB trying to sell me the new reel2reel of Elephant.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 19 September 2023 02:03 (eight months ago) link
https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/180395/The_White_Stripes-Elephant-14_Inch_-_15_IPS_Tape
Only $500!
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 19 September 2023 02:05 (eight months ago) link
idk...
https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/167060/John_Coltrane-A_Love_Supreme-14_Inch_-_15_IPS_Tape
― kirsten gilla band (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 19 September 2023 02:59 (eight months ago) link
totally approve of any kissa bar owners buying that
― brimstead, Tuesday, 19 September 2023 03:13 (eight months ago) link
lol otm
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Tuesday, 19 September 2023 03:21 (eight months ago) link
sadly my reel machine is 1/2", wish I was joking but hey it was free
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Tuesday, 19 September 2023 03:22 (eight months ago) link
Touch & Go use to offer a 2" multi-track copy of Shellac's At Action Park in their catalog but apparently no one ever ordered it
― chr1sb3singer, Tuesday, 19 September 2023 19:22 (eight months ago) link
There’s no Discogs listing for it. You could probably sell 2” multitrack copies of Dark Side etc for like $10k. Despite Albini’s commitment to good engineering, I don’t think many of Shellac’s fans are a) audiophile nerds or b) that well heeled. Or also c) who the fuck has a 2” tape machine? Those things are suuuuuper exponse.
― The land of dreams and endless remorse (hardcore dilettante), Wednesday, 20 September 2023 17:47 (eight months ago) link
not specifically snake oil but what better to play your favorite album for audiophiles?https://trackingangle.com/features/pro-ject-announces-limited-edition-the-dark-side-of-the-moon-turntable
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Monday, 9 October 2023 14:45 (seven months ago) link
ha that looks pretty cool, actually
― brimstead, Monday, 9 October 2023 14:54 (seven months ago) link
that record player...rules
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 9 October 2023 15:22 (seven months ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/7bNVFaG.jpg
― budo jeru, Tuesday, 10 October 2023 04:52 (seven months ago) link
there were only terrible comments when I looked but that one I will accept
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Tuesday, 10 October 2023 13:03 (seven months ago) link
To create, in all respects, the most beautiful and best engineered loudspeakers on Earth.you failed they're hideous
― butch wig (diamonddave85), Friday, 1 December 2023 06:31 (six months ago) link
I feel like they make these things for people who live in complete solitude with no children, pets, significant others or family of any kind entering their home and possibly damaging these things in some way. That should fit that into a tagline - something like our product will impress those who will eventually find your decaying remains.
― birdistheword, Friday, 1 December 2023 07:27 (six months ago) link
How heavy are those things??????
― Tapioca by Jean Sibelius (Boring, Maryland), Friday, 1 December 2023 09:14 (six months ago) link
I didn’t realise how big it was until I saw the pic with the dog in it lol
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Friday, 1 December 2023 09:24 (six months ago) link
325kg! Each, I assume. Maybe I should write them a timewaster email asking about a custom Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 set up in my super yacht. "I would like the overheads to double as chandeliers, can you make this happen?"
― Michael Jones, Friday, 1 December 2023 11:14 (six months ago) link
Oh, and we've finally got there - speakers for a million quid a pair. Dr Evil GIF.
They've really gone the extra mile to move completely out of the reach of well-heeled weirdos with huge record collections who've dedicated their lives to this pursuit, and squarely into the realm of the ultra-wealthy elite who probably won't even spend more than a few days a year at the mansion where they install these.
― Michael Jones, Friday, 1 December 2023 11:27 (six months ago) link
Hey, I spend at least a week every year at my mansion.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Friday, 1 December 2023 15:03 (six months ago) link
jeeezus i can just hear the metal resonances !!!
― maf you one two (maffew12), Friday, 1 December 2023 15:15 (six months ago) link
Cast in solid bronze, Cosmotrons will endure for thousands of years.
Peter thiel would be the easiest mark for these
― omar little, Friday, 1 December 2023 15:30 (six months ago) link
They are, for all practical purposes, immortal.
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 1 December 2023 15:33 (six months ago) link
this thread was started by j0hn in 2007 and these are the speakers we've been waiting for all this time
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 1 December 2023 15:39 (six months ago) link
There's a random photo of a yacht at the bottom of the page to clarify that they're really expensive.
― Alba, Friday, 1 December 2023 19:33 (six months ago) link
Oh, I beg your pardon there's also this text with the photo: Pictured in the salon of a lavishly restored Royal Huisman schooner. The materials are perfect for marine life aboard a super yacht.
― Alba, Friday, 1 December 2023 19:34 (six months ago) link
Do they mean octopuses or what?
They probably mean the brass stands up to the salty air. I can’t think the internals would but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Friday, 1 December 2023 19:38 (six months ago) link
no salt air can kill that which is immortal
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 1 December 2023 20:52 (six months ago) link
this is really good and ums has the perfect attitude. i would pay to see sun ra's reaction to these newly minted wonders of the world. they're fomo'ing this schitt, too!
A limited number of early serial number speakers are also currently available for sale.
― "another slice of death, please." (Austin), Saturday, 2 December 2023 05:23 (six months ago) link
Does anyone know if the Cosmotron 50 speakers can be used with or without the Levitron stand? That’s my main concern before pulling the trigger…
― This field is required (morrisp), Saturday, 2 December 2023 05:32 (six months ago) link
Yeah this really is the apotheosis of this thread. Good job diamonddave
― Tapioca by Jean Sibelius (Boring, Maryland), Saturday, 2 December 2023 20:29 (six months ago) link
oh my god
https://cosmotronloudspeakers.com/wp-content/uploads/cosmo-130s.jpg
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Saturday, 2 December 2023 21:02 (six months ago) link
just sheer insanityAustin appreciated the use of "schitt" btw
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 2 December 2023 22:25 (six months ago) link