Topic: playback-pr0n

[dnsacks]

as for scanning the drives... if i can use lcdsmartie to have it print live ezt rss feeds, i am sure there is a way to have it scan your drives. not sure what you want to do there...

I'm not being clear -- my music collection sits on a hard drive, each show/album is in its own directory.  Right now, to view directorys and select the show I want to hear, I need to fire up the tv to see foobar -- can this (looking for the show/album I want to play) be accomplished via the lcd, or do I need to fire up the tv to see foobar from within windoze?

[Daryan]

I have read, though I have not tried it myself, that you can get a computer using it's internal card to sound absolutely superb as a transport.  I believe the lynx card is what most audiophile types are using, along with lots of dampening, as well as ers cloth to cut down on rfi/emi interference.  I also believe the quality of the power supply plays a large role in the computer setup as well.  I will try to dig up a few links.

[macdaddy]

as for scanning the drives... if i can use lcdsmartie to have it print live ezt rss feeds, i am sure there is a way to have it scan your drives. not sure what you want to do there...

I'm not being clear -- my music collection sits on a hard drive, each show/album is in its own directory.  Right now, to view directorys and select the show I want to hear, I need to fire up the tv to see foobar -- can this (looking for the show/album I want to play) be accomplished via the lcd, or do I need to fire up the tv to see foobar from within windoze?

you could do that, but it would take some fancy work...

[dnsacks]

looks like I'm still on the lookout for a small (15" or under) lcd screen to use as a secondary monitor then -- thanks!

[macdaddy]

looks like I'm still on the lookout for a small (15" or under) lcd screen to use as a secondary monitor then -- thanks!

you could do it, but you would need to program some scripts... foobar can be run entirely from the command line, and you can browse rss feeds via the lcd, so it wouldn't take too much to put it all together. i just havent done it yet, but i am almost positive that it is possible...

in my setup, if there is no album, date, comment info (read "no tag"), the last line of the display shows the path of the file - which is big help to me,, since i have a network, so sometimes finding the actual file i am listeing to is a bit troublesome...

you might want a bigger display than 4x20, though, if you are running headless (sans monitor)... maybe not, it wouldnt bee too bad, either...

i thought about running headless, but i have an old crt monitor i wasnt using (thanks to the new 4x kvm switch for the lcd on my desk), so now, i  suspend that old monitor on a stand, and it hangs over my turntable to the left of the stack. i use it for browsing for music files, but also to run milkdrop (which plays nice with foobar, too). plus, i like the idea that i am using those old voodoo2 vid cards for something

[Zee]

Saw this post the other day and thought I should show yall my little space.. Not much but I like it :-)

[BobW]

Most playback systems have tweeters, you have a quacker.  +T   
Nice speakers, taboot !

Saw this post the other day and thought I should show yall my little space.. Not much but I like it :-)

[Mic D]

Yes, nice speakers, but clean that Roor!!!

[fsulloway]

Yes, nice speakers, but that that Roor!!!

the jar on the table looks nice too.

[Zee]

  Oooops

[BobW]

Funny, I didn't see a thing     
<sings Stevie Wonder songs as he walks away>

[som]

Saw this post the other day and thought I should show yall my little space.. Not much but I like it :-)

Nice bong on the fireplace.

And I thought of "The Falconer" when I saw this too!


Nice eye candy, folks! Maybe I'll post my setup later so that the gear-challenged among us can take some consolation.

[bkirby]

My measely system. The MMGs are for sale and getting ready to drop some cash on a pair of VR4JRs! System is Onkyo DV-SP800 > YS Audio Symphonies pre > Adcom GFA-5500 > Maggie MMGs and a Pinnacle Baby Boomer Plus sub. Also on the rack is an HHB CDR-850 and some cheapo Yamaha tuner! After the new speakers come, next upgrade will be the amp! Not pictured is a Sony 34XBR960 CRT TV that I just love, a Denon tape player (forget the model #, and a BSR EQ (for the tape). Things that are shuttled in the room every now and then from the DAW is a Panasonic SV-3800 (Oade mod), and an Alesis ML-9600 Masterlink! Oh, and a Sony PS2 for some NCAA 2004 football!!!

[mfrench]

its time to bump this old thread to the top, ^^

whatcha got?

[mfrench]

New music room, finished september 2012.  I converted a two car attached garage into my new music room.

overview from rear wall of 24'x25' room


left side of room:
dark cabinet -  The Vactrola record cleaning machine.
left shelf unit, Ikea Expedit 5x5, with my 33.3 record collection.

middle, rack, top level 
1955 Presto Recording Corp T18, soapstone plinth, on top left
1963 Bogen-Presto B51 heavy platter mod'd TT, soapstone plinth, on top right
Redboy Nate custom tube phono-stage


middle of rack:
Plinius 8200 class-ab 175w SS amp, with Analysis-Plus Bi-Oval 9's cable (c. 1999)
Bogen-Presto B60 heavy platter TT "Lucille"  (c. 1959/1960)
temporarily on floor - later 80's Denon DRA-25 receiver presently powering the lowboy speakers at 30w per channel (at a low dB)

bottom of rack:
Digi-shizzer thingy for CD / DVD-A
VansEvers Power conditioner

Speakers:
Towers - Soliloquy 6.3 rosewood (c. 1999)
Lowboys - mid-50's era General Electric A1-400 12" coaxial speakers (c. 1955)

Right side of room:
Ikea Expedit 5x5 shelf unit with 78rpm shellac record collection
Customized monaural console, "Audrey" in corner.

Hard right of room:
Mid-century stereo console with Bogen-Presto heavy platter B61 TT
this is a newly developing project to accompany the GE A1-400 speakers

In a bit closer:

Solioquy 6.3 tower (l) --  General Electric A1-400 (r; c.1955):


Mid-century console w/ Bogen-Presto B61 heavy platter TT (c.1961) this is a newly developing project:


"Audrey" 1934 Art-Deco radio/phonograph cabinet, w/ Presto Recording Corp 15G2 TT (c.1952), General Electric A1-500 radio broadcast tonearm (c. early 50's), GE RPX cartridge (c. early 50's, made for GE tonearm), Harman-Kardon 10w tube amp (c.1957)
I assembled this console from parts purchased over a couple of years of searching:


In her old location in old house (since moved to new house)




Bogen-Presto B60 heavy platter TT (c.1959/1960), "Lucille":



Bogen-Presto B51 heavy platter modified TT (c. 1963), on solid, custom, DIY soapstone plinth:



Presto Recording Corporation T18 Pirouette (c. 1955), custom hot-rod, on custom solid DIY soapstone plinth:



There it is, the new music room, with quite a bit of golden era goodies.  Its still a work in progress.