OK - few pictures of my systems
The main ‘library’ system:
Kitchen / dining room one
Bedroom
Office
Steve, no I haven’t recorded in DSD yet, mainly because it’s not so easy to edit without conversion (AFAIK all editing programs convert to PCM and back again). So I tend to stick with PCM - 24/96 or 24/192. I do ensure that all processing, pre-recording and limiting is switched off as I have found this does make a difference. Similarly I only do minimal editing and no post processing, as again, this makes a big difference to getting best results.
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And a rather lovely system pic too…
I thought I’d say hello on the new forum with a system pic of my main office listening rig. No changes in 2018 except the RP6 which allows me to play vinyl liberated from storage. My old 1990s Soundstyle rack also back in use to accommodate (and isolate) the RP6. Changes for 2019? Nothing fundamental (still saving and pondering on that one) but perhaps a new rack of some sort, possibly Quadraspire but will see.
System: Rega RP6, Ortofon 2M Black, Rega Fono2, Mac Mini, Naim UnitiQute2, MCRU No85, Nait2, Witch Hat N2, Monitor Audio R252, Heybrook HB1 stands, Soundstyle Tripod.
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Welcome over G, yes picture posting is easy, maybe too easy & at the moment they can’t be edited, (size reduced)
Love the socks.
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Richard, agreed. DSD is too much of a faff. I only tried it that once out of curiosity but it was an interesting result for me nevertheless.
I don’t do any processing. If there are any pops or clicks - there are hardly any on my vinyl - they stay in the recording! I just split tracks and remove any long silence before the first track normally on the Sony D100 itself. I’m not fast enough to do the track marking ‘live’ when recording an LP so just leave it to record the whole side and then split them much more precisely afterwards.
Here’s my system. Its been seen before but the new forum gives me an opportunity to change my profile to the real me!. I was pixies on the old forum.
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272/555DR/250DR/Allae/Phantom Speaker cable
Still have the Proac Tab 10 Signatures I may set these up within another system.
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Ah ! Joan Armatrading.
I think “Willow” was my favourite track on that album.
(I’m referring to Richard’s opening post with his 2009 record collection in the foreground I haven’t figured out yet how to “Reply with Quote” or even with the whole set of photos !)
Please show more detail in the dark areas of the images, at the moment you are black cats in a coal cellar.
This will require the dark and mid tone settings to be movedto the right to reveal data in the dark areas of the picture.
Don, you can reply to an earlier post in the thread by clicking on the Reply button just under the post in question. You’ll then see a little reply icon referring to the poster to whom you’re replying appear in the top right of the reply.
If you want to quote then highlight as much or as little of the post as is appropriate and then a little “Quote” pop up will appear. Click on it and you’ll see the quoted text appear in a new reply dialog box. Then, when you’re finished with your reply, just click on the back “Reply” box.
@Richard.Dane - what’s that other tape deck under your ZX9? It looks familiar but I can’t quite place it.
It’s a Technics RS-M85 from around 1978. Not a patch on the ZX-9 performance-wise but great for winding through old cassettes.
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Been about a year since last posting. Out has gone the Uniti Nova, replaced by ND555 with screen turned off, 555psu, NAC252/Supercap. Spare shelf has a Cisco 2960 switch, top right is Uniti Core. Power amp is NAP 300. Speakers not pictured remain the same PMC25.26, standard Naim cables and interconnects which includes the Hiline which comes with the ND555.
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My system NDX/Supernait2 with HiCap DR, powerline on NDX and HiLine interconnect. Totem Sky Towers. NACA5
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