how do you listen??

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marcvolta
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how do you listen??

Post by marcvolta »

hey

what are you guys using to listen to your LP's.
i have a cheap portable turntable, but i want to get a nice system put together but i have no idea what i need...
i know a turn table, im thinking a Pro-Ject or Rega...
but what else, do i need some sort of amp or preamp...

what will i need to get up and running???
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I've got a vintage Sansui turntable that I like a lot and I use a Denon receiver. Here's a Denon that's similar to the one I have:

http://www.usa.denon.com/ProductDetails/4858.asp

You can't buy a cheap receiver with a photo input, but that's probably a good thing.

I know that Linn makes really nice, new turntables. You might want to check them out:

http://www.linn.co.uk/music_systems_turntables

You can go the amp/preamp way or just get a receiver.
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music hall seem to have nice decks. rega just came back with the rega P2. i would love get a rega P3 one day
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For vinyl I have a Rega Planar 3 turntabtable with the RB300 arm. I play this via a NAIM NAC 92 pre amp and NAP 90 power amp into a pair of Cyrus 780 speakers. I also have a NAIM CD 3.5 and FlatCap to spin compact discs. All of this kit cost an arm and a leg back in the late 1990's and is the dogs bollox.

The most used part of my Hi Fi is a Beresford Caiman D-A-C bought on EBay for under $300 which is linked to my PC to play my collection of FLACs. This is a fan-fucking-tastic piece of kit. Using the PC you can listen to music for hours without having to get off yer bum to flip an LP/change the CD and there is no compromise with the quality of playback.

Get yourself onto Ebay, and check out your local Hi-Fi dealers for trade-ins. The quality of some of the second hand kit is unbelievable given the prices.
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I've got a pro-ject debut III, sounds great but was a bit of a pain setting up the weights. After that it's been like a dream.
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Naim CD 5X
Naim Nait 5I
Naim Credo Speakers

Naim have a fantastic sound and it's built to last a long time.
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Linn>Linn>Linn

Want to change it to:

Linn>Dual mono tubes>B&W diamonds
(Hopefully in a year or so)

I believe that digital and analogue should be separated.


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like it's the last sound i'll ever hear
gonna burn brightly
for a while
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