How do you listen to music in the home?

Meltdowner wrote: Thanks for the advice, I'll see how that goes I usually listen through my headphones because my system is almost all the furniture in a quite spacious room (it's that and my couch ), so the sound through the speakers sounds very echoey.

Yes makes sense...big room, hardwood floors, not much furniture..sound can be like you said since there is nothing to absorb.

Again, if you can, a rug or something like that will make the sound a bit warmer, not echoey as you describe.

Or headphones work!! Do you still use the cassette deck?

Dean wrote:  Judging by the direction the speaker cables run, I suspect he moved them for the photo

I didn't move them: the cable on the right is the power cable and the one on the left is a ethernet cable from the access point

 Judging by the direction the speaker cables run, I suspect he moved them for the photo 

My humble analog system 

Catcher10 wrote:   .Is that a Teac R2R? if so which model? I have a Teac X-2000R and really enjoy its performance....

Catcher10 wrote: Nice!! Look into the Planar2 upgrade kits, specifically the platter upgrade to thick acrylic....Problem is you will then want to upgrade that Ortofon Red... Save all your coins and pick up those pennies on the ground!

I'm not planning on upgrading the platter, it's too much of a step away from the Rega aesthetic.  I will however definitely go for an aluminum subplatter.

Already done the white band, that one was kind of a no-brainer.

Also the nice thing about the Ortofon Red is that I only need to swap the stylus to upgrade to a Blue

Argonaught wrote: What cartridge(s) had you used before this Ortofon? And how do they compare?

It had an Audio-Technica AT91 I think, and it's hard to say because the stylus was in terrible shape (I got the turntable used not too long ago)


Edited by Triceratopsoil - September 27 2014 at 11:58

Triceratopsoil wrote: I've spent the past couple weeks getting my system all set up and upgraded.New speakers last week:Put a new cartridge in my turntable today:Extremely happy with the results.

Nice!!
Look into the Planar2 upgrade kits, specifically the platter upgrade to thick acrylic....Problem is you will then want to upgrade that Ortofon Red...

Save all your coins and pick up those pennies on the ground!

I've spent the past couple weeks getting my system all set up and upgraded.
New speakers last week:


Put a new cartridge in my turntable today:


Extremely happy with the results.

More on an outward level now because I bought some broadway acoustic wall panels and placed them intricately all over my 13X13 living room. I suffered from hardcore flutter echo and excessive ringing due to the 'hollow nature' found in my living room. The increase in stereo imaging and bass control is huge. This is one of the best soud upgrades I've ever done. Now I can crank my music very loudly and it will sound as clear as a bell.

Thank you prime acoustics!!! :)

A&R Cambridge A60 amp + A&R Cambridge ARCAM One speakers. All bought 30 years ago and still sounding beautifully smooth. Mission PCM CD player packed in a view years ago and haven't got around to fixing it. Currently using a 12 year old Sony DVD player.

Have recently gone digital using a Raspberry Pi B+ hooked up to the above amp (still waiting for a dedicated DAC for the Pi). Runs Music Player Daemon controlled from my Android tablet and pulls in music from my server which lives out in my workshop. This has revolutionised the way I listen to music and I'm rediscovering stuff I haven't listened for ages.

Next project is to replace the amp with a home built GainClone. That's one for the cold winter months.